The repair specialist, Plastic Surgeon, has introduced a new technique for repairing reconstituted or wet-cast stone. Such manufactured masonry is commonplace on modern construction projects, taking the place of more expensive natural quarried stone, and offering consistent strength...

Building involves too many trades for contracts or refurbs to go smoothly, and the closer you get to completion, the more hectic it becomes, and the more likely that one trade will damage another’s work. And that tradesmen’s eyes will be increasingly dim when it comes to the chips, scuffs, scratches and knocks....

A huge mural covering one entire wall of a swimming pool building at a hotel on the English Riviera has been the subject of a sensitive repair contract carried out by Plastic Surgeon, a specialist in cosmetic repair for clients across the construction sector.

Using kitchen and bathroom pods is one means of ensuring minimum defects at a building’s handover, but for those choosing to fit-out such rooms in-situ, dealing with a variety of physical imperfections remains a financial and logistical burden. Rob Mouser puts forward the case for repair as opposed to replacement.

The leading exhibition for the construction industry, Interbuild is the place for bringing together leading suppliers of building materials, equipment and services face-to-face with clients and buyers from across the UK...