
Hand tools: COVID-19 health & safety advice
COVID-19 and hand tools are a dangerous combination. Think how easily the virus could be spread from one person to the next and the next… Want to know how often you should clean hand tools during the COVID-19 crisis? Here we outline best recommendations for a responsible cleaning regime and why you should have one….

Is it time to press re-set on your building firm and make some big changes?
I’ve been talking to building firm mentor Simon Lazarus about using the re-start in a strange new world as a trigger to think bigger and better and move upmarket. In other words, avoiding going back to the same-old… Book a free online 1-2-1 Business Review with Simon >> Watch my Power Hour video chat with…

Re-start: Practical advice and tips for building firms during the Covid-19 crisis
Updated 19.5.20 This page is where you will find tips, advice and a series of ‘Action Plans’ on how to get your game face on, prepare for battle, and come back positively from the Covid-19 crisis. We’ll keep adding to the page so keep coming back! You’ll find our summary of the very latest financial…

Covid-19: Safety on building site advice
Get the latest Health & Safety Xpert – with new Covid-19 documents >> Read our useful Q & A and download the HBXL Covid-19 quick guide here >> Sign up to watch our ‘Power Hour’ video chat with a Health & Safety expert >> We’ve broken down the government’s ‘Working safely during COVID-19 in construction…

Covid 19: Building site safety quick guide and Q & A
Download your HBXL Covid-19 Quick Guide to site safety here >> Get the latest Health & Safety Xpert – with new Covid-19 documents >> Sign up to watch our ‘Power Hour’ video chat with a Health & Safety expert >> Take a look at our safety Q & A below. The government launched ‘Working safely…

Part III: How to price for profit and not just to fill the diary
This is the third in a series of three articles on knowing your costs, for improved financial health and a better chance of winning good profitable work. You’ll find the other two articles here: Part I: How to reduce your overheads >> Part II: How to include all the costs in your estimates >> “Growing…