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Anna Wise

Travis Perkins warns over cost rises for building materials amid Iran war

The boss of Travis Perkins has cautioned over price rises for building materials (Travis Perkins/PA) - (PA Media)

The boss of Travis Perkins has cautioned over price rises for building materials on the back of soaring energy costs, while higher fuel bills will bite.

Gavin Slark, the new chief executive of the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, said events over the last few weeks had already been affecting prices for the industry.

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