Steel, timber and brick chiefs have warned of a further impact on supplies to UK projects as the fallout from the war in Ukraine continues to intensify. Timber Trade Federation (TTF) chief executive David Hopkins urged the body's members to cease trading with Russia and Belarus immediately, despite conceding this would bring "huge disruption". UK Steel director-general Gareth Stace said energy costs and supply side challenges meant that the sharp price rises seen so far this year could be "just the start". Brick Development Association chief executive Keith Aldis said fresh restrictions on Russian gas flows to European producers could hit imports.
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