- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
same situation here!
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National shortages
- Thread starter Richy12
- Start date
- Location
- Limousin
Global steel prices are on the rise as are the raw materials for steel production. And due to many countries starting fiscal stimulus packages steel will be in high demand. Couple this with the UK steel industries current woes and the EU restricting exports to third countries, steel looks like being expensive and in short supply for the next couple of years.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
These bounce back loans did get things moving, but I fear a lot of the problems are down to them.
H200GT
Member
- Location
- NORTH WALES
Some lubricants are also in short supply, told its down to the lack of aviation fuel being refined which in turn means there is less heavy oils to make the lubricants
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
Popped to local builders merchant today and noticed the rack they have for Riesser screws was empty ,,they said they had sold out of all the stock and won't be getting anymore till atleast next January and Timco fixings are the same .
Apparently nearly all screws are made in Malaysia.
Apparently nearly all screws are made in Malaysia.
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
If they made in Malaysia what’s the problem they not in eu ?
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
Huge backlog of freight that was held up in the suez container episode
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
It was only held up days not months ?
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
Its all I was told but even toolstation who all so stock the same brands are low on stock
H200GT
Member
- Location
- NORTH WALES
I think these shortages have more to do with covid than anything else. MSM rarely report on the situation in other european countries, I bet the situation in some of the developing countries is dire, but its never reported. Seen some snippets of the situation in South Africa last week 
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Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
What’s happening in sa ?I think these shortages have more to do with covid than anything else. MSM rarely report on the situation in other european countries, I bet the situation in some of the developing countries is dire, but its never reported. Seen some snippets of the situation in South Africa last week
H200GT
Member
- Location
- NORTH WALES
Gives you an idea
I had elderly relatives that used to share there time between the UK and SA for decades (but we’re predominantly in SA). They sold up and left SA last summer, the security situation was getting serious then, its dire now.
It does make me wonder what its like in places like Brazil, Mexico, India, China and the like. What the economic fall out has been in these countries, there would have been no furlough there, and far more people living hand to mouth.
I had elderly relatives that used to share there time between the UK and SA for decades (but we’re predominantly in SA). They sold up and left SA last summer, the security situation was getting serious then, its dire now.
It does make me wonder what its like in places like Brazil, Mexico, India, China and the like. What the economic fall out has been in these countries, there would have been no furlough there, and far more people living hand to mouth.
this is more to do with ex president being jaied ?no
Richy12
Member
- Location
- Fermanagh, N Ireland
Blocks on 8 week lead in time
No cement to the national concrete company's
4" osma pipe on allocation
H section steel very hard to get hold of
No cement to the national concrete company's
4" osma pipe on allocation
H section steel very hard to get hold of
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
I was waiting 8 weeks to get indian sandstone and 10 weeks to get 10 packs of paving blocks
H200GT
Member
- Location
- NORTH WALES
My understanding is this is what sparked it off, but unrest due to economic hardship has been growing in SA for a long time.
- Location
- Hereford
We over ordered tiles for our extention .
946 marley ashdown tiles
7 ridge tiles
12 tile and a half
11 eave tiles
They are all Aylsham mix.
Approx 500 weinerberger red engineering bricks class b
Pm if interested
946 marley ashdown tiles
7 ridge tiles
12 tile and a half
11 eave tiles
They are all Aylsham mix.
Approx 500 weinerberger red engineering bricks class b
Pm if interested
Blocks in a week here ,
Cement isn't a problem yet
Ordered a load of plastic pipe ,manholes etc 2 weeks wait
Concrete hasn't been a problem yet
- Location
- S. Staffs
RMC is very tight here, think its due to a shortage of cement plus HS2 pulling in concrete from further away as it gets worse.