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The benefits of using our estimating service are huge…
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Valuable customers want smart-looking quotes. (So do banks.) They also want detail. Accuracy. A plan. Lists. Schedules...
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Quoting was never meant to take over your life. It stops here. Let us relieve you of your estimating workload.
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We work with regularly price-checked materials (we’re not tied to one merchant) so you don’t lose out.
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100% accurate estimating calculators quantify everything. Nothing’s forgotten. We’ll include your mark-up too.
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It’s ever so easy. Either call us on 0117 916 7898 or upload your plans and elevations to here.
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ONE OF OUR MANY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS.
Sheldan Camden, Lunnon & TilburyAm I happy with the service?
Absolutely 100%. Ian my account manager, the estimators, first class. You couldn’t ask for more.
Charles OKell,When we heard about HBXL, we challenged the Estimating Service to run a quote for a very complex job.
They are clearly used to dealing with builders and know how to fit communications around our busy working lives!
The end result was both accurate and very in keeping with the image we’re looking to present – we’ve now taken delivery of the full suite of software.
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Phil Angus,They've hit my project deadline every time and have given plenty of support with my estimate once delivered.
Phil Angus Construction Management
Clive Welton of Clive Welton & PartnersHBXL’s Estimating Service team has priced many projects for us over the past three years. We’ve always found them punctual and polite and their communication skills are exceptional. We’ve made some unusual requests but nothing is too much trouble for them. We cannot recommend them highly enough.
WHY OUR CUSTOMERS COME TO US TO TAKE
A LOAD OFF THEIR MINDS
What we always do…
Take the time needed to get the job right
Assign one estimator from start to finish
Raise any queries with you
Use prices from multiple merchants
Stick to the timeline What we never do…
Incentivise to speed through customer’s jobs
Use more than one estimator on a quote
Make a ton of assumptions
Use prices from one merchant
Let deadlines slip Estimating service news.
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Ever wondered why building firms give their jobs to our Estimating Service?
You may or may not be surprised by the reasons… “I just don’t have the time to do it myself” It’s a vicious circle. You need to get the work in to do the work, and when you’re doing the work you haven’t got time to get the work in. Something has to give if...
Three steps to outsourcing your building estimates
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2019 has just got serious. It’s time to quote like crazy.
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What to consider when costing a roof
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Wish you weren’t here! The importance of holidays away from the building site – and computer
How many hours have you invested in your business this year already? In just one day this week we’ve heard from two builders who have been getting up at around 4am to get paperwork done before putting in a full shift on site. And we regularly receive emails from builders in the early hours of...
What to consider when costing a walling system
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The hidden costs of building Part 2
Last month we considered my top 5 hidden building costs including site appraisal costs, finance fees, trees, sloping sites and site acquisition costs. This month we’ll concentrate on my hidden costs 6-10. As well as basic build costs involved in the actual construction of your home there are a number of “secondary “ costs that...