GET YOUR LABOUR IN THAT FIXED PRICE RIGHT!
Accurately quoting a fixed price for labour is one of the trickiest parts of pricing a job. This month, the…
Business Tips
BUILDING RESILIENCE
With recession in the headlines, the Successful Builder outlines how your business can buffer itself against the effects of a…
BUILD YOUR BRAND
What can birds teach builders about marketing? How to get your brand out there! Do you need to “get your…
FLEXIBILITY FACTORS
Following on from our Builders Business column, which highlighted the perks employers offer to keep good quality employees, we decided…
WHY YOU NEED NUMBERS
Have you run your business “by the seat of your pants” and managed? Well done. However, today’s challenges may require…
POWER OF PRESENTATION
Quit losing the sales that you should be getting for the wrong reasons You’re a great builder and you know…
STAYING UP TO SPEED
Quantity surveying practices go hand-in-hand with estimating, quoting and tendering for work. These business practices are essential to operating a…
SURVIVING AN IRD AUDIT
IRD steps up monitoring of tradies around the country to find those not declaring income Construction is a hotbed of…
BUSINESS SYSTEMS: THE ‘POST-IT NOTE’ METHOD
Having a system that ensures everyone is on the same page work-wise means you don’t have to supervise the team…
ON THE RECORD
Failing to keep proper site records can lead to hours of expensive arguments, court action or loss of an LBP…
TOP PLATE CONNECTIONS
It can be difficult to understand the requirements for joints in top plates – below are some pointers on best…
BEST PRACTICE PRICING
Advice on applying quantity surveying theory to residential building projects In the past, pricing for a residential project meant writing…
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