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6 Major Liabilities that Estimators Can Overcome

Construction Business Owner

Now, contractors who rely on spreadsheets find themselves at a disadvantage when they compete against companies equipped with estimating software. Even processes built around advanced, customized spreadsheets are no match for the collaboration capabilities provided by specialized software.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

General Liability Insurance. This type of coverage will protect your company from various liabilities , including injury claims, and cover medical expenses. General liability also protects businesses if they cause damage to a customer’s property or if any product installations go awry, like faulty plumbing that causes leaking.

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Japan Developing Lunar Bulldozers

Construction Equipment

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is teaming up with Kajima Corporation and Taguchi Industrial to build lightweight, automated construction equipment to work on construction projects on Mars and our moon.

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What Is an Insurance Endorsement? A Contractor’s Guide

Levelset

At the core, you have property coverage for your tools and equipment, along with a liability component that protects your financial assets in case there’s a work-related accident or injury that you may have some responsibility for. . Equipment breakdown . Pollution liability with site cleanup. Electronic data processing

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. EQUIPMENT |. Software & Technology. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. « Considering New Accounting Software? Most of these contractors are considering an investment in equipment or software, and they want to know if it can actually help their construction business.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. EQUIPMENT |. Software & Technology. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Committing Intentional Project Communications » Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software? Top 5 Trends in Construction Software.

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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology Report , which covers topics such as software adoption and IT investment, reveals some interesting—and perhaps a little troubling—insights about BIM. Accessible, version-controlled documents —BIM software solutions simplify data management and expand accessibility of documents to the entire team.

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