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Assignar 10 Year Anniversary
Today we reflect back on a decade of helping teams build more. And we’re so excited for what’s ahead too!
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Introducing Progress Tracking
Waiting for invoices to learn the status of a job? Our new progress tracking capability can help! Learn about the suite of features that helps you track work from job planned to job finished.
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Safety and Compliance in Oregon: Navigating 5 Key Challenges and Opportunities
Oregon OSHA’s 2024 Annual Performance Plan: A Roadmap for Reducing Workplace Safety Risks and Ensuring Compliance Oregon OSHA’s 2024 Annual Performance Plan…
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Assignar April ’24 Product Release
Spending too much time sorting through form data? The new Forms Analyzer will make it easier than ever to find what you need. Plus, manage leave, track overlapping activities, and link cost codes to activities.
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Assignar January ’24 Product Release
You’ve been asking for it, and offline mode is finally here! Our newest updates allow you to submit time even when there’s no signal, search for workers and equipment based on availability, and integrate with MYOB Advanced.
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Construction Guide: Labor Law Compliance in California
In this expert construction guide, we’ll explore the bumps on the road toward digitization, tech fixes to your challenges, the first step to implementation — and 3 examples from companies leading the charge.
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eBook: How Software Uncovers the Blind Spots that Sabotage Construction Management
In this expert construction guide, we’ll explore the bumps on the road toward digitization, tech fixes to your challenges, the first step to implementation — and 3 examples from companies leading the charge.
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Construction Guide: Demystifying Digital Transformation
In this expert construction guide, we’ll explore the bumps on the road toward digitization, tech fixes to your challenges, the first step to implementation — and 3 examples from companies leading the charge.
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New Features to Fill Out Crew Timesheets in Under a Minute
If you liked our time-tracking updates last quarter, you’ll love what we have in store in this one!
Learn about the revamped Site Diary, which lets you fill out timesheets for a whole crew in under a minute. Plus, we’ve made rescheduling easy and added Sage Intacct to the Integrations Hub!
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A Buyer’s Guide to Construction Tech: 7 Steps for Implementation
In the construction industry, implementing new technology is uniquely challenging. You have different project types, workers in multiple locations and slim margins. To make it easier on you and your team and encourage adoption, try the following tips.
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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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How to Streamline Subcontracting Operations with Data-Powered Solutions
When managing 40–50 field workers (or even 10), capturing information on paper leads to even more challenges than it solves. It takes longer to enter data. You’re more likely to make errors. And finding that data after it’s been recorded? That could take weeks.
Instead, manage subcontractors at scale (and save hundreds of hours) by streamlining your processes with data.
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The Top 3 Most Powerful Integrations in Construction Tech
You can’t take shortcuts on the job, but you can minimize administrative tasks and maximize time in the field with the right tools and technology. To optimize your time, the solutions you use must be able to work well together.
Here are the most powerful integrations to transform your tech stack and improve your operational efficiency.
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How to Survive the Supply Chain Crisis
Supply chain struggles converged during the pandemic. While it seemed like issues like these would be short-lived, we’re still dealing with them three years later.
Prices have notably gone up as well. Between materials shortages, weather-related disruptions, transportation struggles, fuel prices and inflation, you’re fighting against a lot of forces working against you.
So instead of weathering the problem, let’s look at what you can do to conquer it.
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How to Use Data to Increase Margins 1% at a Time
Construction margins are taking a hit due to the problems we know and the new ones arising. The labor shortage, rising material costs and variable fuel costs make it harder to quote projects. Between the time you bid on your project and when you start work, prices have risen.
This volatility means there’s no room for mistakes. So what’s the answer?
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Cut Costs, Boost Profits: Your Construction Cost Management Guide
While we’re no fortune-tellers, we spoke with Assignar CEO and Co-Founder Sean McCreanor and pulled from the top industry reports to identify what you should expect for 2023.
The big takeaway? Things are changing. Quickly. Here are the top trends in the construction industry—and some tips on embracing them to prepare for the coming year.
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Three Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2023
While we’re no fortune-tellers, we spoke with Assignar CEO and Co-Founder Sean McCreanor and pulled from the top industry reports to identify what you should expect for 2023.
The big takeaway? Things are changing. Quickly. Here are the top trends in the construction industry—and some tips on embracing them to prepare for the coming year.
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The Modern Whiteboard: How Digital Platforms Help You Build More
Yes, whiteboards work. But as the construction industry, and the world, face supply chain hold-ups, retention challenges, and labor shortages—you have less time to waste, smaller margins, and fewer people in the office than before. What if we told you there’s a way to keep the whiteboard workflow while also saving time?
