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Germany – hourly <strong>cost</strong> of labour (including overheads)<br />

Germany – major projects<br />

USD<br />

Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline (TENP) Upgrade 120m<br />

Frankfurt Chlor-Alkali Plant Expansion 140m<br />

Stuttgart 21 5.2bn<br />

2010 2011 2011<br />

EUR EUR USD<br />

Group 1 tradesman – eg plumber, electrician 39 35 49<br />

Group 2 tradesman – eg carpenter, bricklayer 36 36 50<br />

Group 3 tradesman – eg carpet layer, tiler, plasterer 35 36 50<br />

General labourer 24 33 46<br />

Site foreman 40 40 56<br />

Germany – <strong>cost</strong>s of materials<br />

Concrete 30 mpa (m 3 ) (1,500m 3 job) 118 122 170<br />

Reinforcement bar 16mm (tonne) (120 tonne job) 760 786 1,094<br />

Concrete block (400 x 200) per 1,000 (>10,000 block job) 4,400 4,553 6,333<br />

Standard brick per 1,000 550 569 792<br />

Structural steel beams (tonne) (>100 tonne job) 2,850 2,949 4,102<br />

Glass pane 6mm (m 2 ) 53 55 76<br />

Softwood timber for framing 100mm x 50mm (m) 3 3 4<br />

Plasterboard 13mm (m 2 ) 4 4 5<br />

Emulsion paint (litre) 5 5 6<br />

Copper pipe 15mm (m) (>1,000m job) 9 9 13<br />

Copper cable (m) (3C + E, 2.5mm PVC) (>100,000m job) 4 4 6<br />

Germany – key trades (excluding preliminaries and builders’ margins)<br />

Excavate basement (m 3 ) (1,800m 3 job) 13 13 19<br />

Excavate footings (m) 25 26 36<br />

Concrete in slab (m 3 ) (1,500m 3 job) 133 137 190<br />

Reinforcement in beams (tonne) 1,800 1,852 2,575<br />

Formwork to soffit of slab (m 2 ) 35 36 50<br />

Blockwork in wall (m 2 ) (10,000 block job) 63 65 90<br />

Structural steel beams (tonne) 3,020 3,106 4,320<br />

Pre-cast concrete wall (m 2 ) 90 93 129<br />

Curtain wall glazing incl support system (m 2 ) (1,000m 2 job) 435 447 622<br />

Plasterboard 13mm thick to stud wall (m 2 ) (3,000m 2 job) 50 51 72<br />

Single solid core door incl frame and hardware (no) (50 door job) 820 843 1,173<br />

Painting to walls primer + 2 coats (m 2 ) 5 5 7<br />

Ceramic tiling (m 2 ) (1,000m 2 job) 50 51 72<br />

Vinyl flooring to wet areas (m 2 ) (500m 2 job) 33 34 47<br />

Carpet medium tufted (m 2 ) (4,500m 2 job) 25 26 36<br />

Lighting installation (m 2 ) (>5,000m 2 job) 53 55 76<br />

Copper pipe 15mm to wall (m) (>1,000m job) 28 29 40<br />

Fire sprinklers (per m 2 ) (5,000m 2 job) 75 77 107<br />

Air conditioning incl main plant (m 2 ) (>5,000m 2 job) 30 31 43<br />

making the difference 15<br />

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