Time management carries a great deal of significance for construction managers. In fact, your ability to be successful in your projects depends on how efficient you are able to manage the time at your disposal. For a construction manager to deliver the best, one has to learn how to manage the people, workflows, and processes […]
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I often hear people in the engineering and construction game complaining about the rates and fees they get for their products and services. It doesn’t matter whether they come from a small or large business – the stories about clients “not being prepared to pay what it costs for what we do” are exactly the […]
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Western Australia will be witness to a robust economic revival from the covid-19 pandemic with construction projects worth $367 million set to generate employment for about 2500 people. The Govt has approved Brookfield Properties for the development of Lot 5 as well as Lot 6 Elizabeth Quay buildings, which will change the skyline of Perth. […]
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From my experience working with companies in major construction, the majority of people don’t fully understand the ways content such as; blog posts, videos and business listings can attract more traffic to your website and create potential customers, as they believe because they are in a niche market they therefore have no need to publish […]
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Negative cashflow probably causes more construction companies to run into financial trouble (leading to their closure) than any other cause. Even a profitable construction project can cause a company financial problems if the cashflow is negative. Negative cashflow is when the contractor is paying money to suppliers, equipment hire companies and subcontractors, or in wages […]
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In what typically passes for “bonding” in the industry, people often share their war stories over a drink or two and some of the best stories concern tendering disasters. As you would expect I’ve heard my fair share of these tales and had quite a few personal experiences as well. The thing is, the same […]
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It’s been 6 weeks since the lockdowns were announced in Australia (Week of 29 March 2020); and we have seen a massive transition in the way that we live our lives, the way that we go about our business, and we also consider what the future holds for us. When the lockdowns kicked in – […]
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Patience is a Virtue Very few things in life that are worth having come easily. Unfortunately, that includes marketing as well. Of course, we all want to spend as little as possible and get the fastest results, but there are no shortcuts to good marketing. Now, there’s nothing wrong with using shortcuts to get a […]
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Many of us have ordered items through Amazon, eBay and other on-line stores. Sometimes we receive items that are the wrong size – which might be our fault because we ordered the wrong size, maybe we were over optimistic, perhaps we got confused between US, UK and European sizes, or possibly the item is smaller […]
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Do your employees understand how important good client relations are? Construction companies are always searching for new projects to bid on. You examine bidding lists, visit potential clients, and even advertise. But an important source of new construction projects are your existing clients. Your existing clients not only could have further projects for you to […]
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