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New Features for More Flexible, Accurate Scheduling & Time-Tracking
What’s the latest in our feature releases? If you don’t track time with Assignar, the new-and-improved time tracking might get you to. Plus, learn about the new Integrations Hub and how Direct Role Assignment gets you scheduling faster with greater flexibility.
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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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Assignar Kicks Off Expansion Plans with Launch into the UK Construction Market
Success in Australia Prompts Leading Construction Technology Provider to Expand Footprint to Europe DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Assignar, the global leader in cloud-based construction…
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Assignar Introduces New Platform Features to Improve Construction Operations
We’ve made it even easier to bring your operations online, schedule confidently, and understand how your business in a new way.
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Assignar Successfully Completes SO2 Type 1 Certification
Leading Construction Technology Provider Achieves Rigorous Certification for Security and Privacy Compliance DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Assignar, the global leader in cloud-based construction operations,…
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Construction Profitability Part 3: Mismanaging Field Data is Costly. Here’s What You Can Do About It.
We know that communication is key in the field. Teams must be assured that they are working with the latest information, so…
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Construction Profitability Part 2: How Asset Utilization Helps Businesses Work Smarter Not Harder
In Part 1 of this series, we outlined the basics of cost management and its overall impact on your business, from resource…
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Construction Profitability Part 1: How Managers Can Improve Waning Profit Margins
The average pre-tax net profit for subcontractors is between 2.2 to 3.5 percent, according to the Construction Financial Management Association. Because there…
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How To Effectively Manage Material Shortages Within Construction
Material shortages have put many construction companies around the world in a somewhat perilous position. Unfortunately, things do not look likely to…
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Tips For Staying Organized As A Contractor
Construction contractors are expected to stay on top of each project they take on without losing sight of the details involved. Staying organized is an absolute necessity for contractors.
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Are You Prepared for the Construction Industry Landscape in 2022?
After a tough couple of years, the construction industry is expected to come back strong in 2022. The pandemic brought some silver…
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Top 6 Tips to Increase Your Profit Margins
Successful construction contractors constantly find ways to improve their work, this leads to lower costs, which translates into higher profits and more…
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WA Skilled Civil Labour Shortage Worsens
Western Australia’s civil construction industry is feeling the pinch after over a year of COVID international and inter-state worker restrictions. According to…
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Using Predictive Analytics to Anticipate Construction Risk
Predictive analytics uses: Data mining Predictive modeling Machine learning This helps analyze current and historical information to predict future events. It provides…
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Why you should integrate your construction software data
Construction project managers and company executives need data from multiple sources to see the big picture and assess the health of their…
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The Importance of a Business Dashboard to Company Growth
Construction companies rely on data to inform decisions that lead to business growth and expansion. Having data available at a moment’s notice…
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How to Develop a Data Strategy for Your Construction Business
Every construction project yields data that can be used to improve a company’s performance. The key is knowing what data to gather…
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YES Group reap the benefits of Assignar’s GPS Tracking Platform as early adopters
Based in the Riverland of South Australia, YES Group had its origins in high voltage where their founder Mark Yates grew the…
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6 Ways to Increase Your Construction Profit Margins
Successful construction contractors constantly find ways to improve their work, this leads to lower costs, which translates into higher profits and more…
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Are you ready for Queensland’s $27.5 billion transport infrastructure spend?
Queensland’s 2021-22 Budget includes a massive $27.5 billion, four-year road and transport investment plan. Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister, Mark Bailey…
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South Australia announced it’s biggest ever infrastructure spend
17.9 billion in infrastructure spend has been committed over the next 4 years by the South Australian Government. This record amount was…
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Why are Infrastructure Contractors Deep in Productivity Crisis?
