Jobs win on the quote and lose on site
Variations are carried out before they are priced. Rework and call-backs are never costed back to the job, so the margin approved at tender erodes before the final claim.
Forensic Operations Audit · Builders, Developers, Civil & Trade Companies $1M+
Your business is leaking money. We'll show you exactly where — saving directors time, and giving you back your freedom.
A forensic audit of how your company actually runs — not how it's supposed to run. For builders, developers, civil contractors and service-based trades: every job, every claim, every supplier invoice. 33 sections. 760 questions, scored across every pillar of the business. One costed plan. Your fee is never more than the value we identify divided by 2.5.
You receive a scored report, a ranked list of findings with estimated dollar values and the assumptions behind them, and a plan showing who does what, by when.
Or find out what your company is worth — free Business Valuation Assessment →
- ClaritySee what's really holding you back.
- ControlSystems that run without you.
- ConfidenceDecide from evidence, not gut.
Who we work with · Australian building, development, civil and trade companies turning over $1M–$100M
- Residential Builders
- Commercial Builders
- Property Developers
- Civil Contractors
- Plumbing & Electrical
- HVAC & Fire
- Scaffolding, Formwork & Labour Hire
The problem
You're not short on work. You're short on visibility.
Whether you build, develop, run civil works or a trade business, the pipeline is full. Jobs are being won. Yet you still can't say with certainty which of them made money. Every decision — pricing, site issues, crews, client escalations — still routes back through the director. And the reports you get tell you what happened, never what to do about it.
A 3% margin leak on a $4M contracting business is $120,000 a year. It never appears as a line item. It simply never shows up in your account.
The work is there. The cash is not.
Claims go in late, retentions sit uncollected, and suppliers are paid well before your client pays you. The company ends up funding its own clients.
You can't say which jobs made money
Job costing stops at the quote. Labour, plant and materials land in one pool, so the profitable work quietly subsidises the jobs that lose.
Every decision routes through the director
Pricing, site issues, crew allocation, client escalations. Two weeks away is not a holiday — it is a risk to every job on the programme.
The company runs on memory, not systems
Procedures live in people's heads and admin is keyed twice. When a key person resigns, the process resigns with them.
Reports tell you what happened, not what to do
The accounts arrive weeks after month end. By then the job is finished, the overrun is locked in, and nobody can say what to change.
If two or more of those landed, you already know what the audit will find. The only question is how much it's been costing you.
What we do
We don't give opinions. We give evidence.
Every engagement starts the same way — we find where the money and the time are going. Then we build the systems that stop it happening again.
Service 01
Operations Audit
A forensic audit across ten pillars — 33 sections and 760 questions — tailored to building, development, civil or trade work. Companies turning over $1M–$5M start with a core audit of 172–223 scored questions (about 4 hours). Full audit about 13 hours of team time.
Service 02
Profit & Margin Diagnostic
Quoted against actual margin on your recent jobs, developments, contracts and service calls. Variations, retentions, claims and supplier spend — each leak sized in dollars.
Service 03
Systems & Structure
Documented procedures for estimating, feasibility, site delivery, claims, procurement and service calls, with workflow automation across the software you already run.
Service 04
Growth Advisory
A sequenced 30 / 90 / 365-day plan, an indicative valuation and what is holding the multiple down — so the company grows without depending on you.
How it works
From enquiry to a costed plan.
No 200-page report. No jargon. A ranked list of what is costing you money, what each fix is worth, and who does it by when.
- 01
Request your audit
Eight quick questions about your company. You see a broad price range with a clear ceiling for a business your size. No account, no call, no payment details.
- 02
Quick Diagnostic
Free. Thirty questions tailored to your sector — building, development, civil or trades — about 8 minutes. You get an operational health score, your three largest leak areas and an indicative dollar range.
- 03
We qualify you
We review your diagnostic and confirm the audit will genuinely pay for itself before any work begins. Not a fit? We tell you plainly, and it has cost you nothing.
- 04
Full forensic audit
Your team completes the audit and uploads evidence to a secure data room. We interview the directors and, where the findings warrant it, attend site.
- 05
Value, then fee
Within 14 days of the audit we present the value identified and your exact fee — never more than value ÷ 2.5, never above your range ceiling. Accept and the report is released. Decline and you owe nothing.
Our 2.5× Value Promise
You see the value before you see the fee.
Your fee is never more than the value we identify divided by 2.5, and never more than the top of the range you were shown. You see the value and the fee before you decide. If you decline, you owe nothing. If you accept and pay, you can request a full refund within 30 days of payment.
Value identified is our estimate of the opportunity in your company, built from your own records and stated assumptions — not a result or a guaranteed return. Every line shows the evidence behind it, so you can judge it before you decide. This promise is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. Read Terms clause 3A
2.5×
Fee never more than value identified ÷ 2.5
What is your company worth — and what is holding the number down?
Free Business Valuation AssessmentThe ten pillars
What the audit looks for.
Every finding is traced to your own records — job costings, contracts, claims, supplier invoices and system data — and valued in dollars.
- 01
Director time & energy
Where the owner's hours actually go, and which of them the company should be doing instead.
- 02
Origin & trajectory
How the company got here, and whether its current path leads where the directors want.
- 03
Operating system & org structure
Roles, reporting lines and decision rights — who owns what, and where it jams.
