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What is your USP?

At GWS, ours is that we do not sub contract any of our work out. Our staff are specialised in their particular field within the industry which allows us to carry out all types of projects, many of which require different skill sets. Our guarantees are with us and us...

What would be your no.1 ‘non negotiable?’

At GWS it’s to assess and value safety above and before winning any job. This approach can sometimes mean we earn less and in some cases mean we do not earn at all through not being awarded contracts because our approach means we are too expensive. Here are three...

Do you know what ‘vicarious liability’ means?

It is “the responsibility of the superior, for the acts of their subordinate” Having 28 roofers across London on many different sites, I’ll be the first to admit, this is a daily anxiety for me. This is why at GWS, we select our staff members very carefully but also...

The value of experience

This is another one of the younger lads I mentioned a few weeks ago that we have concentrated some time and effort on. Sam actually left GWS for a general building company about 6 months ago which in hindsight has actually worked out for the best for the both of us...

How do we approach variations?

Pimlico SW1 This is our first job for a new client and as in any new working relationship I have been keen to make a good impression. The majority of the specification is leadwork so when I saw that there was no mention of ventilation I had to raise the issue early...

Acton W3

Very pleased to have finally got this one signed off this week. It’s a job I posted around 10 weeks ago. Logistically, it was quite tricky having to carefully work around all of the solar panels and satellite dishes on a daily basis. We also had to deal with quite...