from Tcny Southall
Leaders of Scotland's building industry are worried about the shortage of bricks holding up their operations, On April 2nd, after a meeting of the Scottish National Building Trades Federatien, Mr. J.D. Benzies, the federation's president, said that in February the industry was given an assurance that the brickmakers would be able to meet the forward demand, Now they were finding that even the largest manufacturers of tricks in Scotland were net prepared te accept new orders. Firms who could use up te 20,000 bricks a day were being offered 8,000 a week, In consequence bricks were being breught in from England at increased costs which could add £150 to the price of a heuse,and even this supply was by no means guaranteed. Mr. A. Krikwood, Scottish divisional organiser of the AUBTW said, the same day, that his union was also concerned about the situation. Bricklayers wore being paid off and they were seeking to get overtime stopped on other jobs so that union members could find work.