For any developer trying to complete a new property, or homeowner trying to sell one on, it is vital that the interior looks pristine before it is put on the market, as the condition of the living environment is one of the first things a potential buyer will scrutinise...

With more and more people choosing the sustainable route of repairing rather than replacing damaged construction materials, it is inevitable that they are going to need the services of companies such as Plastic Surgeon...

According to Phil Spencer, the presenter of Location, Location, Location and its spin-off, Relocation, Relocation, there are several ways to add value to your house, as well as make it more saleable, beyond doing the obvious such as converting loft space or adding a conservatory...

When accidental damage occurs for more and more facilities managers responsible for healthcare properties it’s Plastic Surgeon to the rescue. Founded in 1985, the Devon-based company is now the UK’s largest and only national provider of cosmetic repairs - indoors and out...
 

We have all heard that a company’s net income or loss is called the ‘bottom line,’ because it is typically found on the last line of a business’s income statement. It can also be used for emphasis, to make a point...

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is to cut £34 million spending on the UK’s low carbon technology programme and, while I see this as possibly short-sighted, I think we all realise that the deficit has to be reduced somehow...

The UK spends less on waste management than other European countries who are recycling significant amounts of municipal waste. In fact, we pay around 50 pence per person per week on this and recover just 22% of household waste...

Since the new Government took the reins of power, many in the house building industry are praising its actions to help businesses. Indeed, the Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed moves to increase the Entrepreneurs Relief threshold to £5 million from £2 million...

Already recognised as the foremost specialist in executing repairs and snagging for the construction industry, Plastic Surgeon is continuing to expand its range of services through the development of new techniques and the purchase of sophisticated new equipment...

Plastic Surgeon is continuing to help its clients to reduce their landfill bills, saving them £104,208 in landfill taxes alone (excluding VAT) last year by preventing 78,925 items from going to waste thanks to its ‘don’t skip it, fix it’ policy...

High street giant, Marks & Spencer, has outlined plans to become the UK’s most sustainable retailer by 2015 as part of its so called Plan A programme. Among 80 commitments added to the original 100 outlined in 2007 are pledges to cease sending operational and construction waste to landfill...

Working in the building and construction industry we need to constantly innovate to keep pace with the latest developments in interior and exterior surfaces. At our head office in Devon, our research centre is constantly developing new repair techniques...

We regularly encounter the same causes of damage to the same surfaces, the type of damage that happens so easily, usually resulting in a few choice words. We’ll be compiling a ‘top 5’ of the regular offenders in each issue...

Damage on a busy site is costly. Repairing rather than replacing can save money, time, landfill and most importantly your reputation. Big or small, ceramic or glass, metal, plastic, stone or wood – these are the top ten items we’ve repaired so far this year...

News that six more local authorities across England have joined the Building Schools for the Future programme and will share nearly £420 million of Government investment presents a real opportunity for sustainability principals to be applied by the application of smart ‘’Don’t skip -it fix it‘’ processes...

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....

Between the controversial business practices of ‘No-Win No-Fee’ personal injury lawyers, and the rising tide of claims resulting from extreme weather events such as flooding, it seems certain that everybody’s insurance premiums are set to rise sometime in the not too distant future. It’s all down to statistics and actuaries, but if the insurance companies are paying out more money, the only place they are going to recoup it is from the policy holders.

Fans of TV programmes such as Property Ladder or Grand Designs might have noticed there is a key ambition shared by many of the aspiring developers, self-builders and house-hunters in general. And it has nothing to do with the energy efficiency, the number of bathrooms, or even the location.
 

The MMC agenda may be moving sections of the building industry away from some of the more inefficient practices of the past, but new legislation now means that controlling waste is not only desirable on environmental grounds, but actually becomes a financial necessity. And therefore repairing damaged products...

The upsurge in off-site manufacturing, or Modern Methods of Construction as it is commonly referred to, has served to highlight what a problematic element to the building process, kitchens and bathrooms represent.

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...