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Turnaround in confidence amongst construction firms as 30% secure funding for growth and development
|Date: 29 July, 2024

Turnaround in confidence amongst construction firms as 30% secure funding for growth and development
More builders and SME construction firms applied for finance to support growth and development in Quarter ...
More builders and SME construction firms applied for finance to support growth and development in Quarter 2 2024 than at any other time in the past 18 months, according to the latest analysis by Purbe ...
29 July, 2024
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Report shows UK tradespeople are business confident in 2023
|Date: 11 August, 2023

Report shows UK tradespeople are business confident in 2023
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Despite adverse conditions taking hold of the UK economy, new research ha ...
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Despite adverse conditions taking hold of the UK economy, new research has shown that tradespeople are amongst the most confident of small business owners in the UK. Th ...
11 August, 2023
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Taylor Lane explores the time and money saving benefits of timber frames
|Date: 13 July, 2023

Taylor Lane explores the time and money saving benefits of timber frames
Liam Hale, construction director at Taylor Lane Timber Frame, explains more about timber frame as a moder ...
Liam Hale, construction director at Taylor Lane Timber Frame, explains more about timber frame as a modern method of construction and how it can save SME and micro builders both time and money. Timber ...
13 July, 2023
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Builders at risk of folding if forced to pay to clean up England’s rivers
|Date: 23 December, 2022

Builders at risk of folding if forced to pay to clean up England’s rivers
Housebuilders have hit out at plans to buy ‘nutrient credits' for building on protected wildlife sites wh ...
Housebuilders have hit out at plans to buy ‘nutrient credits' for building on protected wildlife sites where pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus have leached into rivers. They claim many smalle ...
23 December, 2022
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SMEs ‘finding ways round’ material shortages
|Date: 26 August, 2021

SMEs ‘finding ways round’ material shortages
Construction SMEs are finding solutions to address material shortages, despite the widespread effect they ...
Construction SMEs are finding solutions to address material shortages, despite the widespread effect they have had on the industry over the past year, according to Construction News. More than seven i ...
26 August, 2021
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Brickflow: a new concept in development finance
|Date: 15 February, 2021

Brickflow: a new concept in development finance
A new concept in development finance has ambitions to make the process of securing funds on the most favo ...
A new concept in development finance has ambitions to make the process of securing funds on the most favourable terms quicker and easier. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to one of the founders ...
15 February, 2021
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Three out of Four SMEs Expect Growth Over Next Five Years, According to MetLife Survey
|Date: 15 October, 2018

Three out of Four SMEs Expect Growth Over Next Five Years, According to MetLife Survey
Small and medium-sized companies are confident about their prospects over the next five years although th ...
Small and medium-sized companies are confident about their prospects over the next five years although they are worried about the potential impact of Brexit and ongoing concerns about recruiting staff ...
15 October, 2018
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SME Housebuilder: Licence to Skill
|Date: 9 October, 2018

SME Housebuilder: Licence to Skill
How can we raise standards in the building industry? Alli Gay of CHI Homes explains how one SME housebuil ...
How can we raise standards in the building industry? Alli Gay of CHI Homes explains how one SME housebuilder is doing its bit. Our daughter has been helping out in CHI office over the summer and asked ...
9 October, 2018
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UK Finance and FMB Launch Guide to Development Finance for SME Builders
|Date: 5 October, 2018

UK Finance and FMB Launch Guide to Development Finance for SME Builders
SME house builders are to be given help in navigating the development finance process and accessing the f ...
SME house builders are to be given help in navigating the development finance process and accessing the funding they need, following the publication of a new guide by UK Finance and the Federation of ...
5 October, 2018
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Top FIVE Things to Consider in Construction Business
|Date: 17 September, 2018

Top FIVE Things to Consider in Construction Business
Tradify share five key factors that will have a fundamental impact on the way most trade and construction ...
Tradify share five key factors that will have a fundamental impact on the way most trade and construction businesses operate and explain why looking to cloud based solutions can really help you get ah ...
17 September, 2018
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Rise in Number of New Construction Businesses
|Date: 13 April, 2015

Rise in Number of New Construction Businesses
There has been a sharp rise in the number of new construction businesses being set up – the first time th ...
There has been a sharp rise in the number of new construction businesses being set up – the first time the sector has seen a net increase since the financial crisis, says NoPalaver Group, provider of ...
13 April, 2015
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10 Top Tips For SME Builders Receiving Claims Or Disputes
|Date: 11 December, 2014

10 Top Tips For SME Builders Receiving Claims Or Disputes
Partner at Gateley, Gerard Khoshnaw, a Top 50 national law firm, offers his 10 top tips for SME builders ...
Partner at Gateley, Gerard Khoshnaw, a Top 50 national law firm, offers his 10 top tips for SME builders when receiving claims or disputes Know your contract Your plot sale contract is the single most ...
11 December, 2014
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