The man from Almonte
Sleep deprivation, more than 30 degree heat, plenty of PPE gear and sheer drops to my left and right aren’t exactly things you’d relish combining.
View ArticleSlammer to hammer
Skills, skills, skills. We’ve all heard the refrain by now. The skills shortage is one of the industry’s biggest concerns as the market ramps up following recession.
View ArticleDeath. Taxes. CITB levy?
Ah, the good old CITB. Depending on your preference it’s either the Construction Industry Training Board or a crumbling institution, tired and broken.
View ArticleSwimming with sharks
As every schoolboy who grew up terrified of a 25-foot mechanical fish swimming in the shallows off New England knows: sharks needs to keep moving to survive.
View ArticleThe great wail of China
Yesterday afternoon, the clouds apparently set to glower all week in the UK loomed with particular menace in the City of London.
View ArticleMargins: how low can we go?
According to a 2012 government study, the construction industry is responsible for just under 10 per cent of UK jobs.
View ArticleBetter start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone
“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
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