‘First Fall in Sales Since 2020’
From: Phil Slinger, Chief Executive, Council for Aluminium in Building
The Construction Products Association (CPA) have reported that, on net balance, 12% of ‘heavy side’ firms saw sales fall in Q3, the first quarterly fall...
Post-Brexit issues need a renewed focus on relationship with Europe – CPA
From: Peter Caplehorn, Chief Executive, Construction Products Association
We welcome the new Government and opportunity for change. The expectation from our industry is that this Government will understand the importance of construction and manufacturing for...
Climate change is key to business planning
By Phil Slinger, CEO, CAB
According to CAB Members, climate change is increasingly taking centre stage in their strategic business planning. The transition towards a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive ‘net zero’ emissions business model,...
Automation – the only long-term solution to the ongoing skills crisis?
From Chris Alderson, managing director, Edgetech
It’s been looming for decades – but it looks like it’s the painful combination of Brexit and coronavirus that will finally tip Britain’s skills shortage into a full-blown crisis.
Back...
You Say, from Aluplast’s Director of Sales & Marketing Ian Cocken: Payback time for...
House prices rose at the end of the summer, almost reaching the record highs set two years ago, according to reports from leading lenders.
Halifax said that the average house price is now £1,000 shy...
Prices and margins – get used to the balancing act
From: Ryan Johnson, managing director, Emplas
‘Omicron’. It’s the latest addition to our vocabulary.
We came out of the high of G-Awards at the end of November, into a return of face masks and growing concern...
“Fire door awareness is critical”
Howard Trotter - Business Manager, Shelforce, Birmingham
With Fire Door Safety Week set to take place from September 21-27 more understanding is needed to make sure a fire door performs as intended.
The last few years...
Reasons to be cheerful in 2023
From: Mike Parczuk, managing director, Sternfenster
Towards the end of last year, there was some worrying news emerging from the wider construction industry about an increase in the number of insolvencies.
According to Sky News, the...
CPA Budget response
From: Noble Francis, Economics Director, Construction Products Association
Jeremy Hunt positioned his Spring Budget as a plan to remove obstacles to investment, tackle labour shortages, break barriers to work and harness science and technology for...
Keeping perspective when the economic picture changes daily
You Say from, Neil Evans, Managing Director, VEKA plc
Uncertainty has become a feature of modern business, and the latest swirl of global developments, political turbulence and domestic policy changes have brought a fresh wave...
