
How’s it going? Stress, Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
Health & Safety Xpert 2019 BBC News released a video about the alarming prevalence of mental illness among men in the construction industry in the United Kingdom. Long hours, lack of job security and macho atmosphere are blamed for the high risk of suicide – three times higher than the national average for men. Like…

Top 10 tips: How to win over high value customers
Want high value customers with profitable extension or new build projects? Then you need to know their likes and dislikes. First off, what you think high value customers look for in a builder and what they actually look for are two very different things, so making assumptions is a risky business. We work with Better Business Group (BBG), who mentor building…
Builder Profit Guide and Business Model Overheads Spreadsheet
Your guide to profit margins and making more money Download Spreadsheet & Guide As part of our ‘We mean business’ series, we’re looking at costing each job accurately – and by that we don’t just mean the materials and labour – but the overheads for running your business and the profit margin you need to…

The inside scoop on what your competitors are doing
Our partners The Better Business Group (BBG) speak to customers of building firms every day. They’ve surveyed hundreds of thousands of homeowners to find out why they chose one building firm over another. Now you can benefit from this valuable information. Download our handy checklist highlighting what you need to do to enjoy the same…

EstimatorXpress 2019 is here…
If you want to see what easy, fast, business-changing estimating looks like, then please book an online launch demonstration now! Book your demo here Watch EstimatorXpress 2019 demonstrated live on your own computer screen (at home, office, garden shed…). One of our friendly (yes really), non-jargon talking Sales Consultants will be your tour guide. It…

Estimating software for builders and developers – meet Bob
Estimating software for builders and developers is today’s topic in our series of articles about the wide cross-section of the industry EstimatorXpress appeals to. Take a look also at Sarah and her partner’s small building firm and Callum and his start-up building firm. Building firms that have been going for a number of years and…