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While double-digit construction unemployment figures have delayed its workforce marketing and recruiting initiative (see October 2008 Equipment World), the Construction Workforce Development Center is forging ahead with its Labor Supply /Demand Forecasting Model. CWDC is recruiting both owners and contractors to provide project and labor forecast information on its www.cwdcforecasting.com website, launched in January. “We’ve […]
August 3, 2009
Side by Side: Manual vs. automatic truck transmissions
In vocational trucks, automatic transmissions offer numerous benefits and are gaining in market share against manual transmissions. To find out more about how they compare, we talked to Lou Gilbert, manager North American marketing, at Allison Transmission. For a detailed discussion of automatic vs. automated transmissions refer to the June 2004 issue of Equipment World. […]
May 28, 2009
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Contractor of the Year Finalist: Tim Filiatreau, Filcon Construction
Tim Filiatreau’s farming background made going into construction a natural progression. He liked the outdoor nature of the work – “you couldn’t get me to work inside to save my soul,” he now laughs – and this affinity prompted his rise from shoveling dirt to general superintendent with a local construction firm. “I learned a […]
December 14, 2008
Workforce
On Record: Add yourself to the mix
As part of our research into this month’s special report on workforce development, we surveyed selected readers on their practices and attitudes in this critical area. Frankly, some of the results were disheartening. When asked why construction has difficulty in attracting qualified people, 81 percent of our respondents said, “people don’t want to work hard […]
October 9, 2008
Business
Cover Story/Special Report: Attracting the people you need
Sure, the general economic downturn – particularly housing’s depths – has dealt a hit to construction jobs. But even though the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 437,000 loss in construction employment over the 12-month period ending in July, the looming labor shortage is not going away. And with the needs of the booming […]
October 8, 2008
Business
First Word: Get to know Generation Y
With baby boomers in construction retiring earlier than those in other professions, the urgency of attracting young workers to our industry is increasing. The first baby boomer began collecting Social Security retirement benefits in February – and an average of 10,000 per day over the next 20 years will be eligible to apply – but […]
June 10, 2008
Business
First Word: Answering the call
Despite the housing slump, many sectors of the construction industry are facing a labor shortage likely to worsen significantly. Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, says as many as 400,000 residential construction workers have switched to the nonresidential sector, resulting in nonresidential job gains of 10 percent over the past […]
January 31, 2008
Business
Final Word: The myths of the operator shortage
In surveys contractors repeatedly cite the shortage of operators as their number one problem. But the reason it’s a problem for some contractors is that they continue to cling to a handful of myths about the situation and its solutions. Let’s look at these myths. Myth number one: there are not enough workers. With unemployment […]
January 31, 2008
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: Dick and Brian Churchill
Although hard work can take you a long way as a contractor, adaptability and a willingness to consider new ideas can truly set you apart from the competition. Brian and Dick Churchill of The GroundsKeeper, a commercial landscape contracting firm in the Boston area, have done just that. Intelligent choices paired with meticulous attention to […]
November 14, 2007
Business
AEM elects 13 new members
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has elected 13 companies as members in the international trade group, which provides business-development resources for companies that manufacture and market construction-related equipment, products and services. The new companies are: · Advantage Machine and Hydraulics Inc. (Nampa, Idaho), manufacturer of guardrail post installation equipment. · American Piledriving Equipment (Kent, Washington), […]
October 3, 2007
Business
Final Take
Extreme Machine Makeover “When selling machinery on the Internet, appearance is everything,” says Jim Goodall, a 35-year construction industry veteran who sells used construction equipment online. Having trouble selling a Gradall telehandler in good mechanical condition that looked a little worse for wear, Goodall tried Dakota Shine, a biodegradable product for color and luster restoration. […]
September 6, 2007
Recruiting & retention
Bob the Builder bulldozes Barney
Bob the Builder is rivaling Barney as the most popular character among American children, and that can’t hurt future recruiting for the construction industry, according to a spokesman for a national contractors’ association. With his hardhat and talking construction equipment, Bob the Builder is stealing preschool viewers from the singing, dancing purple dinosaur whose ratings […]
August 7, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Brian and Dick Churchill
Although hard work can take you a long way as a contractor, adaptability and a willingness to consider new ideas can truly set you apart from the competition. Brian and Dick Churchill of The GroundsKeeper, a commercial landscape contracting firm in the Boston area, have done just that. Intelligent choices paired with meticulous attention to […]
July 9, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Ron King and Kevin Montes
The evolution of Skyline Engineers into a family business has been gradual. Ron King started the firm with two partners in 1979, concentrating on engineering and surveying. Before King and his partners split amicably in 1985, his wife Rita joined the firm to handle the office. At the time, King used his former partner Johnny […]
June 12, 2007
Recruiting & retention
On Record: Give heed to trucking’s siren call
See if any of this sounds familiar: · Demographic trends will turn against this industry during the next 10 years. The size of the white male population ages 35-54 – currently providing more than half the workers in this industry – will decline by more than 3 million people between 2004 and 2014. · During […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year: Duke Long, Interstate Sawing, West Bend, Wisconsin
During his 12-year stint as a concrete cutter working for another company, Duke Long would practice a mind game. “Every time I stepped out of a truck on a job, I pretended it was my business and my job,” he says. The fantasy only went so far, however. When he was 33 years old, Long […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Hiring, training and keeping technicians
If you are a construction company owner or manager, hiring your first equipment technician is a step not taken lightly. After all, servicing and repairing machinery is not how you make money. And most of today’s equipment dealers offer such comprehensive maintenance and extended warranty packages you could run equipment for years and never have […]
June 12, 2007
Recruiting & retention
Maintenance Management: Finding and training the next generation of technicians
Everybody knows the construction industry is facing a dire shortage of skilled technicians to service equipment. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it is possible to fill your manpower needs with bright, well-trained young men and women. The trick is to get involved and start recruiting early. The construction companies that do […]
June 12, 2007
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