Our latest views and opions relating to the quantity surveying sector
To be the best, quantity surveyors must have proper site experience
The simplicity of the academic route into the quantity surveying profession is not compatible with the complexities of the construction industry, and this is lea...
How is the digital era creating a divide in the construction sector?
As the world increasingly turns to digital technology to help us work more efficiently, the implications of the relentless application of new tech-driven process...
Why construction's divisive 'class' system is limiting new technologies and impacting on recruitment
The structure of the construction industry and the way it operates is limiting accessibility to the new technologies that are so important in helping to improve ...
Industry bodies are part of the QS recruitment problem, not the solution
The organisations whose role it is to support and promote the quantity surveying (QS) profession have lost their way to the point where they are now part of the ...
Why should a construction subcontractor use Quantum CPM's services?
If you're a subcontractor in the construction sector and you use the services of an accountant, a bookkeeper, a health and safety consultant or other specialist ...
Why writing more persuasively will help you get the outcome you want
When you communicate in writing - most commonly in emails these days - do you ever stop part way through composing what you're saying to consider if you are comi...
Do specialist sub-contractors need to use quantity surveyors?
Is quantity surveying seen as something that only main contractors need to get involved in? Stephen Pilling, founder and director of Leeds-based Quantum Group, w...
How your email 'signature' could be exactly that - and legally binding...
Email has replaced hard copy letters in so much of our daily work. As a communication method it is far more convenient, faster and more reliable than a letter - ...
Could you do your job without checking as you go along?
Measuring and checking may be part of the job whatever trade you are in. But are you doing this in one of the areas where it can have the biggest impact on your ...
How's your contract progressing?
It may seem a simple question, but do you really know the answer today? And will you be able to provide a written record of how your contract was delivered in si...
Avoid recurring procurement nightmares by outsourcing to Quantum
Are your contracts getting off on the wrong foot before you even start on site because you haven't had time to get all your specialist sub-contractors and suppli...
Are your retentions being well retained?
Do you find it hard work getting retention payments that are rightly yours, despite completing everything during the defect liability period? Outsource the manag...
Start getting your final accounts in order from day one
If final accounts cause you a headache on nearly every contract, the way to ease the pain at a time when you are most keen to get paid could be to get into the h...
Don't let fixed price contracts ruin your business profitability
The past two years have seen unprecedented inflation in the prices of construction materials and increased labour costs due to a shortage of skilled people acros...
Do contract variations keep leaving you out of pocket?
When you are faced with variations in your contract, the worst thing you can do is bury your head in the sand about notifying your client or assume the way you d...
Know when to 'tap out' of a messy contract
Don't gamble on the promise of more work based on the success on your first contract Here at Quantum, we see the horror stories of construction industry Sub-Con...
Quantum take new 'company car' for inaugural run!
Not every company can claim to have a classic 1980s/early 90s sports car on their fleet, but with the Peugeot 205 GTI lovingly restored by Quantum Group director...
Quantum Group builds QS team with investment in next generation
Pontefract-based quantity surveyors the Quantum Group have strengthened their team with the appointment of a young construction professional and investment in t...