Summing it up

Regarding your recent articles on image branding and Bills of Quantities (QS News, 28 July), here at SUM we have successfully brought together a traditional B of Q business and a unique identity. Our emphasis is to build a strong brand locally while breaking the bland image of traditional grey-haired bill bashers. We want to stick out from the crowd.

At SUM we took what I like to call, the easyJet/Egg finance route and broke the mould in a traditional industry.

Having set up the business in Leeds from scratch only four years ago with a colleague (at the age of 24), we have endeavoured to work hard and play hard, a philosophy which has paid immediate dividends and helped build a fantastic client base, with a cornerstone of billing which is our bread and butter. Our main aim is to turnover £1m per annum after year five.

This formula has supported our efforts to attract young people to an ageing profession. We have built a great team full of energy and drive. The average age of our six-strong billing team is a mere 24 years.

Turnover in our billing department has grown from a standing start enjoying double digit growth each consecutive year.

Andrew Schmidt, director, SUM
www.sumonline.co.uk

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QS News