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Keep Your Hands Safe in the Workplace This Winter

Construction Business Owner

Keep Your Hands Safe in the Workplace This Winter ccapoccia Thu, 01/04/2024 - 12:11 Hand injuries accounted for 102,350 days away from work in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Safety Council.

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40+ APAC Construction Industry Statistics You Need to Know

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction is always changing, which is why it’s worth keeping up with important statistics and developments across the industry. Jump to statistics by topic: General Outlook. Workforce Statistics . Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% Bouncing back.

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30+ Construction Industry Statistics for EMEA

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction industry statistics and data are increasingly important as they help accelerate decision-making on and off the construction site. And while project data is ideal for decisions in the present, relevant industry statistics can light a path in the dark for future decisions. See statistics by topic: General Outlook.

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How Elevated Safety Habits are Catalyzed by Leadership

Construction Business Owner

This statistic doesn't include the amount of injuries that are seen in the field every year, which are regularly numerous and often perilous. Many business owners understand the inherent dangers of working in construction and try to account for this by imposing new rules or leaving the responsibility to workers to fix the problem.

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The Value Of Time And Bookkeeping For Construction Business Success

Contractor Bookkeeping

But despite their proven importance, many business owners dread and avoid accounting tasks. Smart Contractors know their time is more valuable spent meeting prospective clients, putting together bids, managing job sites, and many other things other than bookkeeping. So they find someone else to do it.

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How To Prevent Employee Theft In Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Recent employee theft statistics are increasing, and small business owners are more vulnerable to the problem. Some standard methods include: redirecting company checks to personal accounts and altering entries to cover up the theft. The most common embezzlement methods include billing fraud, cash on hand, and check tampering.

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Construction Cost Data – A Valuable Read?

Job Order Contracting

While rates for labor, materials, and equipment are based on surveys and/or cost data from actual vendors, suppliers, builders, contractors, and construction projects and follow industry and statistical standards, so derived costs are likely to represent actual projects within a range of +/- 30%-40%.