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Areas of Your Construction Business That Could Use Greater Investments

Project managers are tasked with the equally challenging and crucial role of allocating a construction business’s limited funds for the most effective results. In the decision-making process, construction managers have to weigh a variety of competing goals to keep everything running smoothly. Often, this high-wire act leads to an underfunding of various elements. Let’s explore … Continue reading

How to Increase Job Satisfaction Among Construction Employees

Job satisfaction is significantly higher among craftsmen than the workforce average with more than 80% somewhat or extremely satisfied with their work. However, this doesn’t protect project managers and construction businesses from the downsides of decreased job satisfaction. The industry is still struggling to overcome significant labor shortages and high turnover rates. Increasing job satisfaction … Continue reading

How to Stay Safe on the Job Site This Winter

It’s easy to poke a little fun at corny safety training videos, extremely precise rules and regulations, and the incessant reminder that safety comes first. But when push comes to shove on the job site, craftsmen understand better than anyone the vital importance of sticking to the basics of safety. When winter sets in, the … Continue reading

How Poor Construction Staffing Can Negatively Impact Job Site Safety

Many project managers see staffing as an isolated component of their business. They understand that poor hiring practices can have negative repercussions but often misjudge the extent. Perhaps the most overlooked and damaging side effect of less-than-ideal construction staffing is reduced job site safety. There are a variety of ways a bad hiring strategy can … Continue reading

Unlock These Unbeatable Advantages of Using Drones in Construction

Drones have undergone some impressive changes in the past decade. Technology that once started out as exclusive to military use has now made its way to the commercial market with widespread applications. According to one survey, the biggest user of this technology is actually the construction industry. Here, we’ll take a look at some unrivaled … Continue reading

Communication Challenges: How to Improve Onsite Collaboration

Communication is an essential part of a successful job site. Even if you have the most skilled craftsmen and state-of-the-art equipment at the ready, poor collaboration will always get in the way. Here, we’ll take a look at the importance of onsite communication and how project managers can make necessary improvements in this critical area. … Continue reading

Productivity, Safety, & Quality: How to Balance All Three on the Jobsite

The construction industry is faced with pressures and obstacles that other sectors don’t have to worry about. From strict federal and state regulations to an alarming labor shortage, leaders in the field have a lot on their plates. When managing a construction project, you’re constantly trying to juggle different responsibilities that sometimes seem at odds … Continue reading

What To Do When Construction Business Is Slow

There’s usually less construction work to do during the colder months. Even when you have a building project scheduled during this slow season, it can be derailed when we’re hit by ice, snow, or harsh cold, wind and temperatures. Add COVID to the mix, and it becomes more difficult to project whether our construction will … Continue reading

What does “Offsite Construction” REALLY mean now?

Companies in all industries had to adjust business operations during the quarantine order to protect our population from the Coronavirus outbreak. Our construction clients are no exception, and they have found innovative ways to incorporate remote working into their building projects – including zoom meetings, drone surveillance, and incorporating modular construction or some form of … Continue reading

Construction Trends To Expect Post-COVID

Many construction projects were deemed “essential” during the Coronavirus outbreak, and so our industry had to adapt to the new and innovative forms of both onsite and remote working to keep to social distancing standards. While it may take a while before we all go back to full operation again, there will probably be an … Continue reading

Strategies for Your Construction Business After Quarantine

Your construction business was likely affected by the Coronavirus stay-at-home order, in one way or another. Because some projects in the industry were deemed “essential,” many of us were close to full operation – while others of us were running on a skeleton crew, or maybe even shut down for a small period of time. … Continue reading

The New Safety Checklist for Construction Sites

Safety has always been key in the construction business, as it is one of the most dangerous jobs out there. COVID has only increased some of these risks, and so it is important to revisit your safety requirements and checklists to make sure that you and your craftsmen are doing everything possible to be safe … Continue reading

How To Get More Respect On a Construction Job Site

Getting respect is something that most craftsmen aim for. However, many of us get confused and assume that if we do a good job, we’ll be respected. That’s not necessarily true! This may lead to frustration on the job because you can tell when you’re not respected. And, bottom line, being respected means that you’re … Continue reading

Best New Year’s Resolutions For Your Craftsmen Career

It’s almost the new year, and if you’re like most people, you’re going to set a few resolutions or goals for yourself. But unlike the masses, we Craftsmen value our excellence and artistry in our work, and that includes new year’s resolutions. We never stop striving to be better at our craft, and take pride … Continue reading

Technology Is Making Construction Sites Safer

Many things have contributed to the recent decline in the amount of US Labor reported employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses, including better equipment, training, and safer cultures. A big factor to all of those is the vast amount of technological innovations available to us in recent years and even just months! Here’s some of the … Continue reading

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