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Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Sub
Sub will allow contractors to manage projects, find peer-reviewed and qualified contractors, send bid invitations and create change orders, bids, and invoices while in the field
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Labor & Workforce Development
How to Keep Drugs and Alcohol from Cutting Construction Productivity and Safety
Unexplored employment-law ramifications of legalized marijuana make now a good time to attend AEMP’s program on employee drug screening
Employees in mining and construction lead all other U.S. industries in heavy alcohol use by a significant margin. Heavy alcohol use is defined as consuming five or more drinks during one event, or drinking five days or more in the past 30.
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: harmon.ie Mobile
The harmon.ie solution for construction was developed to solve construction contractors’ issues with collaboration and access to documents and emails with or without network coverage
The harmon.ie Mobile app automatically syncs document updates to mobile devices to ensure personnel always have the latest version of key documents.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
3 Things You Can Do To Rise with Construction’s Tide
US construction is expected to grow at 5% per year for the foreseeable future. Here are three priorities Caterpillar suggest could be key to your firm growing along with it.
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Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Cost to Complete Analysis Calculator
Cost to Complete Analysis Calculator helps project shareholders proactively manage cost overruns
The resulting worksheet may be emailed or printed.
Construction Technology
Construction Technology Survey Reveals Huge Profit Opportunity in IT Investment
Contractors’ inadequate spending and staffing for information technology leaves untested today’s best tools for managing improved construction productivity and efficiency
The 2015 JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report found that contractors spend, on average, about one-fifth that of the average business on information technology support.
Construction Technology
11 Construction Industry Predictions to Keep on Your Radar for 2016
Construction software provider Newforma highlights several industry trends and predictions that will influence construction in the coming year
Wearable technology, an increase in jobsite automation and geographic diversification are just some construction industry trends that may be on the horizon for 2016 and beyond.
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Slack
Keep team communication in one, searchable place with the Slack mobile app
The free version of the app is available for an unlimited amount of users and an unlimited amount of time. It provides capability to search and browse the 10,000 most recent messages.
Business Services
Integrating Accounting with Project Management Eases Growing Pain
Electric-power boom doubles a concrete contractor's gross sales in 60 months. Here's how they regained control and boosted profitability with new software and management structure.
The Lindblad Company’s Tom Lind, president (left), and Mark Stadalsky, vice president (right), witnessed their companies gross sales almost three times in the past five years. With that came the struggle to manage the change that followed. Here is their story.
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: JobSnaps
Construction contractors can create photo reports for onsite issues, conduct survey and audits, manage job progress information, manage project risks and record as built details all on the JobSnaps mobile app
The free Basic JobSnaps account provides contractors with up to 100 snaps and two collaboration users. Contractors can upgrade to a small, medium or large account option to increase the number of snaps and users.
Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
[VIDEO] All the Ways Telematics Saves Saiia Construction Money
This Caterpillar video (2:34 min.) shows how Product Link is improving the contractors' operators, reducing bids, adding equipment uptime, stretching component life and reducing theft losses
[VIDEO] How Cat Product Link is Saving Saiia Construction Money
Construction Safety
[VIDEO] Safety Webinar: How Technology and Culture Can Reduce Operator-Fatigue Risk
Discover the technologies Caterpillar uses to generate fatigue-related data contractors can use to develop systems that engage their organizations in reducing operator fatigue risk
[VIDEO] Safety Webinar: How Technology and Culture Can Reduce Operator-Fatigue Risk
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