Happy new year to all our existing and potential customers for 2022.
We at White Rose hope it will bring a more stable working environment, but as the previous two years have shown us, we just don’t know what to expect.
January 2022 starts out with a concrete garage price increase, forced upon by rising material costs, fuel, energy, labour and every other expense within the business. We held off through 2021 to try and keep change to a minimum, as issues with the supply of materials and labour caused us enough hurdles to overcome.
However, we managed to carry on meeting our customer’s demands throughout lockdown (after the first 4 weeks when construction was allowed), and continue to do so, of which we are very proud.
The main effect was the delivery period. The normal 4-6 week lead time went out to 14 weeks at one point. This was due to the demand during the pandemic, with orders per week doubling from previous years. Extra cash in peoples pockets, no holidays to book and increased time for home improvements meant extra pressure on our sector. This was obviously very welcome.
We are now working on a 12 week delivery period, and I believe this will stabilise now for the coming months.
Whilst the price increases for 2022 have been announced, due to the short notice we are pleased to inform you that we are still selling at the reduced 2021 prices until 14th January, so you can still order your building, for delivery early April, at the lower costs.
So what will 2022 bring within our industry……..who knows..…..lets hope its a good year.
All the best
Andy & Richard – White Rose Buildings Sales Team
