Mental illness has been a silent killer in construction for over a decade. The statistics are staggering. In a year, more construction workers die from suicide than every other workplace-related casualty combined.
With an aging pool of skilled workers and a huge demand for labor, it’s important that contractors create a strategy to foster and develop their people using actionable data so they can close skills gaps.
Talk of a looming recession has only intensified over the past few months and varying industries have begun to take action to prepare for the impact. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, change has been the only constant for the construction industry and the economy at large.
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When you’re looking to hire a general contractor for your construction project, the cost of their services is likely one of the most important factors that you’ll consider. Knowing how the contractor hourly rate can help you determine whether or not they are within your project’s budget. The rate for a general contractor can vary greatly depending on several factors.
Here are the largest construction companies in Michigan, based on data from Engineering News-Record.
After 500 conversations with GCs, I’ve noticed some common threads when it comes to technology adoption, planning process, and putting your people first. In this article, I want to dive deeper into three trends I’ve seen.
One key area it’s possible to find opportunities in is through more effective management of your workforce. It’s imperative that you hold onto the workforce you have tightly, and this article is going to outline 5 ways you can improve your workforce strategies.
Construction contractors must deal with a plethora of responsibilities, which, depending on their role, can include ensuring that a construction site is safe and overseeing all jobs being done. To ensure that everything runs smoothly, it’s important to make use of construction software.
With an aging pool of skilled workers and a huge demand for labor, the shortage has reached a new level with roughly 25 per cent more unfilled construction positions than hires.
