Construction Enquirer

JUNE 21, 2023

The cost of complying with the Building Safety Act has blown a hole in the latest accounts from Willmott Dixon. And the contractor vowed to go after “designers, fire engineers, supply chain and insurers” to reclaim a “substantial portion” of the £62m it has set aside for building safety and cladding retrofits.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 24, 2023

By taking proactive steps and adopting the right tools, you can mitigate and safeguard your firm’s profits. The involvement of various stakeholders, such as owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors, can lead to constant communication breakdowns.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 17, 2023

South East housing contractor and developer Durkan plunged to a £9.3m pre-tax loss last year after provisions for legacy fire safety remediation works. The firm said it has already completed certain remedial works due to the Government’s fire safety compliance changes amounting to £6.8m, with a further £8.1m

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Safety Profitability Housing Forecasting 92

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 8, 2023

Doing so won’t just make your life easier; it’ll also help you protect your profit margins. A connected bidding platform also simplifies how you manage field proposals from other contractors and subcontractors. Because preconstruction offers the biggest opportunity to de-risk a project.

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Profitability Bidding Estimating Risk 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Evaluating a subcontractor’s health before awarding work has become more important than ever for general contractors. FINANCIAL RATIOS: PROFITABILITY . Gross Profit Margin . Gross Profit Margin indicates the gross profit (revenue less cost of sales) as a percentage of overall revenue. . Net Profit Margin .

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 1, 2022

Safety is foundational to construction. Even with all the focus put on budgets, timelines, and processes, safety still comes first. After all, safety can affect all these aspects of a construction project, and more. 10 Winning Strategies to Enhance Construction Safety. 10 Winning Strategies to Enhance Construction Safety.

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Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, the industry is exposed to many risks that can significantly impair operations, the environment, and the safety of people. Consequently, risk management is crucial to identify and mitigate damages while guaranteeing the safety of workers, the general public, and the environment.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 27, 2018

In an effort to improve operations, efficiency and productivity on jobsites, more contractors than ever are trying out cutting-edge technology. That’s nearly a 20 percent increase from last year, a big improvement that indicates contractors are looking for new ways to tackle jobsite challenges. The Future Available Now. In 2017, 37.8

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Safety Services Company

JULY 21, 2023

Introducing: Safety Services Company’s New CEO, Matt Lincoln In a dynamic and ever-evolving world, safety remains a paramount concern for individuals, businesses, and communities alike. That’s why we are excited to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Safety Services Company (SSC).

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Safety Services Company

MAY 31, 2024

But what exactly are Generative AI and Digital Twin technology, and how can they empower contractors to achieve exceptional results ? This allows for proactive maintenance, identifying potential issues before they escalate into costly downtime or safety hazards.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

AI could help contractors reach new levels of efficiency, safety and profitability—but implementation may hold unexpected risks.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

For instance, a landlord who buys the property being constructed and is using property management software will likely have to schedule contractors a lot of the time if the construction is poor, to begin with. Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry.

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The Korte Company

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

When Safety Director Kevin Moorhead does his job right, it might not look like he’s doing anything at all. “In In the safety career field, we don’t always get to see the fruits of our labors,” he said, “because if an employee follows something from our training and doesn’t get hurt, there’s nothing to remember.”.

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The Korte Company

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

When Safety Director Kevin Moorhead does his job right, it might not look like he’s doing anything at all. “In In the safety career field, we don’t always get to see the fruits of our labors,” he said, “because if an employee follows something from our training and doesn’t get hurt, there’s nothing to remember.”.

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Construction Junkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

2020 was a challenging year in many respects, but none greater than from a safety standpoint. The coronavirus pandemic placed the notion of “people over profits” under the microscope, while also balancing the needs of their employees to continue to make an income under difficult circumstances.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Considering contractors face ongoing high pressure to perform and operate with razor-thin profit margins, there’s no doubt: construction is a challenging industry. Many contractors experience data frustrations ranging from waiting on IT to build a custom report to trying to make a critical business decision without proper data.

