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Wise Up Wednesday: 10 years of Streetwisesubbie.com!

This is the penultimate Wise Up Wednesday this year so let me start by wishing you, your family and your team a very Merry Christmas. As Christmas comes around and the end …

Wise Up Wednesday: Are You Prepared?

The past few years have been anything but plain sailing for the construction industry, and the total number of construction insolvencies in England and Wales rose 12.4% year on year in the …

Wise Up Wednesday: Is Interserve Next?

Wise Up Wednesday Is Interserve Next? Whatever happens to Interserve in the next few days or weeks, I will say the same thing I said about Carillion in January this year. I …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday: Payment Alarm Bells!

It’s Wise Up Wednesday Payment Alarm Bells! Small and medium sized building firms have sounded the alarm that banks are again withholding funding on projects. The latest survey of over 300 members …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday: Banks Have Cut Lending To Contractors!

It’s Wise Up Wednesday Banks Have Cut Lending To Contractors! Banks have been steadily cutting lending to construction companies over the last six months. Latest figures from the Bank of England show …

Wise Up Wednesday: Essential Contract Law

It’s Wise Up Wednesday! A series of short emails to help you stay on top Essential Contract Law Our Wise Up Wednesday Guides are sometimes quirky, sometimes hard hitting, but always guaranteed …

Wise Up Wednesday! How To Beat That Aggressive QS!

Our Wise Up Wednesday Guides are sometimes quirky, sometimes hard hitting, but always guaranteed to make you think and take no more than 2 minutes to read. The Contractor’s Aggressive QS Construction …

#WiseUpWednesday: Identifying And Valuing Variations In Construction

This week’s Wise Up Wednesday is about the all important  subject of variations. The identification and proper valuation of variations is arguably the greatest source of problems for Specialist Sub-Contractors and it is …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday! 10 Ways To Make A Positive Impact On Your Specialist Contracting Business

Running any business is tough, but running a Specialist Contracting business is even tougher! Here are 10 things you can do to make a real positive difference in your business; Keep Score:It’s …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday!

The past few years have been anything but plain sailing for Specialist Contractors in the construction industry, and we have already lost 5,500 companies to insolvency in the space of just 2 …

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