How to Start Your Own Construction Company and Win Your First Bid

This guide explains how to transition from jobsite operator to business owner by establishing a profitable construction company. It covers essential legal steps, such as registration, licensing, and insurance, alongside business management skills and core operational systems like job costing, project planning, billing triggers, and client communication. By combining trade expertise with business discipline, new contractors can win their first bids, manage risk, and scale sustainably.

Why Professional Liability Insurance is Ticking Clock for AE Firms

How and when a design firm reports a claim can have just as much impact as the claim itself, says broker, adding that often underused pre-claim assistance can address dispute issues before they escalate.

Liability Still Hazy For Cut Cable Air Traffic Disruption

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants to rebuild the air traffic control infrastructure

The Ticking Claims Clock

For architecture and engineering firms, professional liability insurance is a cornerstone of risk management.

Right-to-work changes: your liability for subcontractors

James Lamont is a senior associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law From 1 October 2026, contractors could be fined up to £60,000 for a worker lacking the right to work, even if they never met them or knew they were on site. It is the… The post Right-to-work changes: your liability for subcontractors appeared first on Construction News.

Defects Claims in Construction Projects - by Charles Russell Speechly's

A great summary of the contractual and legal position relating to defects claims in construction projects published in Charles Russell Speechly's 'Insight' journal on 24th March 2023

Metroun - Construction Bonds Explained, 09112022

In this video Metroun explore construction bonds, the different types of bonds available, and the purpose they serve throughout a construction project

Building Magazine - Sign the EWS1 form at your peril,

Sheena Wood of Beale & Co comments on the EWS1 form that was meant to offer reassurance about fire safety, but in liability terms it’s a death trap for consultants

Beale & company Webinar - Construction Law Update - NEC3 ECC - Part 2, 02112016

Following the overview of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) in their webinar on 12 April 2016, Beale & Company now look in more detail at the following topics which are of perennial interest: - compensation events, including guidance on how to avoid pitfalls in the mechanisms for their notification and assessment; and - the role of the Project Manager, both in relation to compensation events and more generally

Professional Indemnity Insurance & Design Liability Post Grenfell

Silver Shemmings Ash Seminars Jon Sharp of Silver Shemmings Ash discusses changes in the market place to Professional Indemnity Insurance & Design Liability post Grenfell Jon gives an overview of the Professional Indemnity & Insurance marketplace and why we are currently in a ‘hard’ market along with the facts around Grenfell as they stand today and why, going forward, your Professional Indemnity Insurance will cost you more and cover you for less!

Is it reasonable and market standard for a performance bond guarantor to restrict liability to pay until after completion of the guaranteed works?

How would you estimate a risk regarding green facade wit mid-size plants ? How would you solve liability issues?

PMJ Risk Solutions Ltd

PMJ is a specialist construction insurance broker, established to refocus on a personal broker/client relationship. We are dedicated to the provision of specialist, professional advice and arranging bespoke insurance portfolios for our clients. Our team of insurance professionals will be on hand to discuss your requirements and guide you through the complexities of a wide range of insurance products. Through a detailed understanding of your company’s needs, PMJ guarantee to protect your business interests through a range a well-designed insurance products. With specialist knowledge in all aspects of construction insurance, we have the necessary skills and market presence to design a bespoke portfolio, offering your company the best possible coverage at the most competitive premium.