Built for Construction & Engineering

Your Materials Arrive
When You Need Them.

Small construction and engineering businesses lose thousands every week to material delays, over-ordering, and supplier chaos. We bring the supply chain discipline of large contractors, scaled to fit your size and budget.

Materials arrive late and projects slip, costing penalty clauses
Cash stuck in over-ordered materials tying up your working capital
No real leverage with suppliers, and you know it
Site managers on the phone chasing orders instead of managing the build
Tell Us Your Challenge How We Work
Materials On Time +35% delivery performance
£1M–£30M
Businesses we work with
Specialist
Construction & engineering only
Fixed-scope
No open-ended retainers
Your size
Built for your budget & team
Who we serve

Built for businesses the big consultancies ignore

Most supply chain consulting is designed for enterprise. We work exclusively with small and growing construction and engineering businesses, where every delayed delivery cuts directly into owner profit.

01
General building contractors
Running multiple projects with materials across timber, steel, fixings and M&E, managing different lead times for each with no system in place.
Typical size: £2M–£15M turnover
02
Specialist engineering subcontractors
Mechanical, electrical, structural. Tight programme windows, complex material specs and no margin for late delivery on critical-path items.
Typical size: £1M–£10M turnover
03
Civil and infrastructure firms
Bulk materials, plant logistics and sub-supplier management across multiple sites, procurement happening reactively, not planned.
Typical size: £3M–£30M turnover
What we actually do

Every engagement starts with your specific situation

We don't sell a service catalogue. These are the real scenarios clients bring to us, we design the right response around each one, not a pre-packaged solution.

Materials & procurement
"We keep running out of materials mid-project, or over-ordering and wasting cash."
We redesign how you plan and order materials, matching procurement to programme milestones and setting up reorder logic that doesn't tie up working capital.
Materials planning framework tied to your programme
Reorder system your team can actually use
Reduction in emergency orders and waste
Supplier relationships
"Our suppliers aren't reliable and we know we're not getting the best terms."
We audit your supplier base, identify concentration risk and underperformance, and help you renegotiate from a position of clarity, not desperation.
Supplier scorecard and performance baseline
Negotiation strategy and preparation
Preferred supplier framework
Project delivery risk
"Material delays are causing us to miss programme dates and it's costing us penalties."
We map supply chain risk on your upcoming projects, identifying critical-path items and long-lead materials early, and build a procurement schedule that removes the panic.
Critical materials register per project
Lead time mapped to programme
Early warning process for slippage
AI & data analytics
"We have lots of data but can't turn it into decisions we trust."
We build Python and Excel models that turn your messy supply chain data into clear operational signals, demand forecasting, OTIF tracking, inventory turns and supplier performance.
AI demand forecasting model
Supply chain analytics dashboard
Actionable KPI reporting
Resilience & risk
"We're too dependent on a few suppliers and one disruption could shut us down."
We run scenario analysis, map your sub-tier dependencies and design a supplier diversification and contingency strategy, before the disruption hits.
Supplier concentration risk report
Diversification strategy and alternatives
Disruption response playbook
Growth & scaling
"We're winning more work but our procurement process isn't keeping up."
We build the foundations for a supply chain that scales with you, removing the informal workarounds and owner dependency that work at £2M but break at £10M.
Procurement process documentation
Handover from owner to team
Supplier onboarding standards
Our approach

We start by understanding your operations, not selling you a framework

We don't arrive with a methodology and fit you into it. We spend time in your business first, then design around what you actually need.

1
Phase 01
Listen & Map
We spend time with your team, on-site if useful, to understand how your procurement really works today. Not how it's supposed to work on paper, but the real workarounds, relationships and pain points. No assumptions.
Site visits Supplier relationship review Cash flow mapping Programme analysis
2
Phase 02
Pinpoint
We identify the three to five things that, if fixed, would have the biggest impact on your margin and project delivery. Clear root causes, not a long list of everything that could theoretically be better.
Root cause report Priority ranking Impact sizing
3
Phase 03
Design
We design the practical changes, processes, supplier terms, ordering systems, Python and Excel models, that fit your team's reality. Built for a business your size, not a Fortune 500 playbook.
Process redesign Supplier negotiation briefs Forecasting models KPI dashboards
4
Phase 04
Embed
We stay alongside you through implementation. Not handing over a document and disappearing, working with your team until the changes are working in the real world, not just on paper.
Implementation support Team coaching Monthly advisory Progress reviews
How to work with us

Three ways to get started

We've designed our engagements to fit different starting points, whether you want a quick diagnosis or a full transformation.

Starting point
Supply Chain Review
A structured two-week assessment of your procurement, materials and supplier relationships. You leave with a clear picture of where the problems are and what to do about them.
  • Two-week engagement
  • Diagnostic report with prioritised findings
  • 30-minute debrief with recommendations
  • No implementation commitment required
Right for: businesses that want clarity before committing
Most common
Core engagement
Fix & Embed
We identify your top supply chain problems, design the fixes and work alongside you to implement them, staying until they're genuinely working, not just documented.
  • 6–12 week engagement
  • Diagnosis + solution design
  • Hands-on implementation support
  • Measurable outcomes defined upfront
  • Fixed scope and fixed cost
Right for: businesses ready to make real changes
Ongoing
Fractional Advisor
Monthly support as you grow, 2–4 calls per month, KPI reviews, procurement decision support and risk oversight. A supply chain expert in your corner without the full-time cost.
  • Monthly structured review
  • Ad hoc procurement advice
  • Supplier negotiation support
  • Rolling 3-month commitment
Right for: post-engagement, scaling businesses
Our engagement model

Diagnose. Design. Deliver.


Diagnose

Hypothesis-driven review of your supply chain. Root causes, cost impact and a priority action plan, not a report full of generic recommendations.

 

Design

Future-state supply chain model. Planning frameworks, Python forecasting models and KPI dashboards, custom built for your operations, not off-the-shelf.


Deliver

Implementation support, team coaching, monthly advisory and continuous performance tracking. We stay until the change is embedded, not just documented.

Our mission

Turn messy data into clear operational decisions

So construction and engineering companies stop firefighting and start planning.

  • 1 Data-driven, not opinion-led
  • 2 Fixed scope, fixed fee, no surprises
  • 3 Built for messy real-world SME operations
  • 4 Custom Python, Excel and Power BI models, not off-the-shelf
  • 5 We stay until the change is embedded, not just documented
Supply chain operations

Construction is different

Supply chain advice built for how construction actually works

Programme-driven procurement. Subcontractor dependencies. Bulk material volatility. Plant logistics. We understand these dynamics, not just supply chain theory.

General building
Multi-trade coordination, fit-out procurement, domestic & commercial
M&E contractors
Long-lead equipment, specialist suppliers, programme-critical delivery
Civil engineering
Bulk materials, plant management, groundworks supply chain
Fit-out & interiors
Short lead times, FF&E coordination, client-specified products
Structural steel
Fabrication lead times, programme risk, sub-supplier management
Groundworks & drainage
Aggregates, pre-cast products, import material planning

Ready to Stop Firefighting Your Supply Chain?

Start with a conversation, no pitch deck, no sales process. Just a direct discussion about what's happening in your business and whether we're the right people to help.

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