News & Updates
SHMS Annual Golf Day 2019
Every year we get a few clients and friends together from ourselves and SHMS Accountants to enjoy the sun, do some networking and most importantly, play golf! With 21 people joining us, it was our biggest golfing event yet with clients coming from all over the country to take part.
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of SHMS Contracting
10 years in business calls for a celebration! From becoming a small start-up in March 2009 to a thriving contracting company in 2019, Managing Director Stephen Humphreys has spoken about how the business has grown over the last decade. From The Ground(work) Up SHMS Contracting started after Stephen, an accountant who deals with several construction…
Read MoreConstruction industry continues to lose momentum amid Brexit fears
The UK construction industry is continuing to lose momentum in the economy amid Brexit fears. Growth in the sector has slowed a 10-month low in growth in January of 2019. A drop in the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Manager’s Index went to 52.8 in December, from 53.4 in November. This has since dropped even further to…
Read MoreUK construction growth slows throughout end of 2018
In the three months leading up to December 2018, growth slowed in the commercial property sector of the UK construction industry.
Read MoreMental health in construction | World Mental Health Day
Mental health in the construction industry is getting increasingly worse. Suicide is listed as the biggest killer of men under 50, and male construction site workers are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than the average male in the UK. Data released by the Office for National Statistics in 2017…
Read MoreGrowth in construction sector in Q2 of 2018
The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown recovery in the construction industry, with output increasing 3.3% in the three months to July. This follows a weak start to the year caused by the fall of Carillion, bad weather and Brexit uncertainty. After the fall in construction output at the start of 2018 caused by the Beast…
Read MoreSponsoring Portsmouth FC Player Ben Thompson
SHMS Contracting Ltd are happy to announce we are now proud sponsors of Portsmouth FC player Ben Thompson for the 2018/19 season! The central midfielder is currently with Pompey on a loan deal from Millwall, from August 2018 until the season end. His debut was made one day after joining. Ben claimed the Man of…
Read MoreSHMS Annual Golf Day 2018
Every year at SHMS we like to hold an Annual Golf Day. This year we held it on Friday, July 6th! Co-hosted by our friends at R F Fixing Ltd and S Courtney Contractors, it involved a day starting with bacon sandwiches, followed by 18 holes of Stableford golf, drinks and dinner at Skylark Golf & Country Club, Whiteley. Having…
Read MorePlumber wins legal battle against Pimlico Plumbers in workers’ rights case
The highly-reported Pimlico Plumbers case has drawn to a close as worker Gary Smith wins against them in the long-running legal battle. The ruling is expected to have huge consequences within the gig economy. The case, which disputes workers’ rights after the engineer claims he was unlawfully dismissed, has brought about much-needed discussion over the divide between…
Read MoreSubcontractor Portal Updates
We have recently made some updates to our client subcontractor portal! This is a secure online area where subcontractors can log on, view their payment history, CIS deductions and documents and more. The recent updates include: Copies of weekly/fortnightly/monthly CIS invoice and deduction information now available to view online. Ongoing year to date summary of CIS invoice and deduction information.…
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