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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

While incredibly rewarding, the construction industry is a challenging sector to work in for cost-focused business and project executives. By taking proactive steps and adopting the right tools, you can mitigate and safeguard your firm’s profits. Decisions made using “bad data” are estimated to cost the industry $88.69

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Winvic profit falls a third after losses on two jobs

Construction Enquirer

Shed and multi-room building contractor Winvic saw pre-tax profits fall for the first time after two jobs secured before the pandemic ran into loss. Pre-tax profit nosedived a third to £10.5m Managing director Simon Girardier forecast that revenue would slip back next year to £950m as the economy slowed.

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Building Strong Starts: Protecting Profit Margins Through Effective Preconstruction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The famous Aristotle quote that goes, “Well begun is half done,” rings very true in the construction industry. Doing so won’t just make your life easier; it’ll also help you protect your profit margins. When you stay on top of project planning and design from the beginning (i.e.,

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6 Construction Leaders Share How They’re Protecting Profits in 2023 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

To fulfill project and profit expectations consistently – and provide fulfillment for workers themselves. In The Construction Executive's Guide to Protecting Margins , we asked six industry leaders (and a colleague in engineering) how they’re managing profits, projects, and people. As we know, construction is very cyclical.

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Improve Cash Flow Forecasting with Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Without being able to accurately forecast cash flow, making important decisions about the future of your firm or projects is a risky venture at best. The challenge with forecasting is that it’s often a time-consuming process making sense of scattered data , various spreadsheets, and multiple disconnected processes or systems.

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Using Business Intelligence to Forecast Probability & Break-Even Point

Construction Business Owner

Business owners must be able to simultaneously manage employees and issues, both on- and off-site, in an industry that is highly prone to unforeseeable circumstances. Despite the job having many facets and accompanying challenges, the ultimate goal remains constant—increasing company productivity and profitability.

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2016 Insurance Market Forecast

Construction Business Owner

Like many businesses, the insurance industry is cyclical in nature. As for insurance pricing today, Table 1 provides a historical picture of insurance industry rates calculated by MarketScout, with 2004 as the base year. The industry had been fairly profitable and surplus was strong, so rates started to come down.

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