Mace Business School provides spotlight on cladding
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27/10/2009
Director of the Mace Business School Brian Moone, provides his quarterly update as published in the latest issue of Building magazine: spotlight on cladding.
With demand at a low ebb because of the recession, the downward trend for lead times across cladding systems is no surprise. Brian comments: "The lead time for cladding has fallen more than any other trade package this quarter and is at its lowest level since our records began ten years ago."
"The buoyant construction market of just two years ago saw lead times for some specialist cladding as high as 14 months. At that time the recession was not foreseen and there were no preparations for a downturn in demand. In fact, most contractors were anticipating that the market would continue its upward trend..."
Follow this link to read the full spotlight article on Building's website:
http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=661&storycode=3151622
