During my time as technical consultant to FPDC I have encountered a number of instances where the application of plastering or rendering has been called into question and has led to some difficult situations for client and...
Read MoreThe new Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester has a bold exterior which belies the fact that structure has been fine tuned to reduce sound disturbance to an absolute minimum. And, as Specfinish discovered, the drywall and...
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The October launch of the Green Deal came and went without so much as a press statement from DECC,...
Read MoreGetting paid on public sector projects and the mystery shopper scheme The government has been making every effort to crack down on poor payment practices on public sector works. In the Construction Strategy published in May 2011...
Read MoreThe next 12 months will see the introduction of two key developments in training for the finishing trades sector. After an absence of four years the industry’s National Training Forum will return in 2013, and the government’s...
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