Spon's mechanical and electrical services price book (43rd ed., 2012 [ed.].)

Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2012continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available. It provides detailed pricing information across the full range of mechanical and electrical services, together with higher-level costs for a diverse range of systems and different building applications.

This year's book provides a market update of labour rates and daywork rates, material costs/ prices for measured works, and all-in-rates and elemental rates in the Approximate Estimating section. Engineering features have been revised in line with new legislation and regs on Part L, CO₂targets and renewables. Feed-In Tariffs have been overhauled and a new feature has been added for infrastructure.

All the standard features you have come to expect from Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book,considered essential for today's services cost professional, are also included:

• detailed materials prices, labour constants, labour costs and measured work prices for mechanical and electrical works, from above ground drainage to automatic transfer switches, and circuit breakers to sprinkler systems
• an extensive Approximate Estimating section for quick, rule-of-thumb pricing of mechanical or electrical installations, together with elemental services costs for different types and standard of buildings
• full details of wage rates, daywork and cost indices on a national and Central London basis
• an overhauled index and guidance notesUpdated, free of charge, two or three times a year - see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk.