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The Problem With High-Profit Jobs In The Construction Industry

Contractor Bookkeeping

The most common situation is when a residential remodel contractor with a reputation and a substantial company generating 15% or more profits decides to start building custom homes. Or the opposite, a home builder who decides to branch out into residential remodeling.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

Anyone who has managed a construction company, department, or project knows profitability can be challenging. Intense competition, fluctuating market conditions and other factors often result in tight profit margins. Even with numerous challenges, specialty contracting can be profitable. In-Demand Expertise. Clear Communication.

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Concrete materials management

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete materials management. Below are some helpful articles for concrete producers to consider while managing their materials, from overcoming common quality obstacles to dealing with returned concrete. The solutions below can help producers improve materials flexibility, reduce waste and increase productivity and profits.

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First Quarter Marcum Construction Index Reports Increasing Costs, Labor & Material Shortages, Rising Interest Rates

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the first quarter of 2022 reports that the construction industry faces increasing costs and shortages of both labor and materials, as well as rising interest rates. The residential sector has maintained its momentum while weakness continues to characterize the nonresidential sector.

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Year-To-Date Prices for Building Materials Reached Record High Through October

Pro Builder

Year-To-Date Prices for Building Materials Reached Record High Through October. Prices for residential construction goods are on the rise. Year-to-date prices for goods used in residential construction reached a record high during the month of October, Eye on Housing reports. Building materials prices have increased 12.2%

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

Pro Builder

How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction. Productivity in home construction lags behind almost every other industry, while inefficiencies and waste hurt profits and growth. Off-site construction also lends itself to new kinds of sustainable building materials, such as cross-laminated timber (CLT).

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3 construction industry trends in 2023

Lets Build

The same issues plaguing the industry last year—labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, high material costs, lower profit margins, etc.—followed These challenges will likely result in even smaller profit margins in the months to come. Construction firms fight to keep their profit margins through supply chain disruptions.