The nine key construction health and safety documents in Health & Safety Xpert that will help you meet your legal obligations and give you peace of mind. Now is not the time to take any risks with your employees, sub-contractors, visitors on site or customers. Where Covid-19 requirements are relevant they are automatically incorporated into…More >>

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Health and safety fines – never had one? Don’t imagine you’ll ever get one? Geoff hasn’t got time for health and safety. Actually he’s never really given it much attention – even when work was quieter than it is now. He reckons it’s highly unlikely that the HSE will come knocking. It’s all scare tactics….More >>

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Last updated 8.1.21 Welcome to our Covid-19 Health & Safety advice and support page for building firms where you’ll find website links and information from organisations involved, like HBXL, in supporting the construction industry during this really difficult period. It’s an evolving situation so keep checking in as we’ll update as new information becomes available….More >>

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Nail 2021 in January! Not in six months time… If you don’t shake up your business now, then 2021 will run away like every year before. The only difference this year – we’re coming out of a pandemic – so there’s more at stake. And if you wait until you’re ready – you could be…More>>

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Here are five points that could help you personally as a building firm owner or manager. It’s not another new years resolution article. And we’re not suggesting you aim big or set your sights high. But we know that many builders want to nail 2021 after the nightmare that was 2020. But don’t hang around. Your competitors could in all seriousness be already working on 2022 quotes…More>>

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17 December 2020 The furlough scheme has been extended. The government today announced a further extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: The scheme will remain open until the 30th April 2021 (it was due to finish on 31 March) The Government will maintain contributions at 80% (up to the cap) for hours not worked….More >>

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Following the National Lockdown announcement in England, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month. Employees will receive 80% of their current salary for hours not worked. The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) – also known as the Furlough scheme – will remain open until December, with employees…More Info>>

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Hello, As you know, a national lockdown starts on Thursday 5th November. Non-essential shops, bars, restaurants, gyms, leisure centres and so on, will be closing. However the Prime Minister has explicitly said that construction and manufacturing should continue. Yes the building industry is very much open for business! The Construction Leadership Council has also confirmed…More Info>>

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Following the Chancellor’s statement on 22nd October 2020, we have highlighted two government support schemes that we believe could be of interest to the construction community. Self Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Announced on 22.10.20 The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant has been given an Extension by the Government. It will provide support to the…More >>

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EstimatorXpress 2020 has had more new features added to it and Jim the HBXL Technical Director explains two of them in the webinar recording here. The EstimatorXpress 2020 Gantt Chart has just got really clever.  And that’s because the development team has super-charged the Build Programme tool, as it’s also called. This advanced version uses…More >>

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