Retention is the quiet margin killer on shopfitting contracts. Here is what to track, why spreadsheets struggle, and what changed in 2025. On a ten-contract shopfitting ledger, retention is rarely the thing that keeps […]

Plus: our new guide to job costing software for shopfitters is live. Hello,UK Construction Week London wrapped at ExCeL on Thursday. For three days, 25,000-plus people from across the built environment were within a […]

If you run finance or operations at a UK shopfitter, you already know the drill. A contract feels profitable until the final account. Then the production manager admits a fortnight of factory time was […]

Within construction and manufacturing, joinery and shopfitting face unique challenges. Where every project is bespoke and deadlines are tight, production bottlenecks can be the difference between profit and loss. Even with the best estimates […]

Construction and shopfitting companies don’t usually fail because of lack of work — they fail because they don’t see what’s happening with their costs until it’s too late. Margins in this industry are tight. […]

At Contract Controller, we’re always looking for ways to streamline processes and make your work easier. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a new update to our quotation system that helps you quickly find […]