Volvo’s Stephen Roy
As CONEXPO-CON/AGG draws near, Stephen Roy, president, Region North America, at AEM member company Volvo Construction Equipment, discusses his thoughts on the show and...
Reducing Risk
Duane Duhamel is the corporate health, safety and environmental (HSE) director at ISN, leading and overseeing the HSE RAVS® and Corporate HSE personnel. He...
Equipment Loans
Many small business owners have sought capital to keep their doors open, especially through these challenging times. But even as the COVID-19 pandemic slowly...
Working Capital: Factoring supports contractor growth as U.S. construction ...
According to FMI Corporation’s Q1-2013 Construction Outlook Report, construction spending in the U.S. is projected to reach $1 trillion in 2015. In fact, the...
Construction Recovery
By Craig Tappel and Kirk Chamberlain
What may end up being the best thing about 2021 is that it’s no longer 2020. For many industries,...
Track Your Progress
When speaking at conferences, I often ask this question: “What’s your profit goal?”
The typical answer is always the same: “As much as we can...
Digital Tools
In the commercial construction industry, managing through uncertainty is the norm. But with the price of fuel at a record high, backlogs in the...
Hourly Investment
“My workers drive me crazy!”
“We can’t keep people.”
“They’re constantly calling out.”
“They’re so unmotivated.”
When I ask my audience members what they find most challenging about...
How to Grow a Construction Business
Succeeding in the construction industry takes hard work. Construction business owners often need to overcome obstacles such as over-budget projects, difficult client demands, and...
Mitigation Culture
Today’s capital projects are becoming more complex and facing an uncertain risk climate which renders traditional risk management methods increasingly obsolete. Risks such as...