Travis Perkins says the price of bagged cement will rise by 15%, chipboard by 10% and paint by 5% from Tuesday as industry groups warn electrical components, timber and steel are in short supply. This is due to increased demand following the lockdown easing with consumers doing more DIY projects, shipping costs and other supply chain challenges.

The Office for National Statistics has projected a rise of 7-8% in material prices this year, with increases for certain materials, such as timber, expected to more than double.

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CHIC’s Head of Merchant Services Giles Newman says “We are actively working with the CHIC supply chain to further understand the current and wider implications of the increased demand / price increases and how this will affect CHIC members”

If you would like to find out how these price increases will affect your programmes, please get in touch with your Head of Member Services:

Stephen Sharman
Head of Member Services (Midlands & South East)
ssharman@chicltd.co.uk

Victoria Speakman
Head of Member Services (South West & Wales)
vspeakman@chicltd.co.uk

Lesley Dixon
Head of Member Services (Cumbria & North West)
ldixon@chicltd.co.uk

Meridian Business Support

Established in 1989, Meridian Business Support is an award-winning recruitment company, operating in multiple specialist markets throughout the UK. One of the leading independently owned agencies in the UK, we specialise in temporary, permanent and contract recruitment across four key sectors, Built Environment, Health, Office & Professional and Industrial.

All our clients receive a tailor-made service, delivered by expert recruiters with unparalleled industry knowledge and clear sector understanding.

Temporary Recruitment

We supply temporary and contract workers to clients in a variety of sectors throughout the UK, our industry-leading recruitment consultants ensure that temporary and contract workers support our clients’ businesses, whenever and wherever they are needed, whether it is an ad-hoc booking or a long-term assignment.

Permanent Bookings

We understand that having just one key person missing from a team can affect efficiency and profitability. We manage the end-to-end recruitment process for our clients, allowing them to focus on other areas of their business.

Our industry accredited and professionally trained Permanent Consultants work with our clients to ensure we fully understand their brief in terms of job description, person specification and organisational culture.

We also offer an Executive Search service; our Search Consultants are experts in finding the people our clients are looking for. These individuals are identified and carefully recruited, as they often have no plans to change employer.

Award Winning

People are at the very heart of what we do and we are really proud to have been awarded a best Companies 2 Star accolade for 2 years running. Other awards we have collected over the recent years are Recruitment Campaign of the Year at the IRP Awards, Best Perm Recruiter at the Global Recruiter Awards, Best Company to Work For (£100m+) at the Recruitment International awards and Best Healthcare Recruitment Company to Work For at the Investing in Talent awards.

Inclusive

Meridian is committed to creating opportunities for all and in 2019 we became a Disability Confident Employer. In 2020 we partnered with Leonard Cheshire, a leading disability charity and through this partnership we employ Change 100 Interns. Change 100 is an initiative that aims to unlock the untapped potential of students and graduates with disabilities and give organisations access to a talent pool full of ability, creativity and insight.

We also participate in various other programmes with the charity and our CEO has presented to school leavers and college age young adults to help develop their confidence and skills.

We hope through this partnership we can increase disability awareness not just within our own business but across our clients and the recruitment industry too.

For more information about how meridian can help you please contact:

Jacqueline Vasey

Head of Client Services for Public Sector and Housing

JVasey@meridianbs.co.uk

t.  07507 649175 | w. www.meridianbs.co.uk |