Tag: late payment
We Can’t All Sit Around Waiting To Get Lucky Like Joey Essex, You Make Your Own Luck In Construction!
If you have been following I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! (and our side ways look at it via email, aptly named I’m a Specialist Contractor Get Me Out of …
A Year On And The Payment Situation Is Now Even Worse!
A year ago our first ‘State of the Industry’ survey revealed that a staggering 90% of Specialist Contractors were being subjected to unfair treatment or sharp practice, and regrettably our latest survey …
BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates Late Payment 11am Sunday 13 October 2013. Will You Speak Up?
Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism, as well as taking on listeners’ campaigns. This Sunday, 13th October 2013 at 11am, the topic for his BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates will be …
“Pihl files for bankruptcy after ‘too aggressive expansion”
This story caught my eye this morning because it has a number of key points that I would ask all Specialist Contractors to bear in mind. Pihl says; “The expansion took place …
StreetwiseSubbie’s Proposed Fair Treatment Charter Is Recommended by MPs as Solution To Late Payment Issues In Construction Industry
The Fair Treatment Charter, which was created by myself, put forward during my trip to Parliament and received overwhelming support during the official launch at our June conference, has been formally recognised …
Launch of Fair Treatment Charter at Our Sell Out Conference Could Mark Turning Point For Construction Industry!
On Friday, 7th June we hosted our sell out conference at the Nottingham Belfry Hotel, where near on a hundred delegates from the construction industry met to discuss how to turn around …
Barry makes headlines after he took the fight against late payment to Parliament!
As you may or may not have already heard, on Tuesday 23rd April our founder Barry Ashmore was invited to speak in a late payment evidence session in Parliament. During the session, …
How to make a claim for a late or non payment of £10,000 or less
Please note: If you have a claim worth over £10,000, please contact us on 01773 712116 or visit our website, www.streetwisesubbie.com, for individual advice and support for your claim. But what if you are owed …
Mandate For Subbies Fight Against Corporate Greed Hits The National News!
Image courtesy of James Hurley’s article on The Telegraph website Thanks to all 278 Specialist sub-Contractors who took part in our recent ‘State of Industry’ survey. (Results are here: https://www.streetwisesubbie.com/state-of-the-industry-survey-2012), and those …
You Must Find Out About Who You Are Intending To Work For!
As many of you who follow this blog or are in our LinkedIn Group will already know, in addition to being MD of StreetwiseSubbie.com Ltd, I am still very active on commercial …


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