194: Graphene, Late payment law and Plant hire profits

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of graphene in construction, a significant legal ruling, and a profitable plant hire company.

With the demise of Versarien, the company behind Cementene, Bishop & Taylor discuss whether graphene admixtures will ever take root in the construction industry. They also talk about the landmark Supreme Court ruling in the case of Providence v Hexagon and a young plant hire company in the northeast making a tidy 40% pre-tax profit margin.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bishop, Taylor

Topics covered

• graphene
• construction industry
• late payment law
• plant hire
• profit margins

Keywords

• graphene
• Cementene
• late payment law
• plant hire
• profit margin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Versarien, Bishop & Taylor, Providence, Hexagon

Products: Cementene

Places: northeast

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