How the Procurement Act 2023 Impacts Field Service Businesses
The UK’s Procurement Act 2023, scheduled to take effect on 24 February 2025, marks a major overhaul in public procurement legislation and will impact how businesses engage with public sector contracts.
Addressing the Transparency Problem in Construction
How Okappy Can Help
In the construction industry, transparency is critical yet often elusive. Large enterprise construction companies and their subcontractors operate within a highly fragmented ecosystem. […]
Navigating the Spring Budget: Impacts and Opportunities for our Customers
The UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has announced his spring statement for 2024. It arrives with anticipatory whispers and conjectures about its implications for the UK economy. As the country […]
Constructing Change: Addressing the Challenges in Today’s Building Industry
In the contracting world, the challenges of working with larger companies are becoming increasingly evident. At Okappy, we regularly hear complaints from our customers, subcontractors in the trades, about the trials they […]
3 Ways to Make Life Easier for Your Facilities Managers
Following is a guest blog from iOFFICE, a leading workforce-centric IWMS and 100% SaaS platform designed for the Digital Workplace. iOFFICE equips C-suite executives, CRE and facilities managers with the real-time data […]
Okappy: Improving Collaboration With Your Network
Collaboration forms the building blocks of business, but most companies can admit that they sometimes struggle when it comes to communication with both employees, customers and subcontractors.
Each business […]
4 Barriers to a Digital Workplace and How to Overcome Them
Adopting a digital workplace is vital, but the process comes with unique challenges. Here are 4 common obstacles and how to defeat them.
“If you do not change direction, you may end […]
How Can You Use Okappy to Improve Cash Flow?
Okappy is an online communications and workforce management platform which helps you manage your work, whether done by employees or subcontractors. Not only does it provide transparency and control, it can also […]
Improving Productivity in Construction
Industries Ripe for Change #2: Improving Productivity in Construction
The construction industry is ripe for revolution. Ever since the financial crisis, productivity in the UK has flatlined – and the construction industry […]