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Contractors Must Adapt to Attract, Develop and Sustain Effective Employees
Stay ahead of the trends and you might find yourself finding, leading and keeping more quality workers than imagined
Stay ahead of the trends and you might find yourself finding, leading and keeping more quality workers than imagined. Sure enough, these same people are looking to spend their careers working with the more progressive contractors.
Business Services
Why a Financial Philosophy Can Help Contractors with Lean Financial Management
Four lean financial principles to strengthen your financial philosophy to be lean yet flexible to address your company’s growing needs
Greater accountability in managing the financial side of construction is most directed at owners and senior leaders, but financial accountability should also be found among even the front line leaders, and even with the laborers.
Business Services
inspHire Rental Management Software
InspHire Software
The system allows users to see at a glance what’s available, manage shortfalls through ultimate sub-rent functionality, plan the logistics of deliveries, collections and exchanges with Forward Planning and Daybook screens and more.
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Business Services
Why Construction Contracts Need to Define 'Substantial Completion'
Ambiguous "substantial completion" in a construction contract can lead to disputes over a contractor’s entitlement to payment and impact a contractor’s right to sue under the contract documents
Given the amount of money and the number of important deadlines that are connected with the substantial completion date in a construction project, a contractor cannot afford to be tied up in litigation or arbitration arguing over the definition of what should be an easily-definable term.
Loaders
New Wheel Loader Training Simulator Saves Wear and Tear on Equipment
The Wheel Loader Training Module features progressive learning exercises — from beginner to advanced — designed to gradually build student skill and confidence
The Wheel Loader Training Module features progressive learning exercises — from beginner to advanced — designed to gradually build student skill and confidence.
Business Services
How Employers Should Handle the New Overtime Rules
Pay options, scheduling and morale are three important issues construction employers will need to address with the new overtime rules
Sustainability
Building Professionals Can Achieve LEED Credentials in Just 4 Weeks with New Courses
Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) prep courses help green building professionals pass USGBC LEED exams with in-person, live online and on-demand education
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Business Services
Build the Right Company Culture to Attract, Develop, and Sustain Effective Employees
Many of the newer workers to construction will just pack up and move on if their work culture is not progressive, positive and supportive
The work culture of the contractor’s business is a bigger deal to the workers today than perhaps the workers of the past. If any contractor, no matter his size, wishes to keep the best workers the longest amount of time then they had better consider and address the sort of culture the workers are experiencing.
Business Services
FMI: Nonresidential Construction Index Bounces Back in Q2 Signaling Solid Recovery
Almost every component of the Nonresidential Construction Index moved in a positive direction in Q2 except the costs of labor and construction materials
The Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) score in 2016's Q2 has bounced back from 55.6 last quarter to 61.3. That is a solid recovery, and almost every component of the NRCI moved in a positive direction this quarter.
Business
IL Contractor Charged with Fraud for Underpaying Union Employees
Co-owner of A Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc. faces up to 20 years in prison for underpaying workers by more than $1.5 million for five years
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
How to Avoid Excess Risks When Filing a Construction Lien or Bond Claim
Risks associated with construction liens and bond claims can be complex, but there are best practices to minimize risks when securing payment
Risks associated with construction liens and bond claims can be complex, but there are best practices to minimize risks when securing payment.
Construction Toolbox
Does Your Company Cell Phone Policy Need an Upgrade?
To prevent unsafe working conditions and loss of productivity construction contractors need to have a cell phone policy covering acceptable and unacceptable use while at work
A company cell phone policy should be written and posted in strategic points in both the office and in the field if possible.
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