Sub-Sight, the UK’s first truly focused online directory of construction sub-contracting companies has been relaunched this week, with a fantastic new look.

But the re-skin of the site is just the tip of the iceberg and belies the real magic of a website which has already connected many sub-contracters with vital business contacts at main contracting and development companies.

The concept is simple. You own, or are responsible for a sub-contracting business in one of twenty counties in the Midlands and South-East of England. Times in the UK construction industry are tough at the moment.

You need to make more business contacts at main contracting and development companies.

This is exactly what Sub-Sight will deliver for you.

Put simply, your company will appear as one of only twelve companies within the geographical area and construction sector you choose. (see below)

How does advertising on Sub-Sight gain you business?

The driving force behind Sub-Sight is not, as you might expect, an advertising agency but a company called Aspire Recruitment Group, one of the most successful specialist construction recruitment consultancies in the UK. Having been involved in the construction industry for around ten years, and having built some of the best relationships in the business, Aspire Recruitment’s consultants would often be asked by contacts at main contracting companies to recommend sub-contractors for local projects.

In Sub-Sight we have created a more structured way of enabling the two parties to come together. Sub-Sight is marketed heavily towards the companies who need companies like yours. It has been developed, with the help of main contractors, to be useful to main contractors. The simple navigation and search systems give accurate results and prevent you from unwanted contact from people wanting services you don’t provide.

Analytics

As a company advertising on Sub-Sight, we provide you with up-to-the-minute information on who is looking at your company home page, who has asked for your contact details, and who has clicked through to your website. You can also login to your own portal and find much more detailed information.

Partnerships – Glenigan

Our partnership with Glenigan, the largest provider of construction business intelligence in the UK, enables us to bring you the latest information on construction projects in your areas. We  provide you with the information that you need to gain more business.

You can find out more about our partnership with Glenigan here.

What next?

Why not call us on 0845 678 5577 for an informal chat about advertising your business on Sub-Sight, or fill out this simple form and request a callback from one of our friendly team?

Sub-Sight, the UK’s first truly focused online directory of construction sub-contracting companies has been relaunched this week, with a fantastic new look.

But the re-skin of the site is just the tip of the iceberg and belies the real magic of a website which has already connected many sub-contracters with vital business contacts at main contracting and development companies.

The concept is simple. You are a Construction Manager, Construction Director, Quantity Surveyor, Contracts Manager or Project Manager at a main contracting company. You are working on a construction project outside of your normal geographical area. Or you may be experiencing difficulties with the sub-contractors you would usually bring in to take charge of a part of your project. You need to find new subbies for the project. Quickly.

This is exactly what Sub-Sight will deliver for you.

Simply:

1. Choose a County that your project is in
2. Choose a Sector, or type of subcontractor
3. Tick the Size of Contract that the subcontractor package is worth
4. Press Search

It really is as simple as that.

Your search results will appear as an accurate list of exactly the type of contractors you are looking for. (See below)

Then feel free to look search through the companies on your search results. Once you have found one that you feel would suit your requirements, you can contact them with details of a project and invite them to contact you.

Add to that, our partnership with RiskDisk, one of the nation’s leading credit reference organisations, and you have a complete package whereby you can search for,  source and reference prospective sub-contractors before working with them. This lessens your risks and, by choosing sub-contractors local to your project, you can help to reduce the carbon footprint of the project.

Sub-Contractor new to Sub-Sight?

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Principal contractor/ developer new to Sub-Sight?
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The new areas will go live on the site during September 2009 but spaces within the new areas are selling fast as publicity surrounding Sub-Sight grows.

This means that Sub-Sight now comprehensively covers twenty counties in the South-East of England and is actively working to put sub-contractors in touch with developers and principal contractors in the following areas:

Since its inception in March 2009, Sub-Sight has helped scores of sub-contractors in the South-East of England find new business due to their inclusion in the directory.

Now, due to phenomenal demand, Sub-Sight has extended its scope to cover another 13 counties (see below) and, as a result, has set a target of £25m in new contracts for sub-contractors in this newly extended area.

The 4000+ current projects within this region amount to a total value of over £3.8billion so far this year, ands this does not include the work going on in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics. This means that there will be somewhere in the region of 80,000 sub-contract packages going out to tender. Our intention is to ensure that, through effective networking on their behalf, our Sub-Sight members pick up a proportion of this work.

£25million works out at less than 1% of the total works being carried out in the region. Not such an unrealistic target after all? It stands to reason, when analysing these figures, that many of the sub-contract packages on projects in this region must be going to firms from outside the geographical region. Sub-Sight aims to re-claim a portion of the revenue in the Midlands and South-East of England for local firms.