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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: 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: 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 …

Should You Be Issuing Payment Notices?

If you employ Sub-Contractors this week’s blog is for you; it’s about the all important topic of Payment Notices. Is Your Payment Mechanism “Adequate”? Every construction contract (as defined in the Construction Act) must …

Another Two Specialist Contractors Bite The Dust…But Who’s Counting?

Another One Bites The Dust… (It’s two actually – but no-one seems to be counting) Just read about not one, but two Specialist Contractors that have bit the dust this week… McGrath …

UK Construction Blacklisting Scandal – It’s a Disgrace!

According to reports in today’s construction media Contractors involved in the construction blacklisting scandal have settled claims with another 180 workers. Campaigners claimed the latest payouts totaled “in the region of £15-20 …

Wise Up Wednesday: Would You Ignore Being Ripped Off?

​Imagine you are in the supermarket and your favourite wine is advertised at 50% off, you put a half a dozen bottles into your trolley (whilst your partner isn’t looking), but when …

“This nuclear power deal with China is one of the maddest ever struck” So says Polly Toynbee in the Guardian and I agree with her!

Not much keeps me awake at night, (it’s currently 4.48 am – and this has nothing to do with politics), but the sheer stupidity and arrogance of our current bunch of buffoons …

“Only Those Who Are Asleep Make No Mistakes…”

“Only those who are asleep make no mistakes” -Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, world’s largest furniture brand It’s only 7 words long, but what a great quote that is! Everybody makes mistakes, …

Wise Up Wednesday: Get Some Credibility!

We’ve put together our Streetwise Wise Up Wednesday Guides to give Specialist Contractors a quick burst of stuff that will help you in your business life. Sometimes quirky, sometimes hard hitting, but …

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