Qstimates was founded by construction professionals with extensive hands-on experience across both domestic and commercial building projects.

Established in 2010, the business was created to bridge the gap between traditional construction estimating and real-world building experience. Having delivered and supported thousands of projects over many years, we understand that successful estimating requires far more than simply measuring drawings. It requires practical construction knowledge, commercial awareness and an understanding of how projects are delivered on site.

Our Senior Partner and Technical Management team have spent decades working within the construction industry, delivering extensions, refurbishments, conversions, new-build developments and commercial projects across multiple sectors.

This practical experience provides a level of commercial understanding that goes beyond measurement alone.

We understand how projects are actually built, how trades interact, where common omissions occur and how specifications, sequencing and procurement decisions can affect both programme and cost.

This allows us to review drawings, specifications and tender documents with genuine real-world construction considerations in mind.

Rather than simply measuring what appears on a drawing, we assess projects from the perspective of experienced construction professionals who understand buildability, procurement, commercial risk and client expectations.

In 2023, Qstimates joined the wider Buildersmates Group, further strengthening our operational capabilities, technical support systems and international measurement resources.

This expansion provides access to significantly larger construction measurement and estimating infrastructure while maintaining the practical, hands-on construction experience that Qstimates was originally built upon.

Through the Buildersmates Group, Qstimates benefits from:

• Expanded technical measurement resources
• Increased project capacity
• Modern digital measurement systems
• International workflow coverage
• Structured quality control processes
• Enhanced turnaround capabilities
• Extended operational support

Importantly, all projects continue to be reviewed and managed by experienced construction professionals with genuine domestic and commercial construction backgrounds.

We believe that accurate quantities are only part of the process. Successful projects require practical construction understanding, commercial awareness and an appreciation of how projects perform in the real world.

This combination of experienced construction professionals, modern measurement systems and expanded technical infrastructure continues to be one of the key reasons clients choose to work with Qstimates.

Construction has always been a practical industry built on experience, relationships and trust.

Over many years working across both domestic and commercial construction projects, we recognised the growing need for professional quantity and costing support that genuinely understood how projects are delivered in the real world.

Qstimates was created to provide builders, developers, architects and contractors with dependable construction quantities and commercially focused estimating support backed by genuine hands-on industry experience.

We understand the pressures construction professionals face every day — tight margins, demanding programmes, tender deadlines, specification changes and the need for reliable information when making important commercial decisions.

Our aim has always been simple:

To provide accurate, practical and professionally presented construction quantities and costing support that clients can rely upon.

Since 2006, we have been proud to support thousands of projects throughout the UK and continue to develop the business through modern digital systems, experienced technical management and the expanded resources now available through the Buildersmates Group.

Despite this growth, our approach remains the same today as it was when the business first started — professional service, practical construction understanding and genuine support for our clients and their projects.

We appreciate the trust our clients place in us and look forward to supporting both existing and future projects.

Jack Taylor, Partner
Qstimates

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