[VIDEO] How to Manage Billable Labor Hours to Boost Profit

Leslie Shiner says you can improve your bottom line by boosting billable labor hours -- with 65% to 75% productive time as the industry standard, there's lots of opportunity

Jan 19, 2017

Leslie Shiner says labor is the biggest risk in any construction project. To be profitable you must manage labor costs and productivity. 65 to 75% productivity is the standard for the industry. The Shiner Group offers tools to help you measure how you are doing and improve your bottom line.

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