Brickonomics

£9 billion owed in trade debt to UK's building specialists

It's a risky time to be owed money. Contractors and clients in the property world are falling like flies. So it was quite disturbing to calculate that £9 billion is outstanding in trade debt to the UK's building specialist contractors....

Posted by Brian on August 25, 2009 12:36 PM

NSCC survey of specialists highlights strategic industry problems

I was passed a draft copy of the latest state of trade survey undertaken by the specialist contractors' body NSCC. It covers the first quarter of this year and tells pretty much the story you'd expect - orders and inquiries...

Posted by Brian on April 23, 2009 12:44 PM