08/12/2026
Over half the firms facing rising costs, surveyed by the FMB and CIOB, still made less profit than they expected, or none at all.
Did yours?
Your next job might already be repeating the margin leak from the last one.
Busy isn’t the same as profitable.
One completed job, priced to make £35,000. Finished at £17,100.
Nearly half the expected profit gone, and the owner never knew until the job was complete.
The change was recorded. The extra design time was recorded. Nobody brought the records together until afterwards.
Comment “margin” and I’ll send you the details privately.
