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How Contractors Can Improve Their Bid-Hit Win Ratio

Construction Business Coaching

To be successful, first you must know and track your win ratio by job and customer type, and then look for ways to improve it

The best strategy to improve your Bid-Hit Win Ratio is to start tracking job types, customers, job sizes and project locations you bid and the competition you bid against.

New North American Access Equipment Standards at a Glance: The Core Design Changes

New North American Access Equipment Standards – put forth by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and The CSA Group in Canada - will result in many changes to machine design when they're finalized later this year.

Ian McGregor currently serves as director of product safety at Skyjack, overseeing all product safety and product safety training activities. He's an active member of the SAIA/ANSI A92.20, A92.22 and A92.24 sub-committees, CSA B354 committee, and has also been involved with ISO TC214 WG1, SCC Mirror Committee to SMC/ISO/TC 214, ANSI/ITSDF B56.6, as well as serving on the IPAF Manufacturer’s Technical Committee, AEM Mobile Elevating Work Platforms Committee (MEWPC), and IPAF North American Regional Council.

Approach Form Camber Specifications with Caution

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

Cast-in-place reinforced concrete structural members deflect under load. Whatever the cause of the problem, engineers have sometimes tried to control deflection effects by requiring cambered form soffits.

Ideally, a cambered cast-in-place slab deflects just enough to take out the camber and result in a uniform-thickness slab with the surface at the design elevation. That rarely happens.

Take a Formal Approach to Make Service Work for You

GB Financial Services, LLC

Improve ROI by managing your construction company's internal service program like a formal service department in a dealership or rental center.

Construction Cost Reduction Playbook: What’s in Yours?

Caterpillar - Cat

Our goal is to reduce fleet owning and operating costs. If I were creating a cost-reduction playbook, here are some of the roles and responsibilities I’d include

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Power Sweeping Contractors: Leading in the Defense of Clean Water

World Sweeping Association

Power sweeping improves water quality.

High-Level Delegation Is Key to the Growth and Survival of Your Rental Businesses

Detmer Consulting Inc.

Many rental companies have reached a level where micromanagement seriously stifles their growth and profitability. It's vitally important to have someone to whom you can delegate a wide variety of tasks.

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Show Me the . . . Data!

Caterpillar - Cat

In 20 years since Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. made 'Show me the money!' one of the best-known movie quotes, data has become the surest way for contractors to help themselves to the big money

Catallday

How to Make Your Construction Business 'On-Purpose' for Your Priorities

Construction Business Coaching

A business that works always is ‘On-Purpose’ and ‘On-Target’ according to your priorities; what will make your business 'On-Purpose' for you?

To get what you want, start by being specific about how you’ll balance your business and personal life. Prioritize and commit.

Staying Profitable Means Getting Paid

World Sweeping Association

Combat Rising Rental and Used Equipment Costs

GB Financial Services, LLC

What you need to know to keep costs down and ensure equipment is there when you need it.

A decline in equipment availability is driving up both rental and used equipment costs.

How Much Do You Understand Your Rental Rates

GB Financial Services, LLC

rental rates have to cover both the cost to own (which includes debt service) and the cost to operate the rental units, along with indirect expenses related to payroll and benefits, occupancy costs, general and administration expenses and taxes.

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