by Ashley | Oct 25, 2025 | Construction Industry
What happens when compliance meets chaos? At HardHats, we’ve never been big fans of doing things the “usual way” – whether that’s how contractors manage subbies or how we show up at events. So when we were invited to sponsor the 18th hole at the TSM Group...
by Ashley | Sep 14, 2025 | General
When we launched HardHats, we weren’t thinking about offices, payroll, or team culture. We weren’t dreaming about staff socials or writing employee handbooks. We had one simple mission:Help contractors use subcontractors long-term without HMRC breathing down their...
by Ashley | Sep 8, 2025 | General, News
Some stories just hit different. For Marlon Pack, it was pulling on the blue shirt of Portsmouth FC. He grew up in the stands at Fratton Park.Dreamed of one day stepping onto that pitch.And years later – he’s come full circle as captain of the club he supported as a...
by Ashley | Aug 19, 2025 | Construction Industry, Subcontractors
Construction’s a tough game – especially when clients don’t pay up. A few years back, one of our clients found out just how brutal it can get: four projects went sideways and they ended up £345,000 out of pocket. A Loss That Hits Everywhere It wasn’t sloppy work...
by Ashley | Jul 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
The best contract in the world means nothing if your subcontractors don’t get it.Most construction firms get the paperwork sorted. Contracts, status determinations, UTRs on file, maybe even a software system behind it. But here’s the bit that gets missed – and...