Boral chief executive Zlatko Todorcevski says the concrete, asphalt and quarry products group is pushing through out-of-cycle price rises across Australia to combat rising inflation and soaring energy costs, and is also preparing to move out of its North Sydney office headquarters to save money.

Boral also says it has $500 million that it can deploy or return to shareholders after a string of asset sales that delivered a combined $4.1 billion, as the group shifted its focus back on to its Australian operations.