Construction
Class:
Statistical trends in the construction industry in Great Britain.
Format:
hard copy, PDF – "Construction statistics annual".
Available from:
hard copy:The Stationery Office Ltd
online:
Construction Statistics Annual 2005
Cost:
hard copy priced, PDF free
Class:
Price adjustment formulae for construction contracts
Format:
hard copy – "Monthly Bulletin of Indices".
Available from:
Tudorseed Construction
306a St Marys Lane,
Upminster,
Essex RM14 3HL
Tel: 01708 641940 Fax: 08700 341221
E mail dti@tudorseed.co.uk
Cost: priced
Class:
Tender price indices, output price indices, resource cost indices, direct labour output, deflators, location and function studies, projected formula price adjustment indices.
Format:
hard copy – "Quarterly Building Price and Cost Indices".
Available from:
Tudorseed Construction
306a St Marys Lane,
Upminster,
Essex RM14 3HL
Tel: 01708 641940 Fax: 08700 341221
E mail dti@tudorseed.co.uk
Cost: priced
Class:
Adjustments for measuring term contracts.
Format:
hard copy – "Updating Percentages".
Available from:
Tudorseed Construction
306a St Marys Lane,
Upminster,
Essex RM14 3HL
Tel: 01708 641940 Fax: 08700 341221
E mail dti@tudorseed.co.uk
Cost: priced
Class:
Information on selected building materials.
Format:
hard copy – "Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and components".
Available from:
Tudorseed Construction
306a St Marys Lane,
Upminster,
Essex RM14 3HL
Tel: 01708 641940 Fax: 08700 341221
E mail dti@tudorseed.co.uk
Cost: priced
Class:
Information on bricks, blocks and cement.
Format:
hard copy – "Monthly Statement of Bricks, Blocks and Cement".
Available from:
Tudorseed Construction
306a St Marys Lane,
Upminster,
Essex RM14 3HL
Tel: 01708 641940 Fax: 08700 341221
E mail dti@tudorseed.co.uk
Cost: priced
Class:
Information on the Construction Sector Unit of the DTI and what it is doing to help the industry succeed.
Format:
hard copy, PDF - "Introducing Construction Sector Unit".
Available from:
hard copy: DTI Publications
online:
Construction Sector Unit Annual Report 2004/05
Cost: free
Class:
Guidance on minimising the risk of the thaumasite form of sulphate attack in new construction.
Format:
hard copy – "The thaumasite form of sulphate attack: risks, diagnosis, remedial works and guidance on new construction. Report of the thaumasite expert group".
Available from:
DTI Publications
Cost: priced
Class:
The report of the Construction Task Force to the Deputy Prime Minister on the scope for improving the quality and efficiency of UK construction. Sometimes known as the Egan Report.
Format:
web pages - "Rethinking construction: the report of the construction task force".
Available at:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/rethink/report/
cost: free
Class: Information on change in construction. Identifies priority areas for action, and suggests indicators and targets to measure progress. It sets out action the Government has already taken and further initiatives that are planned, and highlights what others can do.
Format:
hard copy; PDF - "Building a Better Quality of Life - a strategy for more sustainable construction".
Available from:
hard copy: DTI Publications
online:
Building a better quality of life: a strategy for more sustainable construction
Cost: free
