BUILDING ENVELOPE


marketplace a little bit better. You need to consider if there might be external factors that will have a knock-on impact on your build. Brexit, Covid, and the war in Ukraine, are all key examples of how an outside inuence can impact your build. When there is uncertainty, a default reaction is to panic, and when this happens, everything is affected. Stock is depleted, costs go up and companies go out of business. This all needs to be studied and factored in. One way around this is to put more onus on the suppliers and manufacturers that you use. Are they universally trusted? Are they synonymous with quality? Are they proven to deliver? Are they industry leaders? All of these questions must be asked and answered. If they tick all the boxes, it is clear that they are market leaders for good reason. For example, we invested in new


warehouse facilities and stock so that we could deal with uctuations in the maret, utureproofing ourselves and our customers, to ensure that no matter the situation, we would never miss an install day.


windows at the earliest possible moment, you can effectively manage delays out of the build process.


The second step is understanding the


For self-builders and renovators, being able to trust your supplier is crucial. This is not just from a quality perspective, but also a delivery and promises standpoint too. You need to do all you can to keep


your project on track and on budget, and unexpected issues are not something you want to have to think about. By using a trusted and reputable supplier, this worry becomes a distant memory.


TO SUM UP


Nothing is guaranteed, and the last few years have shown us that very clearly. Unexpected changes could be just around the corner, and all you can do is be as best prepared as possible. If you have the right processes in place to minimise delays, the right suppliers on board to support you, and have planned ahead, then any possible supply chain and lead time issues will be minimal, or go unnoticed, so that your dream renovation won’t turn into a nightmare.


Victoria Brocklesby is co-founder and COO at Origin


40 www.sbhonline.co.uk


sep/oct 2022


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76