Latest Covid-19 financial support from the government

Following the Chancellor’s statement on 22nd October 2020, we have highlighted two government support schemes that we believe could be of interest to the construction community. Self Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Announced on 22.10.20 The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant has been given an Extension by the Government. It will provide support to the…

Public Health England: Covid-19 Early Outbreak Management

Public Health England (PHE) have provided advice on reporting cases of Covid-19 at your business premises. In the case of construction companies those business premises are both the company office and building sites. This is what they say: As an employer, you have a duty to ensure your staff report any symptoms of Covid-19 and…

HSE Construction Health Inspection Initiative – October 2020

This month the HSE is carrying out its latest construction health inspection initiative with health and safety inspectors targeting construction sites across Great Britain. Here are the details: The initiative will run from Monday 5 – Friday 30 October As with previous health inspection initiatives, the focus will be on respiratory risks. COVID-security is a…

How to make your building firm stand out from the competition with 3D models

Does your building firm stand out from your competitors? When costs are close there’s often little to choose between competing building firms – so what’s a homeowner to do? What is it that gets companies on to the short list? Visuals. Lovely images of what could be. Basically, an impressive visualisation of a dream extension…

Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan – what it means for UK Building Firms

The Winter Economy Plan has been announced! James Powell, from HBXL’s network partners, Comera Professional, runs through the Statement from the Chancellor on Thursday 24 September 2020. He explains the key points for small to medium sized building firms. New Job Support Scheme Firstly, the furlough scheme is not being extended, though there wasn’t much…

How to calculate the cost of being Covid-19 secure on the building site

Now you can calculate the cost of being Covid-19 secure – take a look further down the page at the step-by-step screen shots of the new Covid-19 Estimating Calculator in EstimatorXpress 2020. Being Covid-19 Secure on the building site comes at a price – one that needs to be passed on to your customers. After…