Now in its 179th edition, Laxton's has become a firm favourite in the UK Building Industry. With more prices and more in-depth build-ups, Laxton's offers more practical and complete information than any other price book available. This new edition takes into account major price variations that stem from raw material costs in the last few months. Higher-fuel costs have impacted on prices across the board, in particular costs of non-ferrous metals are increased. Copper sheet and pipe show price increases of well above 50 per cent in the last year, while zinc, lead and aluminium prices have also risen significantly. There are savings in plaster and drainage goods, prices are down. All the prices in Laxton's are based on the new 3 year Construction Industry Joint council wage rate agreement that came into force at the end of June 2006. Saving you time - comprehensive basic price and approximate estimating sections of this title make putting together outline costings quicker and easier. Saving you effort - all the information you need on each measured item is clearly set out on a single page, with a full break down of costs. Saving you money - all 250,000 prices are individually checked and updated to make sure that your tender costs are precise.