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Business Services
The Case for Quality and Service Over Low Bid on Construction Projects
Construction Business Coaching
89% of construction owners and developers surveyed said they would pay more for quality and service
Ninety-five percent of the owners surveyed stated quality and service matters when selecting contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. Eighty-nine percent stated construction owners and developers will pay more for quality and service.
Business Services
Conditions are Ripe for Construction Equipment Purchases
GB Financial Services, LLC
If you’re considering adding to your construction fleet, now is the time to make your move.
Trucks & Accessories
Essential Tips to Create an Effective Truck Driver Safety Program
Timmons Group
Construction firms need to ensure drivers take defensive measures to keep it safe on the road.
Extremely heavy or oversize loads can increase safety risks. Take it slow and take extra precautions, as needed, such as using a pilot car.
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Sustainable Snippets
4 Steps to Avoid the Risks and Reap the Rewards of Sustainable Construction
While there can be greater risks attributed to sustainable construction projects, there's also huge opportunities for contractors who hold experience with this growing market trend. Opportunities that equaled $145 billion in 2015 alone.
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Business Services
Construction Contractors Who Think Big Make Things Happen
Construction Business Coaching
Five steps to follow to think big and gain an edge over the competition
Thinking big means making a decision to set your sights higher, grow and do what it takes to make a profit in any economy.
Business Services
Why Construction Contractors Should Focus on Strengths Not Weaknesses
The Contractor's Business Coach
Instead of spending time on development activities that will strength your weaknesses, spend your available development time on becoming even better at the things you already do well
Positioning for strengths and leveraging each other's strengths is the reason why well balanced teams always out-perform groups of individuals. Apply these truths to your construction business.
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Rental
A Look Back at History and Preserving Your Company’s Legacy
Detmer Consulting Inc.
Some of you started the rental company while some of your parents, grandparents or other relatives were the founders. It would be great to capture all of these wonderful success stories to preserve them for future generations to learn from.
Business Services
Get Maximum Value from Aerial Assets
GB Financial Services, LLC
Follow a program to effectively obtain aerial lifts and recover their costs.
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Estimating & Bidding
How Construction Contractors Can Improve Their Bid-Hit Ratio
Construction Business Coaching
Contractors need to focus on setting themselves apart from the competition through means other than just being the lowest bid
When prices are about the same, customers make decisions on who to hire based on things that set them apart like the extra things the company offers to do for them.
Concrete
Why You Should Care About Resilience
Heidelberg Materials
Concrete is the most widely used man-made construction material in the world. It is versatile, economical, durable, recyclable, environmentally responsible and most importantly, it is resilient.
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Business Services
3 Steps to Create a Self-running Construction Company
The Contractor's Business Coach
To build a self-running construction business, contractors must figure out how to be profitable, perfect key business functions and systematize the business
Creating a self-running business is the single most challenging task a business owner will ever face, and to do so one must progress through three stages including figuring out how to be profitable, perfecting key business functions and systematizing the business.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Does Cold Curing Water Cause Concrete Surfaces to Crack?
Concrete Industry Management
Do contractors ever heat curing water? Does the surface temperature of flatwork often exceed 75 degrees Fahrenheit to 85 degrees Fahrenheit? Yes. But if the curing water wasn’t heated, would the concrete crack?
One form was was filled to the top. An immersion thermometer was inserted in the slab and the concrete temperature was recorded for two hours and 40 minutes until right after curing water was applied.
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