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Written for people who buy labour or work on site, not for search engines. Mostly the questions we get asked often enough to be worth writing down.
Articles
- Pricing
What construction agencies actually charge
Most agencies quote one number and keep the split to themselves. Here is what sits inside a charge rate, and the questions that get you a straight answer.
28 August 2026 - Pricing
Percentage margins versus a fixed fee, in money
A percentage looks harmless at a labourer rate and stops looking harmless at a skilled one. The arithmetic, without the sales pitch.
27 August 2026 - Hiring
How to write a labour order that fills first time
Most orders that go unfilled were never fillable as written. Six lines of detail decide whether you get the right people on Monday.
26 August 2026 - Compliance
CSCS cards explained, and what a card does not tell you
What each card colour means, what it proves, and the checks a card was never designed to cover.
25 August 2026 - Hiring
What actually moves construction pay rates
Why the same trade costs different money in March and September, in Northampton and Nine Elms. What to do about it when you are setting a budget.
24 August 2026 - Compliance
The April 2026 umbrella PAYE change, and what it means for your supply chain
From 6 April 2026 the PAYE liability on umbrella supplied workers sits with the agency, and where there is no agency, with the end client. What to ask your suppliers now.
23 August 2026
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