The construction industry is one of the largest in the world and yet, despite the year-on-year, multi-billion dollar investments from governments and…
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Road Safety Is More Than Just Statistics
As National Road Safety Week comes to an end the message remains clear, we all play a crucial role in ensuring that…
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Western Australian Government’s Security of Payments Bill
On Tuesday the 25th of May, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill 2021 was introduced to the Western Australian…
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Assignar and CCF supporting regional NSW and Sydney Metro
The Civil Contractors Federation of New South Wales (CCF NSW) continues to be a fierce advocate, voice and ally of the civil…
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Western Australia’s $5.5 billion recovery plan
In consultation with the State Recovery Advisory Group (inclusive of representatives from business, industry, not-for-profit organisations, UnionsWA, the public sector, local government…
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CCF WA urges State Government to fast track important procurement forms
Western Australia’s civil construction industry peak body has congratulated the McGowan Government on being returned and called on it to prioritise procurement…
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3 Ways to Make Data-Driven Decisions for Construction Projects
Challenges in the construction industry like shrinking margins and the gap in skilled workers is making collecting and accessing data needed to…
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5 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Keep Using Paper
We don’t have to tell you that paper is still king in the construction industry. It’s understandable to some extent, as many…
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Tools to Help Streamline Your Back-Office Operations in 2021
The best contractors and field crews cannot operate without having a strong back-office set-up. Amidst a major recession and with the threat…
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3 Ways to Promote a Culture of Safety
The construction industry offers extraordinary employment opportunities for a global workforce. As a significant contributor to our nation’s economy, the main concern…
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3 Proven Ways to Get Employees On Board with Technology
COVID-19 disrupted the business sector on a massive scale, forcing owners and managers to cut costs and operate lean. Working efficiently while…
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3 Ways to Keep Your Crews Productive
Despite its designation as an essential service during the lockdown period, the Australian construction industry is predicted to contract by 5.7% in…
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Top 5 Tips for Growth – when thinking systems
Step 1: Start with the end in mind Often companies have several systems and legacy systems which do not talk to each…
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$968 million allocated in WA’s Government’s 2020-21 budget
The state’s budget has allotted $986 million to new water infrastructure works for the state across 4 years. Under this budget maintenance,…
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3 Unique Trends in Construction Workforce Development
The construction industry has dealt with labor shortage issues for years. With a lack of interest amongst high school and college graduates…
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Women in Construction: How to Thrive by Showing Up and Standing Out
According to CNBC, women make up a mere 9.1% of the construction community. Few men know what it is like to walk…
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4 ways estimating with spreadsheets is costing you
It is quite common for contractors to rely on spreadsheets in order to create their cost estimates. Spreadsheets like Excel’s are a…
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3 Best Practices for Contractors to Get the Most Out of the Slow Season
April through October is the busy season for those in construction. What does that entail? It means working our crews 70-80 hours…
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4 Tips to Survive an Uncertain Market
Uncertainty is the only thing that is for certain right now in construction. 2020 has taken us all for a ride; pulling…
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Cloud-based apps – Tools Streamlining Construction Operations
The Uncomfortable Success of Cloud-Based Apps in Modern Construction Operations Notorious for adopting new technology by the tail rather than the lead,…
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Real-Time Data Exchange Transforms Construction Industry
Implementing Real-Time Field-to-Office Data Exchange Critical For Construction Industry Growth Cycle After years of resistance to technology, the construction industry is finally…
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5 tips for successful contractor management
Communication is central to effective contractor management Okay — we’ve got 5 tips that promote successful contractor management, but first, a few…
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Decreased construction costs for the first time in a decade
Despite projections of increased staffing levels and construction sales over the next 6 months, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecast that profit…
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A winning tender price in 5 easy steps
Creating tenders is a stressful task. It has so many components from deliverables to costs. Tender inclusions are comprehensive and submissions are…
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The Importance of Logistics on Construction Sites
Logistics on a construction site have an immense impact on project time and budget, yet it seems to be an afterthought for…
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$4.7B currently in tranche 3 of NSW fast-tracked assessments
In April 2020, the NSW Government announced the first 24 projects undertaking a fast-tracked assessment process as part of the Government’s Planning…
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$140 million in WA infrastructure projects fast-tracked
The WA Government has fast-tracked $140 million on transport, road and maritime projects. With 24 major infrastructure projects brought-forward, the government investment…
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The true cost of your allocation whiteboard
Manual processes have costly consequences, from time consumed, to the heightened risk of human error. The allocation whiteboard and the processes involved…
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Tasmanian Government announces $3.1 billion construction blitz
Tasmania will be launching a $3.1 billion construction blitz in line with fast-tracked projects across the nation. The investment is in addition…
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Cutting costs and maximising your resources
When businesses are put under pressure to deliver, whether that is through the unprecedented times of today to the everyday challenges of…
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6 Sources of resistance: implementing new policies and procedures in the workplace
The global pandemic has forced employers and employees to make unprecedented and rapid changes to their behavior in order to prevent the…
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PM announces $1.5B in Infrastructure works as part JobMaker Plan
The Federal Government has announced a further $1.5 billion in infrastructure works across Australia. Additionally, 15 major projects will be fast-tracked to…
