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A Winning Formula
A winning formula Kerry Webley, founded KSW Developments in 2020 and over the past four years has more than doubled his win rate. Kerry explains some of the reasons behind his winning ways. Kerry Webley began his building career fresh out of school at 17. After completing his apprenticeship in bricklaying, working for several firms […]
Numbers Game
Numbers game Jatinder Singh Hunjan of JS Legacy has never been one for numbers. When transitioning from a plumbing & heating engineer to running his own construction company, finance was a major concern. Below, Jatinder describes how Build Aviator has helped protect his profit while impressing clients. In 2000, I began my career in the […]
A Sustainable Model: Building more sustainably with Build Aviator
A SUSTAINABLE MODEL Karl Nicholson is one of the founders of Next Gen Luxury Homes, an evolution of K Design and Build that focuses on premium, technologically advanced, sustainable homes. Karl tells us the how and why of this latest venture and how estimating services have supported the process. “We’d created a successful business […]
Darren Tester Building Contractors: Evolving in the current economy with Build Aviator
Recently Darren Tester, founder of Darren Tester Building Contractors based in Suffolk, talked to Professional Builder Magazine about how he’s evolving his business in the current economy and how using Build Aviator is making a difference. “Like many builders, we’ve definitely seen a change in the last year,” said Darren who started his business in 2016. “We’ve gone from having a 15-18 month waiting list […]
Making Better Homes Awards 23
Making Better Homes Award 23 Are you a best-in-class builder, or do you know a rising eco-star? Nominate yourself or someone else for our MAKING BETTER HOMES AWARDS. If you’re passionate about sustainability, or you know a tradie who is, nominate a project by 23rd October. OUR WINNERS WILL EACH BAG £1,000 JEWSON CREDIT! Terms […]
Bespoke Living Construction: Building more sustainable homes
Events such as COP26 and the UN’s report into the impact of the climate crisis have pushed sustainable living to the forefront of the public’s mind this year. As more customers tell us their clients want to know about environmental products and practices, we spoke to Build Aviator customer, Laura from Bespoke Living Construction, who […]
Are homeowners now more concerned about sustainability?
Whether driven by the pandemic, or the ‘David Attenborough’ effect, now, more than ever, the general public is more concerned with being environmentally friendly. We have considered why and what it means for builders and tradespeople. Sustainability and eco-friendly building materials are nothing new in our industry. But for many years, these ‘green’ products seemed […]
How estimating services can keep you building
Marcus Jefford, managing director of Build Aviator explains how intelligent estimating software and services can help builders be more profitable, efficient and spend more time on the tools. With more people working from home than ever and after spending months confined to our houses, demand for extensions and conversions has soared. In fact, at Build […]
Build Aviator launches off-the-shelf project packages to help builders be more efficient
As demand for home extensions continues to rise [1], construction services provider, Build Aviator, has launched ByDesign, a collection of off-the-shelf project packages to help builders complete loft conversions and garden rooms with greater ease and speed. Created by Build Aviator’s ex-trade building estimators in partnership with a team of architects, the ByDesign packages include […]
How to market your business and win work as a tradesperson
Whether you’ve set out on your own to create a brand-new construction company or if you’ve been at it for years, marketing is always worth investing time in. Our Marketing Manager, Rachel Betts gives us her advice to help tradespeople to stand out from the competition and win more work. Online presence Having a website […]
How do I… apply the new NHBC standards?
The National House Building Council, (NHBC) is the leading provider of warranties for new build housing in the UK. Each year, the NHBC releases an updated version of its technical standards after working with stakeholders from across the construction industry to improve them. The standards provide the technical requirements and performance standards for the design […]
How to become a Green Homes Grant scheme installer
The steps to become a Green Homes Grant Scheme installer with Build Aviator To become a Green Homes Grant Scheme installer there are usually three steps: Set up a Quality Management System (QMS) if you don’t already have one Get your QMS and examples of work you’re doing Apply to be TrustMark registered But through […]