Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has appointed two experts to lead an independent review of the system for testing construction products. Former government adviser and construction expert Paul Morrell OBE will be the chair of the independent panel, along with legal expert Anneliese Day QC.

The recent announcement from Homes England that large numbers of affordable homes will have to commit to using Modern Methods of Construction, in at least 25 per cent of pipeline, means that MMC can play a big part in the future growth in the UK’s social housing stock.

According to research carried out by Shape the Future for awards company Boost, 82% of the 400 decision makers interviewed agreed that they take awards into consideration when buying a new product or service.

Higher demand for construction products and materials contributed to longer wait times for deliveries by suppliers.

My career has given me the opportunity to experience a number of different approaches to the production and maintenance of product information. I have been fortunate to have headed up a marketing department within a business that incorporated the marketing processes within its own wider business procedures which were formalised within ISO9001.

Things are steadily improving! The recent budget promised an investment lead recovery. The latest construction data from ONS shows a 4.6% quarter-on-quarter increase in the final quarter of 2020 which followed a record quarterly growth of 40.7% in Q3 2020. We can expect a busy year for construction!