Do you think about marketing your building firm better – but don’t know where to start?

• Do you want to undertake larger, more profitable work?

• Do you want a steady stream of decent business?

• Do you want to attract the best people to work for your company?

If the answer is yes, then read our tips and tricks. If you really want to raise your profile and attract the ‘better paying’ customer commissioning larger, more prestigious projects – there’s work to do (read more on high-value customers here). But all of it is definitely doable. Just remember, how you present yourself is all in the planning.

Extending homes by two storeys will no longer require full planning permission. Are you ready to help customers wanting to take advantage of this easing? The new rights to build two extra storeys on an existing property will come into force on 31st August 2020 in England only. The government has said the new rules are in being put in place to make it easier for homeowners to build more bedrooms for a growing family or for elderly relatives to have their own self-contained flat, for instance.

The next couple of years are going to be really testing so we want to help get you in the right zone, with your game face on and ready for any challenges ahead with the HBXL Builders Fightback campaign.

After the trauma of the global health emergency, the lockdown and then the re-starting of projects, just about all of the firms we’re talking to are coming out the other side in the mood for a new start. The Construction Leadership Council are preparing for a ‘reinvention’ of the industry.

Combining EstimatorXpress with PlansXpress is the shortcut to turning your building firm into the complete design and build package. Add a whole new revenue stream to your business by drawing your own architect quality plans using quick and easy CAD software designed specifically for builders and developers requiring no previous CAD knowledge.

Build firms looking to extend their operation should consider adding a design service to their tool kit and steal a march on their competitors.

With only 14 per cent of UK-based SME builders claiming to provide some form of design and build service means there’s an open door for those looking to expand.