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The pitfalls of scheduling in the Construction industry
Construction projects are challenging, complex and sometimes volatile to manage given the number of moving parts needed to complete a project successfully.…
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Federal Government funds 163 infrastructure projects for Regional Australia
Round 4 of the Building Better Regions Fund’s (BBRF) Infrastructure Stream is focussed on supporting drought-affected areas through construction, upgrades or extension…
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GLH awarded contract for RIS Works for CPB’s Cross-River Rail project
George’s Loader Hire continues it’s involvement in every major rail project in QLD, having being awarded the contract for Wet Plant Hire…
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Traffic Logistics acquires Australia’s first MBT-1
Traffic Logistics is an Australian owned and operated traffic management company servicing NSW since 2006. With depots servicing Sydney, Newcastle and the…
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Arm your business for the fast-tracked construction projects across Australia
State Governments across Australia are banding together in fast-tracking projects and releasing infrastructure stimulus packages for a building works blitz. The sentiment…
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Prepare your business for the $2.7 billion Building Works blitz for Victoria
This week Premier Daniel Andrews announced a $2.7 billion construction blitz for Victoria to stimulate the state’s economy. The announcement predicts to…
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$400M Infrastructure stimulus for Queensland – Is your business ready?
This week the Palaszczuk Government announced $400 million in accelerated funding for Queensland to supercharge its economy through the COVID-19 recovery. This…
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Local excavations business paves the way as early adopter of tech
The construction industry is one of the least digitised industries in the world. Locally, the majority of contractors in the construction space…
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GUEST BLOG: A New Era in Traffic Management
Never before had the traffic management industry considered the concept of one person per vehicle, or the inability to review plans in…
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COVID-19: Managing Risk of Exposure
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, new resources, regulations, and recommendations for construction contractors continue to change and stack upon…
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Navigating through COVID-19 with a paperless solution
Safety continues to be the number one priority for sub and self-perform contractors during these unprecedented times. SafeWork Australia has created guidelines…
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Work Health and Safety during COVID-19 in Australia
Work Health and Safety (WHS) Laws govern the safety of employees on site and while they are already complex to execute, the…
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Preparing for NZ Construction at Alert Level 3: New COVID-19 Standards and Protocols
The New Zealand Government has lowered the coronavirus alert from 4 to 3, enabling construction businesses to go back to work but…
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Checklist: Do you have the infrastructure to keep building?
During these changing times, construction businesses are testing the limits of their infrastructure in preparation for further restrictions amid the pandemic. Rapidly…
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7 tools to keep your construction business running while working remotely
Construction businesses that are most vulnerable during times of economic uncertainty are those that are slow to react. Often paper-based processes for…
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Operational excellence to business development success
Many sub and self-perform businesses are still bogged down in administrative activities. Despite hiring more admin staff, the workload remains largely manual…
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Take control of your business with connected datasets
Sub and self-perform contractors are turning towards digital solutions to collect and process their operations data. Growing and cross-functional teams need data-driven…
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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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Are you ready for the infrastructure boom in 2020?
The systemised guide to optimising your teams during the skilled labour shortage and the impending infrastructure boom. The end of 2019, has…
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Managing Safety and Compliance on the Job Site: Part 1
This is the first of a 3-part series. This article outlines the current regulatory environment in construction, trends, and resources using data…
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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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Construction labor shortage expected to get worse
Contractors and subcontractors across the United States are dealing with a significant labor shortage, and it’s expected to get worse as time…
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Digitizing and innovating oil and gas operations
Oil & Gas leads with field tech The oil and gas industry is exemplary in terms of growth and technological advancements. How…
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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,…
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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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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Assignar & Autodesk BIM360 integration allows field teams to view 3D drawings on site via Worker app
Assignar’s platform helps contractors and construction professionals manage every aspect of their field operations — including project scheduling, assets and materials, and…
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SafeWork NSW Crackdown On Crane Operator Licensing, Competency & More
SafeWork NSW Inspectors Move To Verify Licensing & Operator Competency On Crane Operators, Riggers & Doggers In a 6 month crackdown on…
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Chain of Responsibility – New primary duty penalities
Disclaimer: View this content as general guidance only. When dealing with individual circumstances, please consult the appropriate legal resources. What Is New…
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How Chain of Responsibility Affects The Australian Construction Industry
Five Construction-Related Effects of Heavy Vehicle National Law and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) Rules As of Oct. 1, 2018, under the HVNL…
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Risk Assessment, Take Charge of Heavy Vehicle Chain of Responsibility
Importance of Efficient Risk Assessment Under The NVNL Chain of Responsibility Compliance with any form of heavy vehicle operations safety protocols requires…
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Chain of Responsibility Safety Management Systems For Heavy Vehicles
October 2018, Changes in Primary CoR Duty Laws: As of October 1st, 2018, previous Heavy Vehicle Nation Law (HVNL) is amended to…
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Issues In Construction – Close The Workforce Skills Gap
Causes Behind The Construction Industry Workforce Skills Gap The current workforce skills gap in the Australian construction industry comes about as a…
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Do Construction Apps Promote Better Worker PPE Compliance?
