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Can you objectively assess your business and build a strategic plan to move it forward?
May 14th, 2012Those in the construction and property trade face unprecedented challenges. The UK’s stagnant economy has forced many companies to adopt a ‘back to basics’ business plan to help keep them afloat. It has also forced them to be flexible with their approach. Every day we read reports about the rise and fall of property prices. This week we hear from[...]
Flooding - Could water damage cost your business?
May 14th, 2012Winter has now passed and we have survived the freezing temperatures, but as we have seen recently, despite having a drought, many commercial business premises can still be susceptible to water damage from flooding. Quite often we don’t take the same care and responsibility over our commercial premises as we do our homes yet they are just as susceptible to flooding.[...]
Property companies - Don't get caught out by Employment law
May 14th, 2012THE complex and frequently changing nature of employment law make it a minefield for employers in the construction and property sector amongst others.. The law is regularly reviewed with the most recent changes introduced on February 1. Understanding and implementing these new changes can be incredibly difficult and time consuming for bosses – and businesses are acutely aware of the ever[...]
Building and Property companies - Can you reduce staff overheads?
April 13th, 2012The property market freeze saw home buyers hit the lowest level in 27 years in 2011 despite record low mortgage rates on offer, the Council of Mortgage Lenders announced this week. Sadly it is an undisputed fact that the construction and property industry has been one of the biggest casualties of the UK’s slowdown. The lack of first-time buyers in[...]




John Thornley
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Hello Danielle
We are firm of Chartered Surveyors located in Stockport, acting for clients throughout the UK. We specialise in Motor Trade & Trade Counter clients and offer a personalised service across the breadth of surveying functions including rather unusually a maiantenance helpdesk.
I would like to receive an electronic copy of your magazine on a regular basis and would be happy to contribute articles that hopefully would be of interest. Please let me have some more information.
Many thanks
John Thornley
http://www.fairhurst-estates.co.uk
Mark Potter
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This is the sort of useful article that ought to be appearing on this site. It is one of the issues that has to be remembered when moving premises if the move out of your current workplace and your move into the new one takes place in advance of the lease terminating on your current workplace. Even if you are off the hook as far as further rental, rates or maintenance charges responsibility is concerned you still need to make absolutely sure that insurance responsibility has passed to the landlord/owner or new tenant of your property and that is clearly documented.
David Cole
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We supply and install standalone alarm systems in the North West that are battery powered (typically 2 – 4 year life) which are ideal for empty property where power is disconnected.
Movement sensors can send a video of the cause of activation to a mobile guard’s smart phone in approx 40secs.
This is should help to:-
a) reduce the level of damage/theft as response will be rapid
b) reduce guarding costs as the cause of alarm is verified
c) potentially reduce claims/insurance costs
For other areas, we can recommend providers of the same equipment.