Tag Archives: advice

#11 ~ Attitude & Work Ethics

Attitude & Work Ethic

Roger and Robin, fresh back from their summer holidays, jump back into podcast action and tackle the subject of having the right attitude and work ethics.

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Is Off-site Construction the Future?

Is Off-site Construction the Future of Construction

What is off-site construction? Off-site construction is the completion of elements or components for a structure at another location in a factory environment. Sometimes these components are assembled before being delivered to site. The off-site construction factories can either be permanent factories or ‘flying’ factories. ‘Flying’ factories are temporary facilities set up for a specific project and then moved once …

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5 Ways Builders Can Boost Their Online Presence

5 ways builders can boost their online presence

Caroline Pegden from TempaGoGo, an online temporary recruitment marketplace helping construction companies and builders find temporary staff easily, describes five ways builders can boost their visibility online. What distinguishes the construction sector from other UK industries? Its sheer number of workers who are self-employed. According to a 2018 Briefing Paper from the House of Commons, self-employed jobs in construction account for …

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#10 ~ Keeping Track & Organisation

Keeping Track & Organisation

Robin & Roger are back with another podcast episode to help you in your everyday work life and we're looking at getting organised and keeping track of materials, time and even 'people'.

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#7 ~ How to Find a Good Builder

Finding a Good Builder

It's hard to track down a good builder, in this episode, we offer some solutions beyond the usual first port of call for most people which are the trades recommendation websites.

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#5 ~ Dealing With Customer Complaints

Dealing With Customer Complaints

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:10 — 24.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSDealing with customer complaints can be the hardest part of any job, so it’s time for Roger and Robin to share their experiences and tips on how to handle customer complaints.

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#4 ~ Getting Paid, Bad Debts & Cowboy Customers

Podcast #4 ~ Getting Paid & Bad Debts

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 49:09 — 33.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSRobin is back with Roger to discuss the all-important issue of getting paid and taking every measure in avoiding bad debts so you’ll escape being knocked by cowboy customers.

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#3 ~ Fault Finding & Diagnosing Problems

Podcast #3 ~ Fault Finding & Diagnosing Problems

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:53 — 54.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSRoger and Dylan discuss fault finding and troubleshooting in the third episode of the Skill Builder podcast. Roger has developed a taste and knack for solving problems over the years and loves a challenge. In this episode, he talks about …

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#2 ~ Benefits of Going Self-Employed

Podcast #2 ~ Benefits of Going Self-Employed

It takes courage to leap from the security and comfort of your job, but the fact that you're here tells us that you're thinking of making the leap into the world of being the master of your own destiny.

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