Smart Space Temporary Buildings

‘trust’ is a word which is very rarely used in business, these days….

Take the buildings we supply and sell as an example.

The companies who supply buildings want full payment
up-front because they don’t ‘trust’ you to pay them.

And you want to pay them when the building is
completed because you don’t ‘trust’ them to do
a good job…

It’s like a financial tug-of-war is going on because
there is no trust generally between supplier and
customer…

And then there’s the cost…You say, let’s buy
a building as ‘cheap’ as possible, and the supplier
is thinking, let’s keep our costs to a minimum so
we can offer the building as ‘cheap’ as possible.

He wants his money up front and you want to pay
after the building is installed…..It’s a disaster waiting
to happen…..Because there’s no trust….

But our terms are different….There’s no need for this
financial tug-of-war and lack of trust because when
we supply a building, you pay a deposit with order.

Then you pay a percentage when the building arrives on site.
Then a percentage when the building is complete.
And finally, you also retain a percentage of the building
cost for three months….

This gives you three months to ensure everything is
exactly as you want it, and it also gives us the time
to complete any ’snagging’….

I’ve always felt our approach is a much more trustworthy
way of doing business because we trust you to pay
when you’re 100% happy…..Not a day before.

Temporary Buildings

Pricing a temporary building can be confusing
and frustrating to say the least..

If you want to hire a building, companies will
want to set the (minimum) hire period, and
then you are committed for that period..

Just like renting a warehouse from a landlord
or agent, they will expect you to pay a chunk
of money – typically – three months in advance,
and then you will be expected to pay your rentals
in advance too…

This way, the company who hire the building to you,
just like the landlord or property agent, are always
protected because they’re being paid in advance.

Good for them, but not so good for you….Which is why
we decided to do the opposite of how everybody else
does it, and charge in arrears, as opposed to in advance.

What are the advantages? You don’t have to shell
out thousands in advance before you’ve even had the
building installed, and you just pay your rent as
you go.

Then, when you finish, pick up the phone, and say
“Antony, we’re finished with the building, come
and take it away”.

And that’s how easy it can be….

Temporary Buildings