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CPA and BMF address limited availability of a number of construction products

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Published on: 08 March 2021

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LNB News 08/03/2021

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Issue Date: 08 March 2021

Published Date: 08 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Construction Products Association (CPA) has published a joint statement in which it, alongside the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), address the limited availability of a number of important product groups. According to CPA and BMF, although the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the reasons behind the shortages and price increases, it is only one of several facts in a more complex picture. In their statement, CPA and BMF cover shortages of timber, steel, PIR/PUR Insulation, Roofing and container imports.

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