Swinford.ie @swinfordtown Why you should build your business in Swinford

I attended the Swinford.ie open night yesterday and as you will have seen over the last few months we have opened a new office in Swinford (a special thanks to Cllr. Michael Smyth for mentioning it yesterday at the event). Read More …

Currently working on own planning application for new office

I’m currently working my way through a planning application for our own project on the new office in Swinford, elevation below:

Mini-business cards http://www.moo.com/share/rhyxj7 10%off

I wrote this POST a while back on the new business cards (which I am still using). But I couldn’t resist this product from moo.com for ‘mini-business cards’. They follow the same premise for the larger version that I’m using Read More …

I genuinely sent this to an enquiry today & encourage all building professionals to do the same #InitialConsultation

Why architects need to charge for consultations: Background: Original enquiry was for me to visit house to increase light and warmth to the living room of an existing house. My response was to either: a. Conduct a site visit & Read More …

Well January, you haven't disappointed (business wise), one for @priteshpatel9

I posted THIS this at the end of December saying that January is the most popular month when considering construction work later in the year. Well the statistics have been astonishing with a 133% increase in site views since 2012 Read More …

Now that's a client. A short story.

I was debating whether to tell this story but I’m not mentioning any names, jobs or locations, so here’s the gist of the conversation: Me: If everything goes OK at the next meeting I’ll be asking for some money then Read More …

Why time sheets are important and why you should love them…

We’ve all been there, asked as a young architect by the partner or office manager to get the time sheets up to date. It was one of my least favourite jobs; I have difficulty trying to remember what I did Read More …