The most recent stories by Stephen Powney

• Rising costs put pressure on fencing sector

  July 24 2010

  Costs are soaring for fencing manufacturers against a background of lukewarm demand. Stephen Powney reports

• Timber prices dominate talk in pallet trade

  July 24 2010

  Raw material costs are the subject of conversation for pallet manufacturers

• Wadkin "comes home"

  June 26 2010

  Wadkin machines are once again rolling off the production line, this time at Daltons, which is re-establishing the brand after recently acquiring the intellectual property rights of Wadkin

• Producers caught between rising costs and uncertain demand

  June 12 2010

  Producers costs continue to rise but there’s doubt as to whether the market will take another price increase, especially as the quieter summer season approaches

• Green is the colour

  April 17 2010

  Consolidation and a focus on more environmentally-friendly, low VOC products are the predominant stories in the coatings sector