Preparation in the face of supply issues and price changes

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OUR NEWS Preparation for supply issues & price changes Preparation For Supply and Price Changes James baker – Senior Sales Executive The past couple of years has been a challenge for construction as a whole. Supply issues have prevented many projects from completing and prices have increased. 2023 will see improvement in both supply and […]

9 Pieces of Equipment Your Construction Site Needs This Winter

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OUR NEWS Equipment Your Construction Site Needs This Winter 9 Tools and materials that you need to have this winter James baker – Senior Sales Executive Winter can be a challenging time for construction projects, with cold temperatures, snow, and icy conditions making work difficult. But with the right tools and equipment, you can continue […]

Predictions for the Construction Industry in 2023

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OUR NEWS And Nick’s reflections on a difficult 2022 nick baker – owner & managing director As 2022 comes to a close, Nick Baker, Owner and Managing Director of Wainwright Direct, shares his thoughts on the previous year in the construction industry, and what’s in store for 2023. 2022 has been a difficult year for […]

The Flats

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OUR WORK The Flats CLIENT – Woodley & Hart Limited LOCATION – Amersham DURATION – SAME DAY THE FLATS Woodley & Hart offer a suite of products and services, including design and installation work, and provide a fully project managed service. For this project, they were working with a contractor and found themselves facing a […]

Specialised Equipment Support

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OUR WORK Specialised Equipment Support CLIENT – PC Groundworks LOCATION – South East Essex VALUE – £900 Specialised Equipment Support Our client, PC Groundworks, hit an unexpected disruption when they had issues with a piece of equipment on site. They needed the equipment back up and running as soon as possible in order to complete […]

Majestic House

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OUR WORK Majestic House CLIENT – Byoot Develop Ltd LOCATION – Borehamwood VALUE – £45,000 MAJESTIC HOUSE Byoot Develop Ltd were struggling to source 50,000 units of the specific type of brick they needed for their new build project, consisting of commercial office space and 14 luxury apartments. CHALLENGES – availability SOLUTIONS – Wainwright Direct’s […]

Things Are Looking Up

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OUR NEWS Things Are Looking Up Product Availability Starting to Improve nick baker – owner & managing director The construction industry has been through a lot in the last few years, impacted by the recession and homeownership rates, which have been at all-time lows. During this time of economic uncertainty, many have faced difficulty finding […]

Our Industry’s Worker Shortage

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OUR NEWS Our Industry’s Worker Shortage Over a Quarter of a Million Construction Workers Needed by 2026 nick baker – owner & managing director According to a Construction Skills Network report, 266,000 new construction workers will need to be recruited over the next four years in order to meet demand. Construction is one of the […]

Is This Winter the Time to Start Your Self-Build?

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OUR NEWS Is This Winter the Time to Start Your Self-Build? 3 Reasons Why Winter Could Be the Optimum Time for a Self-Build nick baker – owner & managing director As a Building Suppliers Merchant, we speak to a lot of our clients about their upcoming building plans, and have noticed a pattern: Winter months […]

The Olympics

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OUR WORK The Olympics CLIENT – London Marquee Flooring LOCATION – LONDON VALUE – £60,000 The Olympics London Marquee Flooring were providing marquees and flooring for the London Olympics and were looking for somebody to supply them with £60,000 worth of plywood. CHALLENGES – time constraints, security SOLUTIONS – communication, organisation HIGHLIGHTS – communication, relationships, […]