Opinion

VIEWPOINT: Grasping the build-to-rent opportunity

Build-to-rent (BTR) is coming of age, attracting growing investment and government support. Nicola Chapman at Etex Building Performance considers why dry construction is perfectly...

Change is needed – Some final thoughts…

This will be my last voice article for SpecFinish, so it would seem to be a pertinent time for a bit of reflection after...

Investment optimism at MIPIM 2018

Despite weakening construction output data in the UK the key talking points at MIPIM 2018, the world’s leading international real estate business conference in...

VIEWPOINT: A commitment to people

People are a fundamental ingredient for success. Without the right people, with the necessary skills to deliver your core service, any business is in...

VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY: Change is needed

The first weeks of January were dominated by the collapse of Carillion – one of the UK’s largest contractors. The losses of £1.25bn on...

Voice of the Industry: Compliance

Winter is always a challenging season for specialist contractors. Days are short and weather slows sites down, but even though a cold hard economic...

TECHNOLOGY: What next?

Simon Lewis, a partner in the Construction and Engineering Team at Bond Dickinson, turns his attention to technology and some recent predictions. Like it or...

VIEWPOINT: SFS… are you bricking it?

Use of sheathing boards as part of a through-wall construction with timber or steel frame systems (SFS) is not a new concept. Most will...

VOICE: Preparing for the future

‘Winterʼs coming’ is a well-known phrase to all fans of the TV series Game of Thrones and while we wait for the final series...

It takes two  

In a year when Nevill Long and Armstrong are celebrating a partnership that spans more than half a century, Nevill Long’s managing director, Dave...