How to Create Success in Construction Project Budgets

Having the right budget for any construction project is vital. Without it, complications and obstacles can become even costlier for the companies in charge. Successful construction project budgets ensure buffers are allocated for setbacks, while also maximising profit.

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A Guide to Sustainable Construction in 2023

For construction businesses, adopting a sustainable approach must start from the outset. What must you do to achieve sustainability within your construction organisation and projects?

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How to Save Money in Construction

As construction output is forecasted to drop by 3.9% in 2023, construction companies face a rocky road ahead. Many will be looking to make efficiencies across the board in order…

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How to Break Down Silos in the Construction Industry

In any business, a silo mentality can be a problem. The term silo is used in business to refer to the corporate structure where groups of individuals doing a similar…

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How Digitalisation Benefits Health and Safety on Construction Sites

No two construction sites are the same. Hazards and risks must be identified and mitigated, with safe working practices understood and implemented by all site personnel. It’s vital that sites…

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Construction Industry Trends in 2023

The past two years have been chaotic for the construction industry. From Brexit hampering supply chains to the COVID pandemic halting or severely impacting work across much of the industry,…

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The Benefits of Software for Quantity Surveyors

Quantity surveyors are increasingly using technology to help digitise their processes, create a single source of information throughout the project and make financial reporting easier at the project end. From…

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Building Safety Act and Information Access: The Golden Thread

The Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017 caused the avoidable loss of 72 lives. In its wake, the UK government vowed to introduce stricter and more robust laws that would…

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What is the Construction Industry Scheme?

  The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is an HMRC scheme to help manage contractor and subcontractor tax. It ensures that tax is deducted at source from payments to subcontractors where…

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The Benefits of Accounts Payable (AP) Automation

Modern, automated accounts payable (AP) systems are far smoother, more efficient and more environmentally friendly than traditional manual processes. The days of manual AP operations are numbered. Paper invoices are…

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