HVRTV presents a six part interview with Rod Pettigrew, the deputy chief executive of the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association.

This is one of many in-depth interviews this website's HVRTV channel hopes to produce over the coming months featuring key professionals in the building services sector.

In this interview, Rod Pettigrew gives his view of the direction of the trade association, issues facing the building services industry and how they might be met.



Pettigrew talks about the association's 'Responding to Change' strategy for 2010-2013 and its benefit for building services professionals in part one.

In part two of the interview, he discusses the problem of a proliferation of contractor pre-qualification schemes, the HVCA's membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum and how it can help the sector.

Key bugbears of the construction industry, namely payments, the recession and retentions, are tackled in parts three, four and five.

In the final part, Pettigrew gives his frank view of the government's new appointment of a chief construction advisor and how he can treat the sector's procurement ills.

To stay tuned for more HVRTV video interviews watch this space.