V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
you old enough to remember that
.... I can recall it at £350/t at the start of the 80s
.... I can recall it at £350/t at the start of the 80s
TiltyShaun
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When I first started out after school!!you old enough to remember that
Quattromike
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Could be £3K / T by next yearyou old enough to remember that
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DaveDCB
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Things are changing, 3 big suppliers have emailed me this week with price drops on building materials.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
it'll snowball eventually as demand drops away, when folk can no longer afford to spend on anything but essentials
BIL wanted some really basic plumbing fittings Monday .. went to a couple of local merchants - no stock, order in for tomorrow - all admitted they did not want to be holding stocks, waiting for stuff to drop ...
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DaveDCB
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Spoke with Johnstons decorator center other day, guy said upper management want them to hold minimal basic stock only, everything to order! Was a huge unit with capacity for easily 2 artic loads of pallets on racking!
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bobthebuilder
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which ones ?
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DaveDCB
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Selco, jewsons, marthall timber
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bobthebuilder
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must ask at jewsons ,found them a tad more expensive to start,always found selco dear ,cant comment on the other ,
osb ,some ply ,cls has come back but plaster ,plasterboard has gone up ,all fixings are still going up
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
how far back Bob?? could do with some boards shortly
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DaveDCB
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I buy hundreds k worth of materials a year and always have to use online as a benchmark for pricing against merchants! At every opportunity they try and screw me on something, really winds me up! I wish they would just set a fair price point, sometimes b&q come in cheaper for a single bag of cement over a full pallet from a trade merchant! 
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
trouble is it's the same everywhere Dave .... I've had better prices quoted to me over the phone, calling as 'Joe Bloggs', than I actually get, booked on my account when I go in for stuffI buy hundreds k worth of materials a year and always have to use online as a benchmark for pricing against merchants! At every opportunity they try and screw me on something, really winds me up! I wish they would just set a fair price point, sometimes b&q come in cheaper for a single bag of cement over a full pallet from a trade merchant!
.... we then have serious words and they better Joe Bloggs' price .. 's bloody infuriating .. have had an account with a few of 'em in excess of 40+ years admittedly I don't buy that much these days ...... but Joe Bloggs, off the street, gets better prices FFS .... WTF is that all about
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Smiffy
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I buy hundreds k worth of materials a year and always have to use online as a benchmark for pricing against merchants! At every opportunity they try and screw me on something, really winds me up! I wish they would just set a fair price point, sometimes b&q come in cheaper for a single bag of cement over a full pallet from a trade merchant!
I think some of it depends on not only the merchants but the person behind the counter.
Jewson and Travis won't let you quibble the price unless you are the account holder. On the other a bloke behind the counter at the local jewsons rings up the account tells you it looks stupid and knocks of as much as he can without manager approval with you even asking (I have a feeling he is probably not to happy in his job )
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DaveDCB
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Yea I agree, I’ll only speak to a certain guy at my usual merchant, the others are clueless and forgot what the discount button does 
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6feetdown
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Same hereYea I agree, I’ll only speak to a certain guy at my usual merchant, the others are clueless and forgot what the discount button does
pettsy
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One of the merchants I use is genuine trade only and every account holder gets the same price. Also do same day delivery 364 days a year at no extra cost with text updates on arrival times. Their MD is on a few of the facebook groups and actually deals with any issues that arise. With their attitude they deserve to do well!
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DaveDCB
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Who’s that out of interest??
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Monkeybusiness
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Have you tried Duttons Dave? I’d be interested to know how they compare.
pettsy
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maz
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£680 for 120m of 2x4 & 14 sheets of 9mm OSB.
I can’t remember general prices to compare to but my old man whos been a joiner 50 years head was spinning!
I can’t remember general prices to compare to but my old man whos been a joiner 50 years head was spinning!
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