January 2008 Press Release

HSE Head of Construction Stephen Williams outlines HSE major ‘Falls and Trips inspection initiative’ after major rise in number of deaths on construction sites.
Last year the number of deaths in construction rose by a massive 28% to a total of 77 workers.
Although this figure is still lower than five years ago, […]

Article appeared in Professional Builder Magazine, January 2008
The art of the matter
After much deliberation Professional Builder, along with a team from HBXL, has chosen the overall winner of the 2007 Xcellence Awards.

With 11 candidates to chose from, the decision was not easy, with each monthly winner all displaying attributes, skills and company philosophies that […]

With the majority of manufacturers expected to put up material prices by 10% in the New Year, builders are being advised to factor this into any new estimates and quotes.
The warning comes from Anthony Botibol, marketing manager at HBXL, the building software specialist company, who says that builders who don’t review their material prices will […]

UK builders have just been given a huge boost to their position in the building industry. Now today’s builder can take ownership of every aspect of a project thanks to the ground-breaking software packages developed by HBXL, the industry’s leading software provider.
No one until now has given builders the tools to be able to draw […]

Extract taken from Professional Builder Magazine, December 2007
If I had a Hammer
For Lee Goodwin, having played for West Ham United FC, he was well used to being part of a team whose sole goal was winning and has continued in that tradition in his building career with HBXL’s Xcellence Award.

Unfortunately for Lee, […]

Article taken from Master Builder Magazine, November 2007
To run a successful building business you need to keep a close eye on the accounts and in particular the cash flow. However, as most builders would agree, making sure that the books balance is probably not their strongest subject. Fortunately, those who don’t always make sure […]