With Groundbreak officially behind us, here’s a roundup of Bridgit’s time at the largest construction conference of the year:

• We exhibited as gold sponsors

• We led a theatre session on The Economics of Attracting and Retaining Female Talent in Construction

• We unveiled Bridgit Bench – our construction workforce planning tool – for the first time at a large-scale conference and expo

• We launched our Bridgit Bench embedded app for Procore

Behind-the-scenes look at our product theatre session

Construction is facing a massive labor shortage which is driving up costs and reducing profits. Despite major ambitions to take on more projects, construction companies face the reality that they must continuously “do more with less” – taking on more projects with fewer people.

  

Recruitment & retention

Females represent a mere 9.1% of the construction workforce – there is a massive opportunity for companies to recruit and retain female talent to help bridge the labour gap. Watch the full session here.

Diversity

Diversity goes beyond race and culture – it can include work experience too. Here’s how you can hire outside of the normal talent pool and attract and retain hires from diverse backgrounds. Watch the full session here.

Want to learn more about the economics of attracting and retaining female talent in construction? Watch our full theatre session:

Hear from Bridgit’s co-founders

Bridgit is a construction software company that was launched by Lauren Lake and Mallorie Brodie in 2014, focusing on optimizing workforce management and punch list and inspection management processes.

Lauren Lake

COO and Co-Founder

Mallorie Brodie

CEO and Co-Founder

  

Bridgit Bench

Simplify your workforce planning with Bridgit Bench. Eliminate “gut feel” decision-making with custom allocations, skills and experience tracking, dashboards, people and project gantts, and an on-the-go mobile app. Watch the full session here.

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Lauren Lake

Lauren Lake is the COO and co-founder at Bridgit. She holds a degree in Civil Structural Engineering and is well-versed in construction workforce management and resource planning processes. Lauren has been named to the Forbes Manufacturing & Industry 30 Under 30 and Best Of Canada Forbes Under 30 Innovators lists. Lauren has presented at industry events and conferences, including BuiltWorlds, Canadian Construction Association, Procore Groundbreak, and more. Follow Lauren on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Want to learn more about Bridgit Bench? See how Bridgit Bench can help you streamline your workforce planning process with a personalized walkthrough of the tool.