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You Find Out If a Job Made Money Three Weeks Too Late
By the time the last timesheet and supplier bill land, the job is priced and gone. Track estimated against actual as the work happens and see margin in time.
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Stop Typing Every Invoice Into Xero Twice
Raise it in the job system, re-key it in the accounts package, hope the codes match. Connect Xero or QuickBooks and send invoices and bills across in one click.
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The Quarterly Service Nobody Booked Until the Client Called
PPM revenue is the most predictable money you have, until a visit slips and the renewal gets awkward. How recurring visits generate and get billed in one batch.
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You Own £40k of Plant and Track It on a Whiteboard
Tools walk off site, services lapse, and nobody knows what a machine really costs. A QR-labelled asset register makes a phone the source of truth for the lot.
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Your First MTD Quarterly Update Is Due 7 August. Here’s the 45-Minute Checklist.
MTD for Income Tax is live for sole traders over £50k and the first quarterly update is due 7 August 2026. What to file, the penalties, and a checklist.
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JIB Rates 2026: The Uplift, the Grades, and What You Should Actually Charge
The JIB deal added 3.95% from January 2026, with 4.6% agreed for 2027. What the uplift means for wages, subbie rates and the charge-out rate you need.
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How to Price a Job So You Still Make Money in Week 43
The going rate is not a pricing strategy. Start from the hourly rate your business needs, estimate hours like a pessimist, mark up materials, and hold the line.
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You Pay Supplier Invoices on Trust. That's Where the Money Goes.
Field Forge checks every supplier invoice against what you ordered and what turned up, flagging price creep, double charges and over-charges before you pay it.
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The Gas Ticket Expired Last Month. You Found Out on Site.
A lapsed gas registration or 18th Edition you discover on site costs you the job and your credibility. A training matrix flags every expiry 30 days out.
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Your Quotes Are Sitting Unread. A Customer Portal Fixes That.
A quote sitting in a customer inbox is a job on hold. Move approval into a portal, get a dated yes, and stop the status-update calls eating your whole week.
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Your Job Sheets Are Three Days Behind and Sitting in a Van
Paper job sheets come back late, half-legible, and re-typed by hand. Digital job sheets capture the work, photos, and a signature on site, linked to the job.
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Stop Re-Keying Supplier Invoices
Field Forge reads supplier invoices, matches them to POs line by line, and updates your parts catalogue at the prices you actually paid. No double entry.
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Progress Invoicing With Retention, the Way UK Contractors Actually Need It
Claim by percentage across a job, hold retention at the rate you set and see the amount due, with reverse charge VAT and CIS handled. Every figure reconciles.
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MTD for Income Tax Lands This Year. Here's What 7 August Means for a One-Van Operation.
MTD for Income Tax started this April. If you billed over £50,000, your first quarterly update is due 7 August. Here's what it means for a one-van firm.
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When the EICR Watermark Sits in Your Customer's Inbox for Three Weeks
The standoff between issuing the certificate and getting paid is quietly killing your cash flow. Here is how to break it without giving up your only hold.
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When CIS Verification Fails on a Friday Afternoon
You verified the new lad and he came back at 30%. Why HMRC CIS verification fails, what to do about it, and the audit trail you will need before April 2026.
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