Tag: late payment

When you’re not getting paid in construction, when is the problem not about payment?

Don’t confuse the two… Question: When you’re not getting paid, when is the problem not about payment? Answer: When it’s a dispute about valuation. The two things are interconnected but they are …

Wise Up Wednesday: Payment Dates… What Payment Dates?

This week’s Wise Up Wednesday is a bit longer than usual, but please stick with it, because getting this wrong could kill off your business! If you’ve agreed a schedule of interim …

Payment Still Major Concern Despite Increased Workload

Specialist Contractors are still suffering from late payment on public sector projects despite an upturn in workload. According to the latest survey payment remains a major concern for building services firms, with …

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 …

Wise Up Wednesday: Subbies Robbed of £8m

Specialist Contractors and suppliers have just been robbed of another £8million! According to the liquidator’s report, Kent based Contractor Allston Construction owed trade contractors and suppliers £8m when it ceased trading! That’s …

Wise Up Wednesday: Are You Still Having Payment Nightmares?

This week’s “Wise Up Wednesday” is a very brief one about avoiding Payment Nightmares… Some of the commentators say construction is on the up, but we know that many Specialist Contractors are …

Are UK Trade Associations Failing Their Members?

Trade Associations, are by definition “organisations that represent the interests of the member firms of an industry”. But when I look at what some of the trade associations in the UK construction …

It’s Wise Up Wednesday! Are You Still Having Payment Nightmares?

This week’s “Wise Up Wednesday” blog post is a very brief one about avoiding Payment Nightmares… Things might be starting to pick up, but we know that many Specialist Contractors are still …

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. …

Specialist Contractors – Make becoming more Streetwise YOUR only New Year’s Resolution!

What’s your New Year’s resolution this year? I can tell you that mine is to make sure that me and the team here at StreetwiseSubbie.com continue to make a positive impact on …

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