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Confusing isn’t it? One the one hand, my inbox is full of surveys from various parts of the construction industry from the BMF to the FMB stating that the fears of a Brexit-fuelled recession are unfounded and that the industry is doing really very well.

The construction industry, as a whole, is not likely to be the first sector you’d think of when talking about innovation. We all know that technology has transformed the way that people communicate, bank, shop and sell – but the innovation that goes on in the construction world is perhaps less well known.

You jump when they say jump And you don't ask how high

Excuse my French, but my first thought on reading the headline in The Times today was “WTF?”

Maybe it’s a hangover from the back-to-school days, but September always strikes me as a good time to start things afresh.

A week to go to the election and all the polls indicate a hung Parliament. David Cameron and the Conservatives are on a mission to persuade the world that a hung Parliament is a bad thing; Nick Clegg is trying to keep a poker face and Gordon Brown and the boys and girls in red…

The season has definitely turned and cold, frosty weather is becoming much more common - so what products are likely to be in demand as winter approaches?

The weather over the last few months has been very wet as we all know, but it has also been very windy. As would be expected, prolonged windy weather takes its toll on garden fences. A couple of panels in my back garden were blown over, although my neighbour has now replaced the entire fence…

Recent data from the CIPS has shown that the UK construction industry grew strongly in February, in fact by the highest amount since last October. The house building sector is particularly buoyant with one major UK house builder recording a 67% jump in profits in 2014 and other house builders also reporting record rises. This…

All businesses will tell you that keeping on top of the latest trends in the industry is key to the success of a business.