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There's a bit of a hoo-hah in my local area over some development that has been granted permission with a smaller percentage of 'affordable' housing than was initially thought.

My first reaction was: hey, haven't we heard this before? My second reaction, on realising that yes, we have had something very similar before, was: what the actual (insert expletive of choice here)?

Way back in the mists of time, before t'internet took over our lives, when 'blog' was just a funny-sounding word, I wrote an Editor's Comment about the fact that Travis Perkins, then the country's 3rd largest builders merchant, had resigned from its own industry organisation.

A lot of words have been printed about the Green Deal and ECO schemes. Many of them derogatory (and many of those in this very blog).

As half the UK was officially declared in drought -what happened? The rains came. We seem to be being beset by drought and deluge in equal measure. It's clear that drought does not mean an end to surface water flooding.

The recent storm was a reminder that summer has finally departed and that autumn is well and truly here. Chillingly, it also means that the onset of winter is not too far away. Building activity tends to start to reduce in intensity at this time of year and there is a noticeable change in emphasis,…

Not so long ago, we all looked at hard copy (paper) technical brochures and datasheets to research building materials. However, the relentless and onward march of communication technology has eclipsed the well tried and 'traditional' methods of the past, and hard copy material is a rarity. The smartphone or tablet is the communication tool de…

After months of speculation Mr Brown has visited the Queen and asked for Parliament to be dissolved and the General Election will now take place on the 6th May 2010.

You probably haven't heard much of us of late .. we've been a little pre-occupied.

Once upon a time Marks & Spencer was famous for its customer service. Everyone knew you could take something back if there was a problem with it. Or even if you'd just changed your mind. It was a unique selling point for them.