- 04
End-to-end job delivery process
Enquiry to warranty: every handover, delay and rework point across a job or service call.
- 05
Procurement & supplier network
Supplier rates, terms, trade pricing and purchasing discipline across every job.
- 06
Systems, software & data stack
What your software does, what it misses, and where data is keyed twice.
- 07
Financial & margin forensics
Quoted versus actual margin, cash cycle, retentions, claims and overhead recovery.
- 08
People, culture & capacity
Crew and staff utilisation, capability gaps and the cost of turnover.
- 09
Sales, marketing & pipeline
Where work comes from, win rates, pricing discipline and pipeline visibility.
- 10
The growth blueprint
The sequenced 30 / 90 / 365-day plan that turns findings into recovered profit.
What you receive
Diagnostic Report
Every finding across the ten pillars, scored and evidenced.
Growth Blueprint
A 30 / 90 / 365-day plan, sequenced by value and effort.
Profit Recovery Map
Where the money comes in, where it leaks out, and what each fix is worth.
Systems Architecture
The software, data and reporting stack your company should run on.
Director Replacement Plan
Which of your jobs move to whom, in what order, so the business stops depending on you.
90-day Implementation Support
We stay with you while the first changes go in.
Proof
Evidence, not opinion.
We only publish client results with written permission. Until then, here is exactly what the audit measures.
Job-by-job margin
Quoted against actual margin on your recent jobs, contracts or service calls, with the gap explained.
Supplier and procurement spend
Rates, terms and purchasing habits tested against your own invoices to find overpayment.
Time and cash cycle
How long money takes to come in, where claims stall, and what idle time and rework cost you.
What we believe
We believe better builders build a better Australia.
Companies that know their numbers price properly, pay their people and suppliers on time, and finish what they start. That is what we help directors build.
GB
Graham Bettesworth
Director
Leadership
Graham Bettesworth
Director, Future Build Solutions
Graham's story starts with humble beginnings. A builder and developer in South Africa, he brought his family to Australia in search of one thing: a safe future.
He started again from the ground up, working as a site manager for Tier 1 construction companies. Then, just before his permanent residency was due to take effect, the civil construction company sponsoring him made his role redundant. Overnight, Graham faced the prospect of being sent back to a dangerous place with the family who had made Australia their home.
He persevered. Rather than give in, Graham co-founded Future Build Solutions.
Today Graham is of service to Australian businesses. He takes the stress off business owners, gives them back their time and helps their companies run more efficiently, doing the work he loves.
“He persevered. Rather than give in, Graham co-founded Future Build Solutions.”
Investment
Clarity first. Price second.
You see a broad price range with a clear ceiling for a business your size before anything starts. Your exact fee is set only after the audit, against the value we identify — never more than that value divided by 2.5, never above your ceiling. Start with the free Quick Diagnostic. Decline the fee and you owe nothing; accept and pay, and you can still request a full refund within 30 days. Prices include GST, shown ex-GST and GST separately. The fee is generally tax-deductible as a business expense — confirm with your accountant.
- 2.5× Value Promise in our Terms
- Nothing payable until you accept your fee
- 30-day refund
$1M–$5M revenue
Foundation
Never more than $15,000
incl. GST · your fee is never more than this ceiling
Typically 1 on-site day
$5M–$25M revenue
Acceleration
Never more than $28,000
incl. GST · your fee is never more than this ceiling
Typically 2 on-site days
$25M–$100M revenue
Dominion
$55,000–$95,000
incl. GST · your fee is never more than this ceiling
Typically 3+ on-site days
Questions
Straight answers.
Is the assessment really free?
Yes. The enquiry and the 30-question Quick Diagnostic cost nothing and need no payment details. You only ever pay if, after the full audit, you see the value identified and choose to accept your fee.
How is my fee calculated?
Before the audit you see a broad range with a ceiling for a business your size. Your exact fee is set only after the audit, against the value we identify. It is never more than that value divided by 2.5, and never above the ceiling you were shown (Terms clause 3A).
What if you don't find anything?
Then the fee is small or nothing — it can never exceed the value identified divided by 2.5. If you decline the fee, you owe nothing and the full report is not released. Value identified is our estimate of the opportunity in your business — not a result or a guaranteed return.
I've been burned by consultants before.
So have most of the directors we work with. That is why you see the evidence, the dollar value and the exact fee before you decide, why you can walk away owing nothing, and why you can request a full refund within 30 days of paying.
Will it disrupt live jobs?
No. Most of the work happens in the secure data room and in scheduled interviews. Any site time is planned around your programme, and we never contact a client or supplier without your say-so.
Do you work with property developers?
Yes. We audit builders, developers, civil contractors and service-based trades. For developers the audit covers feasibility, site acquisition, DA and approvals, presales, funding draws, builder management and settlements — sized in dollars like every other finding.
How is this different from a business coach?
A coach gives you frameworks and accountability. We give you evidence. We go through your actual jobs, claims, costings and supplier invoices, and show you in dollars where the money is going and how to get it back.
Get started
Eight minutes now, or another year wondering.
Start with the free Quick Diagnostic, written for builders, developers, civil contractors and service-based trades. No call, no pitch, no obligation. A broad price range up front; your exact fee is set only after the audit.
Response within one business day
Request your forensic audit
Prefer to talk first? You can request a call at the end of the enquiry.
* Terms clause 3A applies. Figures describe the audit's scope, not client results.