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Win a £370 Lenovo laptop in the HBXL prize draw!
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Why your construction company shouldn’t overlook the Building Safety Act
Future Space welcomes interns for inaugural programme
HBXL recently joined the Future Space intern programme and signed up our first intern! See what Future Space, where our head office is based, have to say on the subject: The start-up and scale-up businesses at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) tech and science innovation hub Future Space have opened their…
Win a £370 Lenovo laptop in the HBXL prize draw!
Election? Not another one? Well this is something quite different. We’re not one for speeches but… HBXL’s aim is to improve the chances for building firms across the UK. We want to see all builders feeling more confident about their future with help from digital technology and outstanding support. Our spending plans include continued investment…
PlansXpress and the two buses at once
PlansXpress 2019 – the journey continues You know the analogy “you wait ages for a bus then two come a long at once”, well such is the journey with PlansXpress. This is what happens when you leave our development team in a darkened room! Bus No.1 – it’s arrived! First came PlansXpress v.5. This was…
Builder testimonial: How James changed his way of estimating
Hi James, tell us a bit more about who you are and what it is that you do? Mainly from a commercial QS background, I consider myself quite set in my ways using my Excel spreadsheet, spending 4 to 5 days on every job which gave me a sense of confidence that the price was…
Why your construction company shouldn’t overlook the Building Safety Act
If you’re a residential construction company in England, the Building Safety Act 2022 is something you need to be aware of. And that’s regardless of whether you’re working on an extension or a five-storey apartment block. Download your free guide >> While much of the public conversation around the Act has centred on high-rise buildings,…
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…