Spon's Price Books

We've kept the cost of our books and eBooks the same as last year.

  • Be ahead of the game in a volatile market.
  • Over 134 years of trusted pricing data developed from real tenders, not just suppliers' price lists!
  • Available as a printed hard copy and ebook or just as an ebook.
  • Free downloads with all printed books and ebooks

Davis Langdon, Building Magazine's Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year for the 4th year in a row.

Includes FREE internet download

Our free internet download now comes with a powerful ebook, as well as the Spon estimating software and pricing data. This estimating software functionality will be available until end 2010. This replaces the CD-ROM in the previous editions.


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Recently Published Books

  1. Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010

    24th Edition

    By Davis Langdon

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Materials prices are still rising for most products, subcontract prices are volatile, tender prices falling… What’s happening in detail and where are things heading in this demanding market? Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 is more than just a price book. It provides a...

    Published September 23rd 2009 by Spon Press

  2. Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2010

    29th Edition

    By Davis Langdon

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Prices this year are all over the place. But what’s happening in detail? Now in its 29th edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2010 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. All the items to be found in hard and soft...

    Published September 23rd 2009 by Spon Press

  3. Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2010

    41st Edition

    By Davis Langdon Engineering Services

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    "An essential reference for everybody concerned with the calculation of costs of mechanical and electrical works." – Cost Engineer Market conditions remain unfavourable and construction output and orders obtained by contractors continue to decline. The costs of some items have increased, but...

    Published September 14th 2009 by Spon Press

  4. Spon's House Improvement Price Book

    4th Edition

    By Bryan Spain

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Especially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's House Improvement Price Guide contains accurate information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit....

    Published September 1st 2009 by Spon Press

  5. Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2010

    135th Edition

    By Davis Langdon

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    In today’s economic turmoil most materials costs are still rising but tender prices are falling sharply. So looking at price lists is not enough – you need Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2010 to find out what contractors are actually charging and to get for real price data....

    Published August 27th 2009 by Spon Press

  6. Spon's Irish Construction Price Book

    3rd Edition

    Edited by Franklin + Andrews

    Series: Spon's International Price Books

    This new edition of Spon's Irish Construction Price Book, edited by Franklin + Andrews, is the only complete, tailored and up-to-date source of cost data for the Irish construction industry. This price book is an essential aid to profitable contracting for all those operating in Ireland's ...

    Published April 2nd 2008 by Spon Press

  7. Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2008

    29th Edition

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2008 continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available, providing detailed pricing information across the full range of mechanical and electrical services, together with higher level costs...

    Published August 20th 2007 by Spon Press

  8. Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2008

    27th Edition

    By Davis Langdon

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Now in its 27th edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2008 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts and forms an indispensable reference book for...

    Published August 14th 2007 by Spon Press

  9. Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2008

    133rd Edition

    By Davis Langdon

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Spon’s A & B Price Book is the most detailed, professionally relevant source of construction price information currently available for the UK. With competition growing fiercer throughout the industry and with recent pressure on materials due to rising commodity prices, the A & B's unique...

    Published August 13th 2007 by Spon Press

  10. Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2008

    22nd Edition

    By Davis Langdon

    Series: Spon's Price Books

    Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2008 is more than just a price book. It provides a comprehensive work manual that many in the civil engineering, surveying and construction business will find it hard to work without. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works...

    Published August 13th 2007 by Spon Press

Forthcoming Books

  1. Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011

    By Davis Langdon

    With tender prices rising slightly, looking at price lists is not enough – you need SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK 2011 to get a competitive edge. SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK, compiled by Davis Langdon, provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant...

    To Be Published September 5th 2010 by Spon Press

  2. Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2011

    By Davis Langdon Engineering Services

    SPON'S MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES PRICE BOOK continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available, providing detailed pricing information across the full range of mechanical and electrical services, together with higher-level costs for a...

    To Be Published September 20th 2010 by Spon Press

  3. Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2011

    By Davis Langdon

    Now in its 30th edition, SPON'S EXTERNAL WORKS AND LANDSCAPE PRICE BOOK 2011 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. All the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts are covered, forming an indispensable reference book for...

    To Be Published September 26th 2010 by Spon Press

  4. Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011

    By Davis Langdon

    SPON'S CIVIL ENGINEERING AND HIGHWAY WORKS PRICE BOOK 2011 provides a comprehensive work manual for the industry. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements, with labour rates updated in line with...

    To Be Published September 29th 2010 by Spon Press