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Articles

Keeping Time: How to Meet California Compliance in Construction

When you started in construction, did you think you’d spend this much time worrying about time?

Tracking. Collecting. Managing. Reporting. Auditing. 

Time tracking in any business is no joke, but doing it in construction in California is doubly difficult. California has the country’s strictest wage and hour laws—and the penalties to match.
Instead, manage subcontractors at scale (and save hundreds of hours) by streamlining your processes with data.

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Podcasts

Dirty Boots Show: Aaron Kline

In the third episode of the Dirty Boots Show podcast, Chris Nixon sits down with Boom & Bucket Co-Founder Aaron Kline, a navy pilot with a background in building companies with products that make it easier to find quality secondhand equipment with a lot less hassle. 

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Podcasts

Dirty Boots Show: Terri Olson & Mike Eccher

In our second episode of the Dirty Boots Show, host Chris Nixon is joined by Terri Olson and Mike Eccher from OE Construction, a Colorado-owned and operated excavation and underground utility firm.

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Podcasts

Dirty Boots Show: Ricky Glass

Join Ricky Glass, President of Solutions Services and Kendyl Campbell, Co-Host of the Dirty Boots Show as they explore how to find success and community after the Military.

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Articles

Closing the Gap: How to Combat the Construction Labor Shortage with Technology

Are you feeling the vacuum effect of labor shortage in the construction industry? You aren’t imagining it, and you’re not alone. This year, 93% of construction firms report they have open positions they’re trying to fill, and 91% of those firms are struggling to fill them, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

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Webinars

Take 5 with Affective Rail

Take 5 is a series of fireside chats with customers and industry partners who share their industry insights to support and educate…

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Daily Data Decisions
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Daily data decisions

We use data to make better decisions every day. Let’s look at the daily commute. We know the direct path to get…

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Construction worker cutting an iron beam.
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How to reduce your EMR

What is EMR in Construction? EMR (experience modification rate) is a number used by insurance companies to determine your past cost of…

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Company News

Construction Hackathon

Australia’s first-ever construction hackathon – Constructathon 2019 was held in Sydney across two days on the 23rd and 24th of August. Constructathon…

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Articles

2019 CICA Regional Meeting

On Friday the 5th of July 2019 the Crane Industry Council of Australia New South Wales branch (CICA NSW) hosted their annual…

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Articles

Is Your Equipment In Compliance?

Equipment Compliance – Historical Safety Reflections Without steadfast standards of agreement, the concept of equipment compliance would have to rely on the…

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Articles

How to Win More Construction Bids

Fundamental Operational Changes Ensure Winning Construction Bids More proposals. More work. Lower markups. Yet in the end result, your company continues to…

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Articles

Work-flow Software for Builders

Workflow software for builders blends the responsibilities of classic project management with the expertise and skills needed to manage construction projects. Building…

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