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The Importance of Crisis Brand Images for Construction Companies
iStock/GOCMEN Most companies understand the importance of building their brand image from a marketing and public relations perspective. Identifying key audiences, the right type of messaging and brand personas should not be new concepts to anyone in business. However, in today’s world filled with constant change, uncertainty and stress, businesses should also evaluate their crisis […]
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Wrap-Up Construction Insurance in a COVID-19 Environment, Part One
iStock/Blue Planet Studio In an environment defined by uncertainty, we are all being challenged to think differently about risk. If we’ve learned anything from this COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that risk is always just around the corner and we can always be more prepared for what may happen next. The positive aspect of the experience is […]
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LOTT Pivots Its Focus to Adjust to the Pandemic
President and founder Frank Lott (left) is changing the focus of his company, with the help of its new vice president, Joseph B. Sturgis Jr. Many companies have had to change their operations during the coronavirus pandemic, which has not only included their day-to-day practices, but even the focuses of their business. One such company […]
Read MoreStayProtected Aims to Make Hospitality and Commercial Sites ‘Clean and Safe’ from COVID-19
iStock.com/imtmphoto The coronavirus pandemic has made builders more aware of the threat of contamination on their job sites. But it also has prompted them to add features that prevent the spread of viruses when the project is finished. JAC Construction and its sister company Level 3 Design Group (L3DG) recently announced their new StayProtected program, […]
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Vehicle Safety Systems Help Prevent Accidents on Overnight Road Projects
(Photo credit: PRNewsfoto/Brigade Electronics) Many construction companies say their most important focus is safety, so that laborers can go home in the same condition as when they arrived on the job site. According to Brigade Electronics, they should be especially cautious when working on road or highway improvement projects at night. In recent years, the […]
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U.S. Home Construction Exceeds Expectations in July
iStock.com/Feverpitched Earlier this week, the construction industry received bad news when it was reported that total starts dropped by 7% in July due to a pull back in the non-building segment. But when it comes to the residential sector, it’s a completely different story. Instead, ABC News reports that construction of new homes grew 22.6% […]
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Builders Should Take Advantage of Technology During the Pandemic
iStock.com/DA4554 It has been one thing for builders to restart work during the coronavirus pandemic, but keeping projects on schedule is another challenge entirely. Matt Daly, the CEO and co-founder of StructionSite, a provider of a site documentation platform, recently wrote in Forbes about tech-based solutions that can help. This includes using technology to reduce […]
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AXA XL Partners With Procore to Help Builders Reduce Risk
iStock.com/AndreyPopov If there is anything a contractor would be happy to do, it would be to increase productivity while reducing the project management risks involved. AXA XL’s North America Construction insurance business is partnering with Procore, a provider of construction management software, to do just that. Through this alliance, Procore has joined the Tech Library […]
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How to Practice Project Flexibility in Uncertain Times
iStock.com/Drazen Zigic The coronavirus pandemic has turned plans for 2020 on their heads. In the construction industry, the pandemic led — and is still leading to — all sorts of delays. In some states, construction is considered non-essential, and companies had to shut down operations when state governments mandated lockdowns. In other regions, contracts are […]
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Four Keys to Finding Certainty in a Volatile Planning and Forecasting Environment
Having an elevated level of end-to-end transparency, data intelligence and connectedness up and down the supply chain enables a company to conduct continuous, dynamic planning. (iStock.com/ipopba) When the Danish window manufacturer VELUX began using a new integrated resource planning platform company-wide in late 2019, little did it know how quickly and how profoundly the system […]
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