Inflation can be seen throughout the supply chain, starting with manufacturers’ input prices, and is particularly acute for energy-intensive heavy side firms, whilst data from BEIS has shown year-on-year increases of over 20% in construction products and materials prices since August 2021. It is, therefore, no surprise that materials were the key driver of SME builders’ costs in Q1.
Read moreIn its latest quarterly forecast, the Construction Products Association (CPA) sees a dramatic slowing in growth, with uncertainty ahead as global issues start to affect the UK market.
Read morePeter Caplehorn, CPA Chief Executive, responds to the Government's Building Safety Bill.
Read moreRead the official response from the CPA directly addressed to the Secretary of State - Michael Gove.
Read moreCPA Media Statement to Secretary of State Michael Gove
Read moreThe CPA's response on the Chancellor of the Exchequer Spring 2022 Statement.
Read moreAn update on the status of the work with the government’s Residents’ Voice and Levy team.
Read moreWe received a letter (attached) over the weekend from the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to “set out the contribution that cladding and insulation manufacturers will need to make to fixing the crisis” involving leaseholders and cladding remediation.
Read moreIn its latest quarterly forecast, The Construction Products Association (CPA) forecasts that output in the industry will grow by a robust 4.3% in 2022, slowing to 2.5% in 2023 compared to the 13.3% seen in 2021. This demonstrates the remarkable resilience of the sector to the initial Covid-19 lockdown and the end of the Brexit transition period in 2020.
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