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What is a Subcontractor?

A subcontractor is a firm or person that carries out work for a company as part of a larger project. Subcontractors can also be referred to as Specialist Contractors. Barbour ABI help subcontractors to gain complete visibility of the construction project landscape in the UK through our platform, learn more here. Subcontractors are usually appointed by the main contractor and have no relationship with the client. Subcontractors carry out work in which the main contractor can’t complete by reason of either insufficient resource or skillset.

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