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Contractor Duties under CDM 2015
Contractors are those who do the actual construction work. They can be either an individual or a company. Summary of role/main duties Plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control so that it is carried out without risks to health and safety. For projects involving more than one contractor, co-ordinate their activities with others in the project team – in particular, comply with directions given to them by the…
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Principal Contractors are contractors appointed by the client to co-ordinate the construction phase of a project where it involves more than one contractor. Summary of role/main duties Plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate the construction phase of a project. This includes: liaising with the client and principal designer preparing the construction phase plan organising co-operation between contractors and co-ordinating their work Ensure that: suitable site inductions are provided reasonable steps are…
Read moreDesigner Duties under CDM 2015
Designers are people who, as part of a business, prepare or modify designs for a building, product or prepare or modify designs to system relating to construction work. Summary of role/main duties When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during: construction the maintenance and use of a building once it is built and; provide information to other members of the project team to…
Read morePrincipal Designer Duties under CDM 2015
The Principal Designer will be replacing the role of CDM Coordinator as part of CDM 2015. This means that during the pre-construction phase the responsibility will be upon the Principal Designer to to ensure that Health & Safety is considered. The Principal Designer is a designer appointed by the client in projects involving more than one contractor. They can be an organisation or an individual with sufficient knowledge, experience and…
Read moreDomestic Client Duties under CDM 2015
Who is a domestic client? A domestic client is someone who has construction work carried out on their own home, or the home of a family member and which is not carried out in connection with a business. Local authorities, housing associations, charities, landlords and other businesses may own domestic properties but they are not a domestic client for the purposes of CDM 2015. If the work is being carried…
Read moreClient Duties under CDM 2015
A client is an organisation or individual for whom a construction project is carried out. Summary of role/main duties Make suitable arrangements for managing a project. This includes making sure that: other duty holders are appointed sufficient time and resources are allocated Clients must also make sure that: relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties welfare facilities…
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Five most common project management mistakes
Project management is key to every successful building project. Without effective management, mistakes can occur that will affect the project, its profitability and in some cases contribute to the failure of the project entirely. We will be looking at five common project management mistakes and how to rectify them. Insufficient project plan Unsurprisingly one of the most common mistakes in project management is not actually having a project plan in…
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Profit disappearing? Get it back with EstimatorXpress.
Making profit in construction made possible by EstimatorXpress. Making profit in construction is something a lot of builders and developers fail to accomplish. For some, making profit isn’t even an aim. It is not uncommon for building firms to work on a basis of ‘getting by’. At HBXL we believe this is madness! Can you imagine any other type of business believing that making a profit wasn’t possible? But we understand…
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15 ways you could save time running your building firm
How well do you spend your working day? You know, in a lifetime you spend literally years sleeping, eating and queuing, months and months checking junk emails, sitting at traffic lights, brushing your teeth… So what about making the rest of your precious time really count. Construction companies are typically fully on. And if you’re the boss you could easily be involved in estimation, delivering quotes, design, planning permission, approvals,…
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EstimatorXpress. More than estimating software. Tips to improve your building company with the EstimatorXpress My Projects toolset
Want to make a higher profit by managing your construction company better? Follow our tips to improve your building company by making your projects work for you. Bringing estimation software on board to help your building firm can provide more benefit than just faster and more accurate estimating. Read on to find out about one of the many hidden advantages of investing in estimating software. Why estimating software? It’s…
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Cloud Estimating software : EstimatorXpress – the most connected build cost software.
Store, share and locate all your estimate files easily and securely in the Cloud or Server. All the advantages of working on your estimates offline on your desktop, combined with the benefits of multi-device, multi-location and collaboration features of cloud estimation software. No version conflicts! Empower your business to get organised. The Evolution of estimating. Cloud connected estimation software. HBXL estimating software EstimatorXpress provides a range of powerful back-up and…
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The latest construction software guaranteed by regular development!
HBXL have had a great 2016 filled with regular construction software updates and a whole heap of awards for our estimating software – EstimatorXpress, our company as a whole and our fantastic support team. Read on to be reminded of all the improvements we’ve made to our range of market leading construction software products for builders and developers so you can check if you are bang up to date with…
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