[ Industry advisory · Construction & trades ]

Strategic advisory for ambitious construction businesses.

Building is unforgiving. Margins move job to job, cash sits in WIP, and one mispriced project can erase a year of work. We sit beside builders who want visibility on the numbers — not surprises at year-end.

[ What we hear, again and again ]

The pressures inside builders & construction.

None of these are signs of a poorly-run business. They're signs that the financial relationship around the business hasn't kept up.

  • 01Cashflow swinging job-to-job, with money locked in WIP and progress claims
  • 02Margin leakage that only shows up months after the job is finished
  • 03Subcontractor management, retentions and variations creating constant noise
  • 04Scaling team, fleet and overhead faster than the financial structure supports
  • 05Tax bills that arrive at exactly the wrong point in the cashflow cycle

[ How we work ]

What strategic support actually looks like.

  1. 01

    Job-level profitability tracked monthly — not estimated at the end

  2. 02

    WIP and progress claim discipline so the cash position is real, not aspirational

  3. 03

    Pipeline and capacity reviewed against where margin actually lives

  4. 04

    Structure, asset protection and personal exposure built ahead of the next growth step

  5. 05

    Tax planning sequenced around the cashflow cycle, not bolted onto it

[ The numbers that matter ]

What good operators in this industry actually watch.

Not a long list — the handful of numbers that, watched consistently, change how the business is run.

  • 01

    Job-level gross margin

    Per project, by stage — where margin actually moves

  • 02

    WIP and unbilled work

    How much cash is locked up vs how much is real

  • 03

    Cash forecast (13-week)

    Visibility through the next round of progress claims

  • 04

    Labour and sub-contractor recovery

    Hours and trades sold vs paid for

  • 05

    Pipeline value & risk profile

    What's quoted, what's secured, what's exposed

[ Across the year ]

A real cadence — not a tax-time call.

See the full 12-month cadence →

[ The honest line ]

Strong builders build strong businesses. Our role is to make sure the financial side is keeping up with what's being built on site.

[ The next conversation ]

Build a more profitable business.

Bring the messy stuff. The numbers, the pressures, the decisions you've been putting off. The first conversation is structured, candid and obligation-free.

Book an introductory call →See the Command Centre

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