Gisborne Engineering & Patton

The brief that cites its sources.

Five companies on one page each morning. Every figure traces back to the record it came from, and when the data is not there, it says so instead of filling the gap.

Read this morning’s briefTuesday 11 August · 4:20am NZST

Five entities. Five things worth your attention.

Not a dashboard. The brief is short because most of the work is deciding what to leave out. Open any line to see exactly which record produced it.

Gisborne Engineering & PattonNeeds your decision

Margin on the 50T flour silo has slipped below quote

Recovered material cost is running 11.4% over the quoted allowance, driven by a second stainless order placed on 4 August. At current burn the job lands at 21.8% gross margin against 34% quoted. Nothing is late, so this will not surface in the schedule.

Patton AsbuiltNeeds your decision

Seismic package awaiting your sign-off since Thursday

The Wellington strengthening variation has been sitting with you for four working days. The client has asked twice. It is the only item this week where the group is waiting on you rather than the other way round.

Steel E.D. & PattonSteady

Quote conversion holding at 38% on architectural work

Nine quotes issued in the last fortnight, three won. In line with the trailing quarter, and the two losses on record were both on price against the same competitor. No action suggested this week.

Tillett & PattonData missing

Labour recovery cannot be calculated this week

Timesheets for the week ending 8 August have not been posted, so recovered hours against booked hours is unknown for this entity. This figure is not estimated, and it is not carried over from last week. It is missing, and it is shown as missing.

Patton EngineeringWorth watching

Two jobs finished but not invoiced, 19 days of cash

GE-2190 and PE-3312 were signed off in the workshop on 22 July and 28 July. Neither has been invoiced. Combined value $47,300.

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