Special Report: Finding Finance for New Developments

Harry Midgley from Funding For Business Network explores the options open to housebuilders seeking finance for new developments. The recent recession was a watershed for sourcing finance as High Street banks abdicated from their role as main funders of business. Subsequently a multitude of secondary lenders filled the vacuum. For property developers this presented both…

HBXL Building Software wins Construction Software Provider award

The Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards 2018 recognises businesses transforming their respective industries and the standard-bearers of excellence by continually setting industry trends as well as showing significant advances in terms of innovation and improvement. The judges at Corporate LiveWire have chosen winners for “Construction Service Provider” Award. Based on who have had a…

EstimatorXpress 2018 Spring update – new features

EstimatorXpress 2018 Spring update is here! The award-winning estimating software being used by builders across the UK, has had its latest update. Users know that every few months there will be an update, from fixes to feature additions. And for the start of May 2018 the software has undergone some clever changes that improve the…

New Toolbox Talks in Health & Safety Xpert 2018

Health & Safety Xpert users! We’ve added new Toolbox Talks in Health & Safety Xpert 2018. Helping users with upholding their health and safety obligations is an ongoing process so as well checking for any changes in legislation, fixing minor bugs, we regularly update the software and add new documents. If you don’t already have…

Just another day at the office…

As featured in April 2018 Issue of Professional Builder. Read our tips below… For business owners who prefer being ‘on the tools’ – standing knee deep in mud in all weathers (in fact anything) – is better than wading through office paperwork and grappling with admin. So what construction business owner could plan a day…

Have you got the 4 cornerstones to a successful project?

Know what to do to be safe, legal, on time and in profit… You wouldn’t build a property on dodgy foundations, so why build your business with poor operations and admin that’s not up to the job? Running your firm this way you reduce your chances of making a profit – and worse – have…