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Now is the time to become skilful at getting out a quote fast. In months to come it will pay-off as you get your name in front of the customer before the competition does. And ‘quoting fast’ is one of the goals in the HBXL Re-start Action Plan. You know ‘fastest finger first’ the initial round in ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ Fun fact – Shannon McGehee from the…

Watch the video chat (below) Jo had with Richard from Comera Energy our new solar panel partners, and discover here how your residential building firm could win from working together. Want to earn some extra money with little input? Make decent additional profit with a product that you don’t have to install yourself! Want to go the extra mile for prospective customers and provide a USP compared to your competitors?…

14-day cooling off – that’s what you have to give a customer when they agree to use your building services. At the point of purchase, you need to say in writing that the homeowner has the right to cancel the contract within 14 days without giving any reason. Our quick Q & A explains the situation and offers you a simple, inexpensive solution, ContractsXpert. What does the customer have to…

Stage payments are the way to go. Asking for a payment out of the blue to buy some materials never goes down well with a customer. It either worries them that you’re skint or disorganised. However, asking for payment along the way is perfectly acceptable, in fact it’s good practice, so long as you make it a contractual arrangement. So if you’ve always wanted to formalise payment for building work…

An important 6 minute read on using your computer to grow your building business The most powerful piece of kit in your building business is actually your computer. In many ways, the profit doesn’t come from your work on site. It’s what you put into your computer and what you get out of it. The team at HBXL has put together some tips for success whilst sitting at a computer…

Quick takeaways: HBXL estimating software is less daunting than you think! We’re here to help you every step of the way It’s not about the risk of change – it’s the risk of not changing Worried about risking time and money on estimating software? What if you’re actually putting your business at risk by NOT taking the plunge? What if, by delaying, you’re actually costing your business money? I’ll stop with…

HBXL Building Software has been helping builders excel for 20 years! The company came into being in the year 2000. The same year the Y2K Bug didn’t end the world, when the International Space Station was inhabited for the first time, Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to win all four Grand Slams, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire became the fastest-selling book ever… And over the past 20…

Quick Takeaways: It’s worth making the most of the next four months and see through your New Year goals. Finding the time to quote isn’t so difficult with the right tools The summer is drawing to a close and there’s a back-to-school vibe – which interestingly seems to effect most people whether they have school-age children or not? So if you’re feeling newly motivated, following a difficult summer period, you’re…

Our 2019 suite of construction software for general builders is out now. EstimatorXpress 2019 is a new piece of kit altogether and we list the best bits below. Our other software solutions have undergone some valuable updates with clever new features added to the mix. The updates to the software below, give you an idea of the ongoing improvements we make that subscribers automatically benefit from throughout the year, as…