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GLOBAL TIMBER SHORTAGE SENDS SCAFFOLD BOARD PRICES SKY-HIGH A global timber shortage is wreaking havoc within the UK scaffolding industry pushing scaffolding board prices upwards, with increases set to continue
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❖ Warnings of timber shortages, including scaffolding boards are being issued from leading businesses and organisations from across the UK construction and housebuilding industry. Due to worldwide demand, timber organisations and the CLC are expressing stark concerns about low stocks of European softwood, which is
the raw material used to produce UK scaffolding boards. Faltering availability and rapidly rising material prices are presenting serious challenges for the sector. And this comes at a time of high levels of sustained growth in construction after the turbulent times caused by the pandemic.
