Simple Math of Labor Savings

What would it be worth for your company to improve your field productivity?

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Field Productivity: The 12 Month Challenge for Basic Labor Savings.
  • If you are a specialty contractor directly responsible for field labor?
  • If you are a general contractor managing dozens of specialty contractors?  
  • If you are a project owner?  

There is an incredible amount of low-hanging fruit to be picked when it comes to improving labor productivity before you even start to get into improvements from:

Those are major enhancers to field productivity but just imagine the savings you can achieve from improving:  


Improving Field Productivity Workshop - Revamped for 2018


Simple Math of Labor Savings
Field labor is the often the biggest variable on a construction project - making it the biggest risk and opportunity....

Simple Math of Labor Savings
Field labor is the often the biggest variable on a construction project - making it the biggest risk and opportunity....

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