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Commercial Construction Trends: Three Headlines That Won’t Die In 2019

HardHatChat

The good news for subcontractors is the labor shortage means higher profitability, because they are working at-capacity and able to charge a premium for their services. Sometimes, the latest software, drone or robot is simply too expensive for us to invest in or to justify passing the cost along to our clients.

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Getting Employees to Think Like Construction Owners

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Whether you run a retail, construction, or software company , motivating your employees can be one of the biggest challenges you face in business management. Unmotivated employees often underperform, are tardy or absent, or may end up costing more than they contribute to your construction company.

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Press Release: CCi’s Groundbreaking Integration Partnership with Procore

Cassell Construction Estimating

Partnership leads to an exciting software integration: Sage to Procore Interface. provides cloud-based construction software to clients across the globe. This real time data and accessibility minimizes costly risks and delays—ultimately boosting profits. Procore Technologies, Inc.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Construction Industry

Construction Business Owner

The strength of a construction supply chain heavily depends on other industries — manufacturing, distribution and even retail-commerce — that siphon critical products to contractors and developers. Such software can track inventory in real time for you, so you’ll always know what materials you have on hand and when it’s time to order more.).

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How Inventory Control Saves Construction Teams Resources

Construction Business Owner

It’s the careful balancing of stocking enough inventory to meet your construction company’s needs without unnecessarily tying up cash — is an essential component of keeping your business running profitably and productively. You’ll always have just enough construction supplies and materials. This is especially true when it comes to inventory.

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Closing the Gap Between Buyers and Builders

Pro Builder

For years, we as builders have been trained by industry consultants to think like manufacturers, create a process, and stick to it if we want to be profitable. Studies and homebuilding consultants tell us that losing about 1 to 3 percent of your gross profit to variances or mistakes is common. Think about this for a minute.

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The Future of the New-Home Design Studio

Pro Builder

Specifically, today’s consumers want the same on-demand, omni-channel, interactive, customer-focused purchasing experience they've been getting from other retailers for years. Home Builders' Design Studios Go for a Retail Spin. Most retailers would be out of business if their online product catalogs followed that model.

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