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The rules you have to work to
Plain explanations of the UK regulations, deadlines and pricing decisions that decide whether a construction business makes money. Written for contractors, with the statute cited, and useful whether or not you ever buy anything from us.
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Pricing
How to price a job properly: labour, materials, plant and overhead
Most underpriced jobs are not underpriced on the trade rate. They are underpriced because the overhead was never in the number at all.
21 July 20268 min PricingWhat is a Schedule of Rates, and when should you price work with one?
A pre-agreed price list for units of work. It removes the argument from every small job and shifts all the risk onto how accurately you measure.
14 July 20266 minEstimark
Built for the way UK contractors actually work
Estimating, quoting, job management, timesheets, invoicing, CIS and site safety — with an offline field mode that installs to a phone and keeps working with no signal.