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Placing Concrete Smarter: A Closer Look - Part 2

WL Concrete, division of BlueScope Construction

Part two of a of three part series. This feature will take a more in depth look at productivity and quality variables for common slab on grade installations.

Figure 1: On site steel fiber loading station.

Resources – Never Stop Learning

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

This summer, ACI has released the latest technical resource produced by this committee and now available for your business, ACI 332.1R-181 ‘Guide to Residential Cast-in-Place Concrete Construction’. This column discusses this latest technical document.

The American Concrete Institute has released the latest technical resource, ACI 332.1R-181 ‘Guide to Residential Cast-in-Place Concrete Construction’.

Make Project Team Leaders Accountable & Responsible For Results

Construction Business Coaching

To make project team leaders responsible for achieving results, they need to know what results are expected and who is accountable for them

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Implementing Reliable Safety Practices in a Small Businesses

Detmer Consulting Inc.

A safety manual doesn’t need to be a literary masterpiece. It doesn’t need to be fancy. In my opinion, it should be simple and easy to use. If it isn’t easy to use it probably won’t be used.

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Consider Hiring Former Employees

World Sweeping Association

why to hire former employees

Replacement Parts

Communication is Key to an Effective Parts Department

RDO Equipment Co.

With proactive, effective communication, parts specialists can ensure service technicians have what’s needed to complete work and get it done in a timely manner, and either get the customer back up and running or get a machine out of the floor.

Parts Warehouse

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When Rental is Hot, So is the Competition

GB Financial Services, LLC

Rental company owners should be pleased because there are more rental opportunities available.

Rental company owners should be pleased because there are more rental opportunities available.

A Mid-Year Follow-Up on Used Construction Equipment Trends

RDO Equipment Co.

Here's what has happened so far and what it means for the used equipment outlook in the second half of 2018 and further down the road.

Used equipment presents a great opportunity, with lower price tags making it feasible to add needed machines to fleets.

Financing, Insurance & Leasing

Stop Doing Change Orders for Free

Construction Business Coaching

George Hedley offers 8 rules to help contractors stop doing change orders for free

Change orders must be agreed to in writing to be binding, enforceable and authorize extra money for contract changes.

Manage Your Equipment Like a Rental Company to Maximize ROI

GB Financial Services, LLC

Rental can be a useful benchmark to ensure you cover the cost of equipment ownership and add to your bottom line.

Before adding equipment to your fleet, determine whether it can achieve the time utilization needed to cover all of the ownership costs.

5 Tips for Buying a Used Dozer

RDO Equipment Co.

Not all used machines, or sellers, are created equal. Used equipment buyers have a little extra work to do in order to end up with a quality investment.

The quality care and preventive maintenance dealers put into their machines make them a good option for companies to find a quality, used dozer.

Placing Concrete Smarter

WL Concrete, division of BlueScope Construction

Maximizing production goals and delivering a quality slab everyday is tough but doable. It involves upfront planning, agreed upon means and methods and goals that are realistic for site, environmental conditions and placement constraints.

Figure 1: Large slab on grade placement utilizing truck dump and laser screed strike-off.

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