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It’s Wise Up Wednesday! Give A Man A Fish or Teach Him To Fish?

You’ve heard this old saying before; “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” And thanks …

Engineering Happiness – Can UK Construction Be As Happy As It’s Engineering Peers? We Believe So!

The new Engineering Happiness video from the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a cheerful and upbeat way of showing some appreciation for the UK engineering industry! The feel good video is …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday For Specialist Contractors – How You Can Get More Streetwise About Subcontracting!

Every week StreetwiseSubbie brings you Wise Up Wednesday! It’s a great little gem for all Specialist Contractors in the UK Construction and Engineering Industries. Regular readers will know that it’s a little …

Breakthrough Construction 2014 Conference Recap – What The Speakers Told Us

Our second annual conference, Breakthrough Construction 2014, was a colossal success, with over 100 delegates attending to see the 8 speakers including the keynote speaker Geoff Gilbert, Head of Commercial – Infrastructure …

“Innovate To Survive and Prosper” Was The Core Message at “Breakthrough Construction 2014”

The construction industry is on the edge of a revolution, and it’s either innovate and succeed, or stagnate and disappear! So says expert Richard Threlfall, head of Infrastructure at KPMG. Threlfall’s view …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday! 7 Critical Contractual Checks For Success

7 Critical Contractual Checks! Checking These Is The Key To Success This week’s “Wise Up Wednesday” is a very brief one about checking the terms you are letting yourself in for, BEFORE you …

A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships – Or Does It?

I have just received an email from a guy called Peter Thomson who many of you will know, is a great business guru and self publisher of hundreds of self improvement products. …

Its Wise Up Wednesday! Don’t Fall For Foul Weather!

The first month of 2014 has almost been and gone, and whilst things might be looking up, we need to stay  focused on doing the right things in our business, because the future …

A Christmas Wish From One Specialist Contractor – To Those Who Have The Power Or The Influence To Grant It

Here’s a sincere Christmas wish to everyone who has the responsibility for paying their suppliers and sub-contractors from one of the Specialist Contractors in our exclusive Linked In group; “To all the …

“Pihl files for bankruptcy after ‘too aggressive expansion”

This story caught my eye this morning because it has a number of key points that I would ask all Specialist Contractors to bear in mind. Pihl says; “The expansion took place …

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