Harnessing social media to win more work
The Smooth Operator initiative showcases leaders in the construction industry who are changing the way they operate in innovative ways with people, processes and technology. This week’s Smooth Operator is Arron Dendle, Director of CJ’s Demolition. Arron has over 14...
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 regional meeting. This year it was hosted in Newcastle with over 70 crane business owners and management during the day. The full-day event had...
Top 3 challenges facing rail subcontractors
Over the next 10 years, the Australian Government is dedicating $100 billion dollars in infrastructure works across Australia. Notable rail projects include: Sydney Metro, Australia’s biggest transport project with a project value of $12.5 billion with $8.5 billion...
Empowering women in civil construction
Smooth Operator The Smooth Operator initiative showcases leaders in the construction industry who are changing the way they operate in innovative ways with people, processes and technology. This week’s Smooth Operator is Kim Liddell, Managing Director Non-Destructive...
6 tips to respond faster and grow your traffic service business
With nearly 1,000 companies vying for business in North American traffic management, the ability to respond quickly in the face of urgency is a key differentiator amongst the competition. It is so essential that DOTs and owners typically establish on-going, long-term...
Subcontractor Daily Report App, The Best Daily Reports App for Subcontractors
Assignar Introduces A New Subcontractor Daily Report App Software that automates the subcontractor daily report processes may not eliminate every GC-to-sub operations conflict, but long-term improvements begin with better management of immediate basic procedures. In...
Bridging the gap between training and experience in traffic management
Smooth Operator The Smooth Operator initiative showcases leaders in the construction industry who are changing the way they operate in innovative ways with people, processes and technology. This week’s Smooth Operator is Nicole Farren, Director of Swilly Traffic....
2019 CCF NSW Earth Awards – Celebrating the civil construction industry
Last Friday, the Civil Contractors Federation of New South Wales (CCF NSW) hosted their annual Earth Awards. With over 500 civil contractors celebrating the amazing work the industry is doing, it really was the night for the civil industry! The Earth Awards recognises...
Buying A Construction Daily Report App, 5 must-have Features
Why Buy a Construction Daily Report App? In a cluttered world small issues become big delays, miscommunication expands into serious safety concerns and cutting corners on your construction daily reports merely compounds the problem. Failure to complete competent daily...
New York’s Local Law 196 requirements – Managing SST cards with Assignar
New York's Local Law 196 of 2017 places responsibility on contractors to demonstrate that workers and supervisors on job sites have extensive training. To adhere to the new law, workers and supervisors will be required to have a valid Site Safety Training (SST) card...
Running Your Construction Business with Daily Reports? Start using a digital daily report app
10 Benefits of Using a Construction Daily Reports App This article is for contractors who are tired of battling through the inherent bugs associated with hand-produced construction daily log processes. Whether dealing with pen-to-paper, automated spreadsheets, or even...
Surpassing stereotypes in the rail industry
The Smooth Operator Initiative This initiative showcases leaders in the construction industry who are changing the way they operate in innovative ways with people, processes and technology. This week’s Smooth Operator is Scott Elliott, Director of Affective Rail....
Digital Construction Daily Reports, Tool of Choice for Successful Foremen
Why Foremen Run Their Operations with Digital Construction Daily Reports If there was an efficient, effective and professionally designed foreman app for producing accurate and reliable digital construction daily reports, would you ignore the possibilities of...
It’s 2019 – Australian crane businesses are winning with worksite digitisation
The Crane industry in Australia is facing increasing demand for work and although residential work has slowed, infrastructure projects nationally have been fueling the boom. Cranes in our Australian skylines have reached an all-time high of 735. The RLB Crane Index Q1...
Certified payroll for construction subcontractors with Assignar
What is certified payroll? Certified payroll is a United States federal requirement that proves withholdings and gross wages compliance. A federal form (WH-347) has to be submitted weekly to the agency that is overseeing a government contract. Typically Subcontractors...