industry predictions

What’s Ahead in 2018?

Factories in flat-packs and homes built in factories—modular construction will build new momentum in 2018. However, the industry is battling with significant skills shortages...

The Team Quit

By Peter Krammer and Bart Gragg Leadership’s role in workforce development extends beyond recruiting and training. Once you’ve built your team, you want to keep...
rigging

Rigging Supplies: New Model Speeds Delivery, Selection

Meeting construction deadlines and reducing downtime are critical whether the jobsite is a high-rise building or a highway infrastructure project. To safely and efficiently...
Five Steps to Ease Succession Planning

Five Steps to Ease Succession Planning at Construction Firms

Construction company succession can be challenging at the best of times, but that transition is often made significantly more complicated when a firm’s owner...

Coordination Is Key

The construction industry continues to be buffeted by challenges, both longstanding and developing. Many builders are still struggling to find enough skilled labor, with...

Lease or Loan? What You Need to Know to Decide

For additional resources, visit: lendedu.com As the economy continues to improve, more construction businesses are making capital investments to fuel their growth. When business owners...

Project Interoperability

Managing a construction business is difficult and getting harder by the day. Projects are becoming more complex; attracting, hiring and retaining employees is increasingly...

Closing the Gap

The construction industry has been under pressure for years on the labor front. There’s plenty of work to go around but the continuing shortage...

Selling Strategy: An Efficient and Simple Way to Dispose of Used...

Every seller wants to get a great return on their heavy equipment investment. To do so, it’s important for owners to understand why and...

Employee Ownership

Contractors using employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) as a business strategy are on the rise. Fifteen percent of all employee stock ownership plans are...