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Blimey it's a bit of a mess down there in South Wales. By that, I don't mean the actual place nor the people, all of whom are, in my experience, rather lovely. Rather, I'm referring to the metaphorical mess that Tata, the owners of what was once the British Steel mills, seems to have got…

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.

The New Year signifies a brand new start for us, literally here at Carvers.

The cliché goes that a week is a long time in politics, so it ought to follow that a year is a very long time in merchanting. Not so it seems. I've returned from 13 months on maternity leave to find that many, many things about the industry are exactly as I left them.

Anyone working in heavyside manufacturing must feel that that the light at the end of the tunnel is, in fact, that of a train and it's is getting ever closer.

The radical student that I used to be was rather horrified to find that I was agreeing with something that David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party said. I guess that's what age and responsibility does for you.

Wandering round the NMBS Exhibition the other week, I was struck by a rather curious idea. Maybe, just maybe, things aren't quite as bad as we had been thinking them.