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Contractors Cash Flow Construction Management 204

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Below, let’s discuss the importance of construction KPIs and critical metrics your company should be measuring to affect profits and productivity. Tracking key KPIs like safety, quality, employees, and performance gives construction companies a better opportunity to analyze their performance. Number of safety meetings/communications.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Colorado Contractors Sue Denver Over Vaccine Mandate. If we lose any workers due to these vaccine mandates, there's nobody to replace them," says Tony Milo of the Colorado Contractors Association. Milo said contractors weren't given enough time to comply, due to the elevated rates of vaccine hesitancy among construction workers.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Safety is a contractor’s number one priority. In order to keep workers safe, contractors must first identify potential hazards, then determine how to control or prevent them. A job safety analysis, also called a JSA, identifies potentially hazardous tasks and provides controls to mitigate or eliminate those hazards.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As a large general contractor, a safety coordinator or project manager, selecting and evaluating the correct equipment used by your workers is not only important to your project profitability and schedule, but also to the safety of the equipment operator and other workers on the jobsite.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 17, 2019

Contractors are Buying into Idea of New Tech…But Not Necessarily Funding It. More contractors are moving toward dedicated construction technologists, but the bad news is their IT budgets are still limited, this year’s report notes. Contractors Looking Ahead to More Construction Innovation. in 2016 to 16.9% in 2017 to just 15.4%

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 26, 2017

16 Things Every Contractor Should Know When Bidding a Job Order Contract is just an introduction to anyone interested in JOC. Typically, what kind of information is given to the general contractor to put together a price and approximately how often does each occur? Is it the general contractor? Learn more… 1.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Many contractors are practically drowning in data and don’t have the right tools to parse and analyze the data in ways that would have meaningful impacts on their projects. We’ve heard our customers discuss it at both our Digital Contractor Roadshows and our Collaborate 2018 user conference this year. That, however, is changing.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

If your construction company depends on people to remember what to do, how to do it, when to do it you are in for an emotional and financial Dog-And-Pony-Show-Roller-Coaster-Ride without any safety net and it''s not fun! Perhaps it is time for you to experience: The Contractor Paradigm Shift! You will be a better contractor for it.

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Profitability Contractors Cash Flow Accounting 48

Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. Costs required to hand over or shut down the contract, including demobilising site offices, health and safety files, etc. Free eBook: Guide to a digitised QHSE organisation. For example: Provisional sums.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It requires written standards that can be referred to at any time by employees, sub-contractors, and clients alike. That gives your firm the fiscal strength and confidence to pitch positively for future work, without overruns or remediation eating into profit margins at this time of unexpectedly high inflation. Creating a plan.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Improved safety Modern technology can help to monitor construction sites and improve safety. Teams can easily access safety checklists on the go and identify risks to prevent incidents. Also, technology can eliminate manual processes through automation and simplify inspections using drones to enhance safety.

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Industrial Construction Safety Inspections 78

Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Improved safety Modern technology can help to monitor construction sites and improve safety. Teams can easily access safety checklists on the go and identify risks to prevent incidents. Also, technology can eliminate manual processes through automation and simplify inspections using drones to enhance safety.

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Industrial Construction Safety Inspections 78

Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2017

With BI, contractors can gain actionable insights and see a clearer path to balancing the business. When profit margins are thin, it doesn’t take much to wipe out a project’s financial benefits. Insights from all this information could increase profit and productivity and reduce time, errors, and material waste. Risk management.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Example include, general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, and contractor’s profit. Subcontractors’ overhead and profit. Compliance with protection and safety laws (i.e.,

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Fieldwire

MARCH 5, 2024

Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. However, trying to be a specialty contractor for everyone can backfire. If you don’t have enough employees, use independent contractors to round out the team.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Contractors across the globe are modernizing their own operations to keep pace with modern demands. The construction industry is in the midst of a significant digital shift, adopting new cloud-based technologies and operational innovations that are helping contractors realize previously untapped potential,” Kotzabasakis said.

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Lets Build

JANUARY 20, 2023

By keeping a construction and maintenance daily log, you can: Prove due diligence by recording constraints and their resolutions Show that you communicated with stakeholders, clients, and contractors Provide proof of labour hours , materials used, etc. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals 2.

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Levelset

JUNE 29, 2022

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. But because of the inherent dangers on construction jobsites, contractors are under close scrutiny for compliance. Top 10 OSHA violations by contractors. Peter Lindborg.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Project managers can add the alwaysAI Partner Card to their Autodesk Build Insights or BIM 360 Project Home dashboards for real-time insights into productivity, operations, and safety. Genda provides real-time construction labor insights, helping contractors see who’s on site, where they are, and what they are doing right from the Genda app.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2018

Site, Weather, Time, Safety, Security, Factors. Contractor Overhead & Profit. Estimate Considerations. Scope of Work. Means & Methods. Quantities. Labor burdens-SSA, Unemployment & Workers comp (properly calculated in locally researched databases such as the 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Unit Price Book).

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Fieldwire

JUNE 6, 2023

Research from the ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) suggests construction has the tall task of attracting an estimated 546,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2023 to meet the demand for labor. Not a bad deal when you consider time saved today is about more than just profitability, it’s about efficiency.

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