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New Approach to Marketing for Specialist Construction Firm

Paul Fieldhouse on 2018-01-31 Introduction: A specialist construction firm based in King’s Lynn recognised the need to focus on developing a clear point of difference from the competition. They sought the help of WLP’s Paul Fieldhouse to help them with their growth plans. What We Did: worked closely with the board and senior management team helped deliver a clear business Read More...

Importers: So you thought you didn’t have to CE Mark?

Wilson Lee on 2014-12-04 Are you an Importer of Construction Products (e.g Bolts/Steel sections)? Do you know your obligations? This applies to those companies that import construction products such as steel sections or structural bolts from manufacturers outside the European Union. Since 1st July 2014 it also applies to companies that import fabricated steel complying with BS EN 1090-1. Read More...

The Truth About CE Marking

Wilson Lee on 2014-02-06 Although the July 2015 deadline has been and gone, some manufacturers affected by the Construction Products Regulation are still yet to tackle mandatory CE Marking. Unfortunately, a great deal of confusion seems to have arisen, so to help, here’s our simplified ‘take’ on the subject. What is CE Marking? CE Marking indicates a product’s compliance Read More...

Family Company Seek Benchmarking and Business Planning

Wilson Lee on 2014-01-23 Family company within the construction industry were seeking some benchmarking to confirm they were going in the right direction, this was completed and from that they discovered a need for focus and a plan for which they had little or no experience. A business plan as well as individual action plans were prepared, then agreed Read More...

Achieving ISO 9001 for a Small Demolition Contractor

Wilson Lee on 2013-10-25 A small demolition contractor needed to obtain ISO 9001 and comply with other requirements in order to appear on the tender list for the railways. We worked with them and developed their systems into one that was compliant with the requirements within 28 days and selected an Accredited Certification Body. They obtained registration within four Read More...

Changing ownership with less pain

Wilson Lee on 2013-10-03 A medium sized specialist contractor in construction had owners with who had grown at different rates. There was unhappiness in the camp about the contribution being made. A strategic review was completed and one of the owners admitted that he did not really have a role. The owner was bought out by the other owner Read More...