Construction industry gossip: In the bleak midwinter

By Joseph Aloysius Hansom2022-12-16T06:00:00

This month we were introduced to edible landscapes, aesthetic motorway gantries – and our fourth construction new minister of the year, so far

Looks like rain, dear

I was rather surprised to learn from an interview elsewhere in these pages with contractor Glencar that a warehouse scheme it is building off the M6 in Warwickshire features “edible landscapes” and, furthermore, includes “reindeer moss walls”. I’m told that Native Americans use reindeer moss, a lichen, to treat diarrhoea – presumably brought on by a good munch on all those edible landscapes.

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