Ever heard of a contractor, or specialist subcontractor, that outsourced the quantity surveying and estimating part of their business? Our guest today offers this type of outsourced service.  Patrick Carroll, Director of Carroll Estimating has seen succes from offering this service to contractors and subcontractors in Ireland and the UK. But why is that? Could outsourcing specialist services be the future? As opposed to employing your own specialists?  In this episode we are going to dig deep into the pros and cons of this outsourcing model. And we'll do so, with the help from all of Patrick's practical experience. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction: - Why you might be relying too heavily on your employed quantity surveyor - Why you should outsource work to a specialist company - Why it can actually be cheaper to do so We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn: Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/ Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/ Patrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paddy-carroll-095488b0/ KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk Thanks for listening!