Issue 001 — August 2026
Plain-English guidance on the business side of the trade — free, every month.
Plain-English guidance on the business side of the trade — free, every month.
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Read the manifesto →Materials are up again, three suppliers this month alone have quietly moved to shorter payment terms, and two contractors we spoke to are turning down work they'd have taken without a second thought a year ago. None of that made the news. It's the kind of shift you only notice from inside the trade — which is exactly why this issue exists.
Continue reading the editorial →Every control measure worth checking, in the order a site inspector actually looks for them. One page, printable.