Client retention post-compliance — what's your hook?

You've delivered the FRA, the client's compliant, and the next cycle is 12 months away. What keeps them from shopping the renewal on price alone?

Framework vs direct-to-client — which is paying the bills in 2026?

Frameworks offer volume, direct-to-client offers margin. Which side is skewing heavier for your practice, and did that change in the last year?

Subcontractor vs employee — where's your tipping point?

At what headcount / revenue does it become cheaper to bring a role in-house than to keep subbing it out? Honest numbers welcome.

PI insurance after a PAS 9980 — premium creep?

Renewals in the last 12 months — what's the percentage move if you've delivered FRAEW work? Insurers are segmenting more aggressively.

Day-rate benchmarking — 2026 vs 2024?

Share ranges, not names. Useful to see whether the market has moved, stayed flat, or split into tiers.

FRA pricing — hourly, fixed, per premises type?

Pricing FRAs is one of the trickiest conversations with new clients. Too cheap and the perception is you are cutting corners; too expensive and you lose work. How do you structure…

Winning tenders — what makes a response stand out?

For those doing regular public sector or large-client tender submissions, what is actually making the difference? My observations: Generic responses lose immediately Evidence of sp…

PI insurance — premiums, cover levels, providers

Professional indemnity is one of the biggest fixed costs for fire safety practitioners, and it has been changing fast. Curious what the channel is currently seeing: Annual premium…