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Has the residential building industry changed for the better?
We kick off our ‘Running a small building firm’ podcast series with a chat between Joanna Mulgrew, Managing Director of the HBXL Group, and Adrian Wild, founder and Chairman of HBXL and past building firm owner and property developer. Adrian discusses the issues facing builders today and what would make life much easier for them.
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What you should know about PVC-u windows and doors
Why is PVC-u still popular? What are the best products? How should you be purchasing them? And what do you say to customers so that you can take charge of ordering them? HBXL MD, Joanna chats with Kevin Morgan, Commercial Director of Crystal Direct who has lots to say on the subject! Contact Crystal Direct on 01462 489 900 or at hbxl@crystal-direct.co.uk.
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Thriving in tougher times – Back to basics
Simon from The Better Business Group, one of the UK’s top mentors to builders, chats to Joanna, MD at HBXL Building Software. Together they talk through the best approach to business costs, profit margins, quoting, winning new work, what you want from your business and much more.
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How to make more money on your projects – Part 1: Customers and the psychology of quoting
Simon Lazarus from the Better Business Group maintains you can and should be making more money from every one of your building jobs. Simon explains to Joanna Mulgrew, HBXL’s Managing Director, the very practical steps you can take to reach this goal of greater profit.
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Building regs are changing: What it means for your building projects
Joanna, Managing Director of HBXL, is joined by Andy, HBXL’s Construction Engineer for a discussion on the changes to the UK’s Building Regulations. Mandatory from the 15th June 2022, they impact all residential construction projects. Are you ready for the new regulations?
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HBXL Shorts: How to manage the April changes to the Health & Safety regulations
Joanna Mulgrew, Managing Director at HBXL, gives a 5 minute run-through of the April 2022 changes to Health & Safety legislation – and what it means for building firms across the UK.
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Kevin Morgan: What the homeowner wants you to know about energy efficiency
Energy price pressures, the rising cost of living… it’s no surprise that homeowners want the most energy efficient windows and doors for their building projects. Not forgetting comfort – think air quality, acoustics, warmth. This episode with Joanna Mulgrew from HBXL and Kevin Morgan, Commercial Director of Crystal Direct, will give you everything you need to know.
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Financial planning for the future: retirement and business sale
Joanna, Managing Director of HBXL, and Chris Cohen, an Independent Financial Advisor from Comera Professional and a TEAM HBXL coach, talk about preparing now for the day you hang up your hard hat for the last time. Chris covers pensions, tax savings, as well as the option of selling your building business one day.
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HBXL Shorts: Renewable Energy – Your time to shine and make money
Renewable energy is a huge topic with homeowners right now – but do you know your stuff? Joanna, MD of HBXL, recently sat down with Jordan Davies, a Comera Energy engineer and TEAM HBXL coach, to find out the ins and outs of renewable energy and how builders can benefit financially. Here Jo explains how you could earn good money on solar panels – with next to no effort on…
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How to manage your cashflow better
James Powell from Comera Accountancy joins Joanna Mulgrew, HBXL Managing Director, to talk through various cash flow issues, providing valuable tips on how to make sure you know how much cash is coming in and going out. Even profitable building firms run out of cash – there can be lots of pitfalls. Make sure you have pen and paper at the ready – you’ll have so much good info to…
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How to make real money from the 2022 boom
Joanna Mulgrew, HBXL’s Managing Director chats with Simon Lazarus from The Better Business Group, one of our expert coaches from TEAM HBXL, about how to make the most of this boom time – because so many builders just aren’t. Simon explains what it takes to make a proper profit in 2022. There’s not a moment to lose if you want to avoid another ‘same-old, same-old’ year. To book your free…
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Webinar Recording: How to get an automatic estimate from your take off
Wouldn’t it be great if you could drop a file of your customer’s plans into take-off software, trace over the drawing, answer some questions, then import the traced plan into estimating software for a quote that the software calculates itself? Well that’s exactly what our Take-off & Estimate kit does. Hard to believe? Sit back and watch for yourself just how quick it is to create accurate, professional quotes and…
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