6 Ways Subcontractors Benefit From a Time Tracking App Change is difficult, especially when it seems your current system works well for your company. However, the average payroll error is 1.2% according to a Nucleus Research Study, and the American Payroll Association shows that paper time sheets actually cost your company. A subcontractor time tracking […]
Time is Money, The Benefits of Tracking Construction Time Correctly
Time is Money, The Benefits of Tracking Construction Time Correctly With the construction industry facing a labor shortage, every construction firm is trying to find ways to improve their labor productivity. In order to track productivity, firms are taking a closer look at how their employees are spending their time. When your employees spend […]
How IoT Has Changed the Construction Industry
How IoT Has Changed the Construction Industry The Internet of Things (IoT) has changed the entire construction industry from top to bottom. With the ability to connect virtually every machine, system and tool to the internet, the construction industry has been opened to a whole new world of opportunity. Whether it’s designing a building […]
The 2017 Holiday Gifts Construction Workers Want
The 2017 Holiday Gifts Construction Workers Want This holiday season get the right construction worker gift for your friend or team. These gifts are bound to impress and delight, from stocking stuffer to the big ticket item! Stocking Stuffers If you are looking for a quick construction worker gift or stocking stuffer, these […]
Why the Construction Industry Has Outgrown Simple Email Communication
Why the Construction Industry Has Outgrown Simple Email Communication While email has been the communication tool of choice for many years, businesses are now beginning to see the advantages of alternative communication channels. With social media, apps, and instant messaging tools, email is becoming less and less relevant. Instead of sifting through hundreds of […]
Top Construction Industry Trends to Expect in 2022
Top Construction Industry Trends to Expect in 2022 As the end of 2022 comes near, it’s time to start preparing for the year ahead. Keeping on top of new and emerging trends in the construction industry not only helps keep your company from falling behind but also helps prepare you for the future. With the […]
How a Centralized Communication Hub can Increase Construction Productivity
The construction industry has a major productivity problem. A recent McKinsey study found that construction productivity has only increased 1% a year over the past 20 years. Consequently, poor productivity performance correlates to poor project management and execution. So, if poor productivity leads to poor project management, what causes poor project management? A study by […]
So You Think You’re Job Costing . . . Are You Really?
Job costing is a huge term in construction — yet it can be one of those phrases we say so often, we don’t stop to think of what it means. If you tag each of your expenses and bills to a customer’s project, you might be “costing to a job,” but there’s so much more […]
Creating a Mobile Office with Construction Management Software
While new technology solutions offer the construction industry many opportunities, this technology will not effectively increase job site efficiency unless it is used correctly. Many companies have implemented mobile construction management software into their businesses, but are still struggling to improve collaboration and efficiency. To create a truly successful mobile office, old methods of communication, […]
6 Ways Paper Timesheets Are Costing Your Company Money
6 Ways Paper Timesheets Are Costing Your Company Money Paper timesheets might seem like an easy way to cut costs at your company, they can be easily printed, it’s easy to input information on them, and they cost very little compared to the newer automated systems. However, the American Payroll Association shows that paper timesheets […]
Automated Payroll Can Prevent Discrepancies and Save Time
It’s no secret that payroll management can be quite complicated. With so many different factors like varying pay rates, union benefits, taxes, etc., discrepancies often arise. On top of a potentially inaccurate payroll, manual time sheets waste time and money. Fortunately, automated payroll offers construction companies an integrated solution that prevents discrepancies and eases payroll […]
How to Choose the Right Time Card Solution for Your Jobsite
Payroll is the biggest headache and most stressful aspects in any business. Employees scramble to complete their time cards. Foremen scramble to collect the time cards, verify the hours entered, and submit to Accounting. Then Accounting scrambles to enter the time card information into the payroll system. Every two weeks there is a major scramble […]
Why Printable Construction Time Cards are a Thing of the Past
Catherine DeVrye, a former IBM executive and business speaker, states that the six most expensive words in business are “We’ve always done it this way.” In no other way does this saying ring more true than in the case of construction time cards. Paper time cards are a longstanding process for many construction companies. However, […]
How to Increase Collaboration Through Construction Project Management Apps
While the construction industry has grown in many ways, the lack of growth in regards to productivity continues to plague the industry. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, there has been a measly 1% increase in the construction sector’s annual productivity in the last 20 years. With all of the technological advancements made in the […]
Mobile Construction Management: The Solution to Avoidable Delays
Mobile Construction Management: The Solution to Avoidable Delays The McKinsey Global Institute released a report early this year detailing how the construction industry is missing out on an additional 1.6 trillion dollars a year because of productivity performance and industrial evolution. They also outline how construction-sector productivity can catch up to the productivity of the […]