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Commercial Property

Building on experience to manage construction costs

Ronan McGrath of McGrath Construction Consultants discusses how his company copes with the profound changes that have disrupted the sector

Grafton Group trading profit ahead of analysts’ expectations

Revenue increased by 9.1 per cent to £2.30 billion in 2022 from £2.11 billion the previous year

Grafton Group sees decline in revenue from Woodie’s business as pandemic gains reverse

Revenue trends continued to be favourable in the distribution businesses in Ireland and the Netherlands, however

CRH 'resilient to inflation’ as sales jump 13%

The building materials giant expects earnings to hit over €5.5 billion by the end of the year

Grafton Group remains on track for operating profit of €300 million

The company, which owns the Woodie’s DIY chain, also announced a share buyback of up to £100 million

Cairn Homes reports strongest ever half-year profit of €36m

The Irish homebuilder said it has been able to maintain strong profit margins this year despite significant inflation in the cost of building materials and labour

Grafton Group reports 12% half-year revenue increase

Operating profit at hardware giant down 7% but company expected small decline amid ‘normalisation of activity’

Construction cost inflation hits 13% ⁠— chartered surveyors

SCSI says prices to increase further due to war in Ukraine

High construction material prices set to continue for 2022

While the costs of some materials such as copper and timber appear to be easing, supply chain disruption, the cost of production and high demand will keep prices high, according to the latest report by consultancy firm Linesight

Expect rise in warehouse rents to continue

Build-cost inflation affects warehousing far more than other sectors, which explains the upward trend as the market adjusts