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Whilst the concept of sustainable construction is readily accepted in major projects, it is only now filtering down to the smaller building projects in the residential sector. Interest in smaller ‘eco’ buildings is growing steadily, and several websites now exist to provide builders with the information they need.

Listening to Teresa May on the steps of Downing Street the day after the General Election, it occurred to me that she could probably have given spin-doctor-extraordinaire Alastair Campbell a run for his money.

On Monday, I started to write a blog about the election but, after the events of that night, my slightly irreverent piss-take of the various manifestos seemed rather inappropriate.

Since the results of the UK referendum to leave the EU were announced, some of the more hard-line Leavers have been trumpeting about a new world (or at least European) order.

There’s a theory that one can mark one’s increasing age by the speed at which certain important events come round again – Christmas, birthdays, school holidays and, er, General Elections.

Last September, Tarmac's Cement business opened its new state of the art cement packing facility at Tunstead near Buxton (home of the iconic Opera House, the Devonshire Hospital, and other architectural gems), building on its capability to produce cement packed in plastic sacks or plastic tubs at the works. This was also combined with improved…

Q: When is a secret not a secret?

My news feeds this morning make me suspect that either the ‘silly season’ for rubbish no-news news-stories has started early, or the Government is hoping to bury some bad news.