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6 Ways to Premiumise Your Business & Win Higher Value Clients
‘Premium’ isn’t about high prices – it’s about perceived value. It’s about building the belief that you can charge more (and justify it). Ben’s video explains how changing the way you position your business wins you higher value projects.
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How to Increase the Profit in Your Building Company
It’s not easy running a building company. It’s even harder to make ‘proper money’. We can help. This is a practical guide for anyone wanting to builder a stronger, more profitable business for now and into the future.
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A Contracts Guide For Residential Builders in the UK
t’s easy to overlook Customer and Sub-contractor contracts while everything’s going smoothly – that’s until something goes wrong. That’s when you wish you had a clear, written agreement with your customer or subcontractor that is legally binding. Whether it’s a dispute over payment, delays, or changes to the work, a contract helps protect your business and your reputation. This short guide explains why contracts matter, what you risk by not…
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A Residential Builders Guide to the Building Safety Act 2022
Yes, the Building Safety Act is for every builder. Despite much of the talk being around cladding on high rise buildings, the Act has been created as a framework for design, construction and management of safer, high-quality homes across the board. The Act came into law in 2022 but has been added to in subsequent years. We think it’s pretty complex! So, we produced this guide, hopefully to help break…
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The essential estimating guide and build cost checklist for builders
Accurate estimating is the key to a profitable building business. Get it wrong, and you risk lost earnings, delays, or unhappy customers. This guide walks you through the essential steps of pricing a residential project, highlighting what to consider and how to avoid costly mistakes. Plus, to make your life even easier, you’ll receive a handy Build Cost Checklist with useful prompts to tick off for each stage of the…
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A Risk Mitigation Guide For Residential Builders in the UK
You care about your business and you want to achieve your goals. You know things can go wrong and want to either avoid it happening in the first place or at least minimise the fall-out. The building game has a tendency to throw curve balls, so while you’re juggling projects, finance, trades and whatever else, get your hands on this guide, and all its practical recommendations.
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How to win more work: A guide for residential building businesses
Want valuable tips to keep your building business in regular quality work? No matter how busy you are right now, don’t pause your marketing – or your quoting. It’s never good to go from a standing start as each job ends. There needs to be a constant stream of activity. But you know this – that’s why you’re here! This guide provides tips on raising your profile to maintain interest…
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7 ways to improve the profit in your building company
In this short video, Joanna, MD of the HBXL Group and one of the lead tutors at the HBXL Skills Academy runs through the key factors that are hampering your financial success and what you need to do to improve your profitability.
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PROFIT CHECKLIST: 20 items to tick every time you start a job
This accompanies our Profit-making guide. Adopt the points and you’ll not only protect your profit margins, you’ll run a more financially secure building business overall. It’s a must for every business ready for change.
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Free Business Profits & Overheads Spreadsheet Template For Builders
we understand the challenges builders face in managing their finances and maximizing profits. That’s why we’ve created a comprehensive, easy-to-use Overheads Spreadsheet specifically designed for UK builders. This tool will help you gain a clear understanding of your business costs, ensuring you can price your jobs accurately and run a profitable business
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Free Method Statement Template For Builders
Want a free Method Statement template designed specifically for UK builders and developers? All it takes is a second. Fill in a couple of details below and we’ll send over your method statement by email, instantly. Even better than that, you could produce all your health and safety documents in a matter of minutes and with no almost no typing required! Furthermore, Health & Safety Xpert will produce automatically select…
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Free Cashflow Forecast Spreadsheet Template For Builders
Cash is so important to your business. Basically do you have enough money in the account to pay the bills? You can’t manage it all in your head. That’s why we’ve produced this free cashflow template. Simply download and start using. You’ll see that Joanna, HBXL Managing Director, has personally helped prepare this – since she looks at HBXL’s cashflow forecast on a daily basis! Joanna has given you suggested…
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