In praise of contractors

By 2023-10-04T00:00:00

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Contractors deserve the respect and admiration of architects, writes Matthew Lloyd

Our building industry has traditionally been subject to criticism, whether for shoddy work, high costs or that old line of being ‘a bunch of cowboys’. This has become a standard cliché. But it is an old school view, as in truth the business of construction has today become far more modern, much better regulated and required at every scale to build to high standards.

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