Steve Rogan looks at the issues when switching employment sectors From healthcare to selling KBB products to merchants and retailers. Change can be forced upon us, or it can be something that we crave. Either way, making it happen can be a daunting prospect, especially when it involves our career. Whether …

Recruitment doesn't always get the attention it deserves and can be seen as a distraction from the "more important" day-to-day running of a merchant or a manufacturer of building products.

The housebuilding market is trying to build without bricks, which is a bit like eating soup with a fork: frustrating, time-wasting and utterly pointless.

The salary question is always an awkward one, but sometimes when you're hungry, you need to ask for more. We are convinced that an increase in salaries will give a boost to companies, the economy, and is also a key factor in the overall health and sustainability of the housing industry. So our question is…

Brexit is being blamed for anything and everything at the moment, and whilst there is no doubt that the decision made in the recent referendum will change things, if you listened to, and believed all the talk of doom and gloom, you'd think the world was about to end.

In a few days time - yet again - most of the country will be rooted in front of their television sets or down their local pub, enjoying the fiesta of football known as the FIFA World Cup.

The good ole English weather is surpassing itself this year and with the building and construction industry finally on the up, it is typical that something like this comes along to do its best to dampen our optimism.

Two or three weeks ago, I received an email from Ecobuild regarding the exhibitors' pack for the 2015 show, and it reminded me of the many differing views I constantly hear on that much discussed topic of the value exhibitions have in today's ever changing way of promoting products and services in the building industry.

It doesn't matter if you work for a merchant, a distributor, a manufacturer or any type of company regardless of industry, when there is a positive and confident outlook running throughout the company, it can have dramatic effect on its fortunes, and will help everyone to perform at a much higher level.

Steve Rogan of Pinnacle Consulting looks at love and the construction industry It is fast approaching St. Valentine’s Day and if the building and construction industry is one of your loves, then it is time to tell us why you love working in it. We think it is the best …