by Carroll_Estimating | Sep 24, 2024 | Exterior
Have you ever considered outsourcing your QS work? All the major construction companies are doing it these days. It saves time, resources, overheads, and so much more. If you’re only used to hiring in-house, read on to see the six major differences between using a...
by Carroll_Estimating | Sep 17, 2024 | Exterior
The time is coming when your projects will be judged not just by cost and quality but by their carbon footprint. The push toward sustainability is picking up. There’s still a lot of work to be done, but you need to start thinking about carbon now because, in one...
by Paul Devereux | Sep 10, 2024 | Exterior
Tenders are a dime a dozen. You hear that ping of a notification as another one lands in your inbox, and you think you’ll look at it later because you’ve got clients and paperwork to deal with right now. But later comes and goes, and before you know it, you’re...
by Paul Devereux | Sep 3, 2024 | Building
Being a contractor is a constant juggling act. Between new tenders coming in, costings to be done, and final accounts to be produced, it’s easy to let something drop. We’re all guilty of taking on too much or not managing our time right every now and then. But...
by Paul Devereux | Aug 27, 2024 | Building
When you’re pricing a job it can be easy to use market rates to come up with your numbers. It’s the quickest solution and makes sense if you think clients are accepting bids from different contractors. You might think it keeps you competitive. But you might be doing...