Marketing to the professional tradesman in the Construction, Industrial and MRO markets Home About Me Contact Market Overviews Newsletter Podcasts Services 5 Ways to Improve Construction Productivity From time to time I have guest posts and today, since many of my readers are contractors, we’re going to hear from Emma Martin who writes for CB Structures , a family owned construction and engineering company. She is going to share her insights on ways to improve productivity. Enjoy. And yet, this type of occurrence is largely considered par for the course on most build sites. While MORE >>

strict focus on reduction of chemicals, created mass panic that a large number of material providers’ products would essentially be banned from green projects – meaning most local, state and federal projects. ” Most importantly, the letter outlines the perception that thousands of jobs might be lost. Construction News chemical product exclusion in LEED LEED 2012 delay LEED v4 delay opposition to LEED 2012The GSA is the big puzzle piece in the debate over LEED 2012. What you might not know is exactly why this is happening. Want the specifics? MORE >>

Constantly working without the correct tools/materials and losing productivity. If your trailers and sites are a mess, people will overlook it while the job is going on, but they will not overlook it when it comes to paying that last cheque. If your crews can’t take care of their own tools/equipment, what does that tell your customers about the level of care invested in doing their jobs with attention to detail? Here are a few tips we have on how to organize your landscape trailers for better productivity. Don’t make it your job to stay on top of this. MORE >>

Here’s a look: • Cost Cutting and Convenience : Carrying loads of paperwork around a job site can be a hassle — and in some instances, even add to costs. While tablets may cost a pretty penny at the onset, managers are finding that it saves in terms of long-term costs and the boost in productivity. ” Read more • Productivity : With service apps like Accellion, ionGrid, and ServiceMax ( our sponsor ), field service managers are finding that tablets can help make day-to-day tasks easier to complete. ” Read more. MORE >>

Say hello to this innovative and unique product from Max Scaffold Products , The One-piece Plastic Brickguard. This is the first of the Max product line, The Max One-piece Plastic Brickguard, became available in September 2012 and was an immediate success with many scaffolding contractors due to its unique design which removed the issues associated with similar products then available. Max listened to comments from the industry, both good and bad relating to existing products to come up with a design that makes Max brickguards completely unique. Easy to stack. MORE >>