keep an eye on those material prices

[Puddle]

Got my merchant account through today ,with a covering letter of material price increases and there are some hefty increases
Rads due to steel prices and weakness of the £ are going up around 7%
Copper is priced on request but some cylinders have a 9% increase
All foreign shower products seem to be 5 to 8%
With quotes tight this could/will cut into job profits quite easily
It was mentioned the other day about conditions on quotes, maybe time to state quotation good for shot time frame
A heating job quoted last month, with go ahead next, is going to have a big increase in material costs,siduation is only going to get worse
So keep a tight eye on your materials costing for the for seeable future

Do not think and worry only about the big jobs ,if you are fitting a couple of rads and maybe new taps in the bathroom,you could see £20-£25 on materials, that may have to come out of your possible tight Labour charge
🙁🙁

even me fav Broag remeha is going up 2% at the end of the month


imho

 

[oldplumber]

had to laugh today, customer asked me to replace a wc, and order it on his account with the merchant, cost him £20 more than I would have charged and I would have still made £15 on it. They all think they know best buying kit themselves, although I did ask the rep not to give him any discount lol

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

performas going up 2% as well

 

[oldplumber]

copper tube gone through the roof down here, plumbfix doing their daily prices at the counter now!!!

 

[johnmcginty]

Guys , copper has gone up loads as everyone is saying , went to wilkinsons hardware yesterday and got two meters 15mm for £5 , pretty much £9-10 everywhere else i look. will be popping back tomorrow for t' same😉

 

[oldplumber]

are u sure its not painted speedfit?

 

[ecowarm]

quoted £230 to change a plastic soil stack got invoice for parts £189.... gutted Terms -30% complained and got -40% but not back dated

 

[REDSAW]

unless i am wrong, toolstation charge whats in the book, no more....fill your boots.

 

[turnpin]

small crumbs of comfort scrap will climb again [no taking out more than you need to now!!!!]😉 as if you would😀regards turnpin🙂

 

[newbie1]

4 cylinders and pipe the other day 470.00 would have been more but the old pikeys dont miss a trick and emptied out some of the water left in one of the cylinders he actually laughed and said he wasnt paying for water

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

unless i am wrong, toolstation charge whats in the book, no more....fill your boots.

spot on

 

[darrenbea]

went to pts they had a special price on 15mm copper a 1.40 something a meter about £42 for 30m