Don’t be a cowboy client

Building projects require good organisation and management in order to run smoothly, on time and to budget. Who should you choose to run yours?

People are often bemused when they find out that I have my own agent. Is that necessary, they ask? To which I say, emphatically, yes – particularly when they are as brilliant as my agent is. But it is

Even I, with my exotic lifestyle and winning social manners, do not expect to bump into an MP just wandering around the streets of London. It’s taken four decades or so for us to be sitting in the rig

Ensure prized plants, trees and possessions stay intact during your project by following these simple steps

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