It seems like hardly a day goes by without a story about a UK retailer in trouble. High street staples like Debenhams and Laura Ashley look wobbly and face the possibility of following what are literally high street names like Mothercare, Pound Land and Maplins...
Unless you’ve had had your head buried in the sand in recent years, you can’t have failed to notice that plastic is the new bogeyman. And single-use plastic is the biggest monster of all. Thousands of tonnes are reaching the earth’s oceans. Even more going...
When I started Foundation 20 years ago, I was a (relatively) fresh-faced 30-something. I’d never heard of social media. Or Brexit. And my life ran on dial-up, whose chirpy tone was my daily ear worm. I named my company Foundation – building industry, solid, the...
I remember that the first PR agency boss I ever worked for said that architects were among the three most sold-to professions in the UK – have a guess who he reckoned the other two are…more on that later. If your business relies on talking to...
There is much talk about how Brexit will affect the building and construction labour market this week. But less is being said about the potential shortage of building materials, an equally concerning prospect. Last week Teresa May pledged at the Tory Conference to make it nigh...
Now those of you that have met with me in the real world know that I like a joke. I like a chat. I’m interested in how your kids are doing. I love to see a picture of your dog. So that’s the preface, to explain...
How confident are you about the short-term future growth of the UK Architectural Ironmongery trade? Not very it would seem. I carried out a straw poll on twitter asking just that If you buy, sell or distribute Architectural Ironmongery in the UK, how confident are you...
The Good Housekeeping Institute has helpfully issued a schedule of the household tasks you should be doing daily, weekly, monthly and bi- and annually. You can find it here if you’re interested in knowing how often you should be wiping your light bulbs. (Who even...
This blog post is about Brexit, but don't roll your eyes and scroll on by. Because if you buy, sell or distribute any CE marked products, it directly affects you. Do you sell CE Marked products? Are the CE Marks based on testing by a UK...
Whether you’re an incurable romantic, or a total sceptic, Valentine’s Day is almost inescapable on social and other media. Like Hallowe’en and Easter, the day of love seems to have been taken over by commerce, with Brits spending £1.5 billion in 2017 on cards, gifts, and trips...
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