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Elemental Pricing – Benefits and Pitfalls
Hey I was checking a builders work the other day and I realized something – HEAPS of you price elementally when you are working on jobs yourself and you don’t…
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Red QS Myths debunked!
Its interesting the tales you hear when you speak to people who have heard of you but never spoken to you directly… I’ve heard a few goodies lately so I…
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Subbies – how do they price?
Believe it or not – they work twice as hard as you might think I spend plenty of time talking about how builders should price their jobs, and how to…
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Matchy Matchy… Builders Road Map
Builder/QS partnership …. Its so much more than just a price Some people think that making a successful profit on a job just comes down to the pricing done at…
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Don’t chop your margin!!!
It’s not a bargaining chip! Why is it that every time I hear a builder trying to make the budget of a project work for the client, the first thing…
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The New Zealand Building Economist
Builder Dick Willson, the Apprentice’s Champion Dick Willson was born in Napier 1932, not long after the Napier earthquake, to a father working in demolition and rebuilding work. Dick could…
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Builders taking a stand on pricing…
Do you know what’s exciting???? How many builders are truly considering the cost of pricing when dealing with clients. A few years ago, the concept was completely foreign. Builders were…
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My home reno #8
One of those really tough days Its been a rough few weeks at the reno….. our lovely pup who was the best friend of all the tradies (especially those who…
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