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Think Twice Before Giving A Price

Case study I had a visit from a builder once up to the office. He carried with him a scroll of plans and he looked a bit flustered. He...

Get Cash Flow Flowing

Without cash, even the most successful business will struggle. Is your business cash hungry? Do you need to get your cash flow flowing?...

Tips for Competitive Tendering

Competitive tendering… It’s frustrating, hard and sometimes down-right un doable. It is the most common method of procurement in the...

If I was your client’s QS….

If I was your clients QS….. Settle down… I know most residential homeowners do not engage a QS to look after the financial side of their...

Everything Has A Cost

Case study Several moons ago, my team were working on some pricing for an earthquake damaged home on behalf of a homeowner who needed...

Employment Law – Part 2

Part two of this blog covers off the different types of employment contracts and the benefits and pitfalls of them, plus a few of the...

Employment Law – Part 1

The area of Employment is a much vexed one. Once considered by many not to be a serious area of law it has grown into a much specialised...

Fixed price contracts… Friend or Foe?

Covid… That awful word no one wants to hear. But it is everywhere and affecting everything from the obvious, health to health in our...

How to get the most of the money you spend on a QS – the Handover – Wisdom from Clare

Getting all the benefit from the transaction When you have sent a job to our QS team, and paid for them to do a full take off (measure...