National shortages

[Richy12]

All,

There is currently a huge shortage of raw plastic coming into the UK and as a knock on the following products are getting hard to get and set to become even worse:

Plastic drainage pipe
Ducting
Perforated drainage
Anything in plastic bags: cement, aggregate

Also the lack of cement in the country has made it now a hand to mouth situation.

Some nationwide suppliers are not taking concrete orders over certain metrage unless booked weeks in advance due to "cement rations" he put it. So concrete, PCC products including kerbs are very tricky at the moment.

 

[Bossfarmer]

what about plastic for bale wrap?

 

[shumungus]

All,

There is currently a huge shortage of raw plastic coming into the UK and as a knock on the following products are getting hard to get and set to become even worse:

Plastic drainage pipe
Ducting
Perforated drainage
Anything in plastic bags: cement, aggregate

Also the lack of cement in the country has made it now a hand to mouth situation.

Some nationwide suppliers are not taking concrete orders over certain metrage unless booked weeks in advance due to "cement rations" he put it. So concrete, PCC products including kerbs are very tricky at the moment.

Brett Martin products up 27% yesterday.

 

[Sid]

what about plastic for bale wrap?

I was told its the "stick" that's in short supply.

Brett Martin products up 27% yesterday.

Alot of these companies furloughed the manufacturing work force but continued to sell stock.
Hence the shortage and rise in prices.
Supply and demand

 

[Richy12]

what about plastic for bale wrap?

No idea tbh, but my local supplier in Fermanagh filled his shed yesterday with bale wrap

 

[pappuller]

No idea tbh, but my local supplier in Fermanagh filled his shed yesterday with bale wrap

Our local independent supplier had 11 artic lorries of sheet,net,wrap delivered in the last month all plastic products up toward 25% from last week

 

[Courier]

One of our NI based clients for whom we distribute pre-fabricated sheet metal products and for whom for the last 15 years we generally hold enough stock to fill a 5000 sq ft warehouse which is now needing less than 250 sq ft told me today "We're short of steel, we're short of people and we're short of every feckin' thing else as well".

 

[Lincs Lass]

One cement plant in the UK has shut down for a months maintenance and its left the top half of the country short .
Builders merchants are rationing what they have ,some have run out and dont know when they will get a delivery .

 

[Muddyroads]

One cement plant in the UK has shut down for a months maintenance and its left the top half of the country short .
Builders merchants are rationing what they have ,some have run out and dont know when they will get a delivery .

Some reports of cement shortages down here too.

 

[Kidds]

Been doing my house up and building a new farm yard for last 12 months, it has been a nightmare chasing supplies!
Managed to have enough all the way through but set off with the policy to always have all materials on site well in advance. I don't think it has go or will get any better for some time.

 

[Bongodog]

Ran out of cement lunchtime Saturday, so went to Wickes as I needed 2 or 3 bags to finish, they only had 4. I too three and the man after me had the last one. At least it was good stuff the previous bags from the local builders merchant was rubbish kept forming satsuma sized balls in the mixer. Never seen that in over 40 years.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I was running round different merchants on Saturday trying to get cement ,,managed to russel 20 bags from three places I deal with ,,will have to get an order in for the next big job ,needs about 30 bags and a full pallet of postcrete

 

[glasshouse]

Are shed frames in short supply?

 

[Steevo]

Dangerous times to be relying on “Just in time” stock control.

 

[chaffcutter]

Apparently Zed purlins are in short supply, our shed frame is ready but got no purlins to hold it together!

 

[S J H]

Dangerous times to be relying on “Just in time” stock control.

I think that’s what they all relied on, that and credit.

Not many old companies now sat on a lot of stock, they’re all run by accountants.

 

[Pinnfield]

Are shed frames in short supply?

Z Purlins are hard to get within 8-12 weeks

 

[Timbo]

Apparently Zed purlins are in short supply, our shed frame is ready but got no purlins to hold it together!

In that exact situation - pads done, steelwork on site ready, no Z's

 

[Pinnfield]

Got 3 on the go waiting on purlins and now concrete panels on the list also

 

[Jon 3085]

I was told zed purlins had gone up in price 41% since Christmas.