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‘Wise Up Wednesday’ – Specialist Contractors Commercial & Contractual Advice
‘Wise Up Wednesday’ is a weekly email newsletter from StreetwiseSubbie that’s focuses on different topics relating to contractual and commercial matters for trade contractors, specialist contractors and sub contractors in the construction industry.
Written by Contracts expert Barry Ashmore, it is designed to help specialist contractors in all construction trades to manage their work on site in a way that enables them to avoid the pitfalls and traps that help main contractors to avoid paying their subbies.
It is important that no work is commenced on a project until all of the contractual paperwork has been created, the scope of work agreed, with the timescales and prices approved and signed by the contractor and specialist contractor.
It is also important that the contract is checked properly by the specialist contractor so that he is absolutely certain that the content of the contract of the contract accurately reflects the work upon which he is about to undertake.
‘Wise Up Wednesday’ – and of course, StreetwiseSubbie’s expert contractual consultancy services – is designed to give subcontractors all the tools they need to stay out of trouble during the course of a project. And should you run into problems, then StreetwiseSubbie can help you resolve them in an efficient, cost-effective and timely way.
To register for your personal copy of ‘Wise Up Wednesday’ to be sent to your in-box each and every Wednesday, please email info@streetwisesubbie.com and ask to be added to the list. We know that it has helped hundreds of subcontractors, just like you, and it will help you too.
It’s Wise Up Wednesday: Recklessness, Hubris and Greed…
They sound like characters from one of Grimm’s Fairy Tales don’t they? Sadly, they are used to describe the way Carillion’s directors ran their business, as set out in a damning 100-page final …
Wise Up Wednesday: Don’t Be Scared Of The GDPR… (Part 2)
This week’s Wise Up Wednesday is Part Two. So if you didn’t see Part One drop us a line at info@streetwisesubbie.com and we will send it to you. As I said last …
Wise Up Wednesday: Don’t Be Scared Of The GDPR… (Part 1)
Usually, your Wise Up Wednesday e-mail concerns itself with contractual matters, but occasionally, I like to look at other topical matters going on in and around the Construction industry. Unless you’ve been …
Download all the April Wise up Wednesday e-mails in a single publication
Every Wednesday, Barry Ashmore, managing director of StreetwiseSubbie.com, sends out his Wise up Wednesday e-mail to all our e-mail subscribers. Full of important information to help specialist contractors to keep on top …
Wise Up Wednesday: Be Careful What You Sign!
Whilst there is more to this case than meets the eye (or has been reported), a director’s desperate attempts to keep his sub-contracting business afloat is a salutary lesson for anyone being …
Wise Up Wednesday: Check it… the contract that is
Please, please, please, check it. The contract that is! This weeks’s Wise Up Wednesday is inspired by the fact that time and time again, Specialist Contractors are getting shafted because they haven’t …
Wise Up Wednesday: Why Some Subbies Get Paid And Some Don’t!
Life would be much simpler if you did the work, sent in your application and received your payment in full and on time! But in reality, as a Specialist Subcontractor you will …
Wise Up Wednesday: Agreeing Variations Is Easy Right?
If agreeing variations was easy, then it wouldn’t be the greatest source of problems for Specialist Sub-Contractors in the construction and engineering industries! So, no agreeing variations is NOT always easy. It’s …
Wise Up Wednesday: Taking Advice!
Your Wise Up Wednesday today is about taking advice. Taking advice from time to time is a sign of strength, not a weakness, and here’s a quick quote that sort of sums …
#WiseUpWednesday: What’s The Future For Your Business?
The Past Does Not Equal The Future I love that phrase because it inspired me to take certain action about 30 years ago, and it changed my life. But, I would like …


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