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Wise Up Wednesday: Don’t tender for any jobs at any price

This week’s Wise Up Wednesday looks at one of the most effective things you can do to find more quality sales leads, and it’s not as difficult – or expensive – as …

Wise Up Wednesday: Construction in Crisis? BBC Radio 4

Construction in Crisis? File On 4: 8:00pm Tuesday 10 July 2018.   As a specialist contractor I would encourage you to tune in to this in depth programme on Radio 4 to …

Download your June ‘Wise up Wednesday’ compilation here

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: Another Day another Set Off…!

The title of your Wise Up Wednesday this week is derived from the fact that almost every day another Specialist Contractor contacts us to get our help because his account has been clobbered …

Wise Up Wednesday: Subcontractors Write Off £2.8 Billion A Year!

According to a new report by Bibby Financial Services, Subcontractors are writing-off a staggering £2.8 Billion in bad debts every year as non-payment continues to blight construction.   It’s not surprising therefore …

9 Headlines That Show It’s Been a very Bad Year For Specialist Contractors

“System makes it too easy to shaft subcontractors” “Failed Cover Structure owes £9m to trade creditors” “Subbies left out of pocket as North West contractor goes under” “Angry subcontractors left with unpaid …

Wise Up Wednesday: Bad Contractors or Clients Are Bad For Your Business!

Welcome to this week’s Wise Up Wednesday, the Specialist Contractor’s regular weekly burst of useful information, sometimes hard hitting, but always quick to read and designed to help rather than hinder your …

Download your Wise UP Wednesday May Compilation Here

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: Subbies Owed £9.2m Won’t Receive A Penny!

The collapse of M&E specialist Vaughan Engineering Ltd has left subcontractors and suppliers holding unpaid bills totaling more than £9m. The firm called in administrators at its three UK offices in March …

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 …

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