May 29, 2026 · 17 min · 13 segments
From porcelain paving and sustainable materials to AI, social media and changing customer expectations, the paving industry is evolving faster than ever. But is the trade keeping up? In this episode…
Amy AndrewsHost
Andy McLaughlinHost
So it's, it's a bit of a twofold thing, this, isn't it? So I think there's a lot of different topics within that, whether it's materials, people.
I'd say that the people that have been in it a long time are really good at the fundamentals.
Maybe a little bit resistant to new materials on the market or new systems, especially with, like, the ever-developing AI and accounting systems and things that are basically gaining traction in six months that might have taken 10 years before.
And, uh, I think that, you know, y- your old school landscapers, you know, do, do things in a certain way, which is fundamentally correct and are loathe to sort of, like, change their processes if it means that it's going to harm the quality of the final product as such.
Uh, you know, I, I think you can find the, the, the things within the jointing compounds as such, for a particular example, is that, you know, people were, and still are, quite skeptical of certain, um, compounds that are used for, for jointing, uh, for, for jointing the, uh, the paving.
And, and I think that, you know, yes, some people will sort of, like, say, "Oh, it's all right.
It's quicker," this, this and that, but if it's not fit for purpose, then it's something that people could be quite skeptical of.
I think it's quite difficult, isn't it? Because if you make a mistake when you are landscaping a job, it's, it is an expensive mistake-
So a lot of what I hear is, especially when porcelain became more popular, is the landscapers that were used to laying stone all the time, was resistant to changing the material to porcelain-
So it's, it's a bit of a twofold thing, this, isn't it? So I think there's a lot of different topics within that, whether it's materials, people.
I'd say that the people that have been in it a long time are really good at the fundamentals.
Maybe a little bit resistant to new materials on the market or new systems, especially with, like, the ever-developing AI and accounting systems and things that are basically gaining traction in six months that might have taken 10 years before.
And, uh, I think that, you know, y- your old school landscapers, you know, do, do things in a certain way, which is fundamentally correct and are loathe to sort of, like, change their processes if it means that it's going to harm the quality of the final product as such.
Uh, you know, I, I think you can find the, the, the things within the jointing compounds as such, for a particular example, is that, you know, people were, and still are, quite skeptical of certain, um, compounds that are used for, for jointing, uh, for, for jointing the, uh, the paving.
And, and I think that, you know, yes, some people will sort of, like, say, "Oh, it's all right.
It's quicker," this, this and that, but if it's not fit for purpose, then it's something that people could be quite skeptical of.
I think it's quite difficult, isn't it? Because if you make a mistake when you are landscaping a job, it's, it is an expensive mistake-
So a lot of what I hear is, especially when porcelain became more popular, is the landscapers that were used to laying stone all the time, was resistant to changing the material to porcelain-
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