For some of our colleagues in the construction industry it may seem a little soon to be focussing on problems that arise out of recovery, but for those of us who have survived previous recessions, there certain situations which appear cyclical...

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...