Better Worker Accountability Via PPE Modules in Construction Operations Software On-site access to effective Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for construction workers provides no guarantee…
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Connect and Retain A Young Workforce with Technology
Construction Technology – Shifting young workers toward careers in the Construction industry Recruiting young workers into the construction workforce has never been…
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Construction Stalled by Labor Shortage & Low Tolerance for Modern Technology
Without access to a skilled workforce and without adoption of modern technology, the current boom in construction opportunities may well meet an…
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A Systematic 6-Step Approach To Job Safety Analysis
Risk Management, A Core Component Of Competent Management Practices Safety without reliable risk management control is no safety at all. If the…
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Construction Industry Overspending Revealed As Major Annual Cost
Construction industry overspending comes in many forms, but the cost of mismanaged information is one expense that could be easily controlled. With…
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Jobsite Safety, Technology At Work For Construction Workforce Safety
Fundamental Technology Upgrades That Promote Better Jobsite Safety Modern construction technology can help every construction company achieve a better jobsite safety record. Of course…
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Construction Industry Primed For Global 2025 Digital Transformation
Building and Construction Sector Awareness – Making Ready For the 2025 Global Digital Transformation For a long time, the construction industry suffered…
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Integrated Mobile Tech Enhances Project Efficiency and Productivity
Integrated Mobile Tech Core Goal For Current and Future Contractor Investments According to the JB Knowledge sixth annual Construction Technology Report, three major…
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Construction Technology Deployment – New Tech Adoption and Activation
How Do Contractors Successfully Engage In construction Technology Deployment Successful construction technology deployment involves more than the adoption, integration and activation of…
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New Zealand Construction Labour Shortage, A Major Government Concern
New Zealand Government Moves To Control Widespread Shortage In The Construction Labour Force In a nation with a population of 4.7 million…
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SafeWork NSW Construction Safety Crackdown Expensive For Wayward Australia Firms
SafeWork NSW Crackdown On Australia Construction Safety Violations Results In Over $800,000 In Fines and Prosecutions In a driven effort to reduce…
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Construction Technology – A Blueprint For Increased Project Profits
Adoption of Construction Technology, A Blueprint Of The Modern Project Profit Center As the economy booms, ambitious construction companies are beginning to…
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ACT Work Health And Safety Law Changes For Major Construction Projects
Amended ACT Work Health and Safety Tabled On June 7, 2018 With the advent of a new 2018 amendment, the ACT Work…
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Slow Adoption of Technology Drives Increase In Under-performance Projects
Resistance to Modern Technology Results in Construction Industry Under-performance Projects In addressing current challenges to success within the modern construction industry, contractors…
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Essentials of an Optimized Construction Industry Safety Culture
Building Optimized Safety Culture and Health Management Within The Construction Industry An optimized safety culture helps reduce construction industry accidents. This means reduced…
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Colorado Investigation Confronts Misclassification of Construction Industry Employees
Colorado Task Force Takes On Employer Abuse of Construction Industry Employee Classifications What happens when Colorado determines that an unscrupulous contractor or…
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OSHA Interpretation For Construction Contractors
Four Major Categories of OSHA Interpretation OSHA standards for safety fall into four primary categories with each grouping based according to specific…
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OSHA proposes new crane rule addressing operator qualifications
New OSHA Qualifications Rules for Crane Operators in the U.S. Resets Employer Responsibility For Operator Competency In the ongoing drive to improve…
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Jobsite Millennials, A Strange New Term In The Construction Industry
Jobsite Millennials: Perhaps an unlikely combination of words. Or is it? Due to the millennial workforce reputation for slack work ethics, many…
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Materials and Construction Takeoff, The Basics
What Do We Mean When Talking Construction Takeoff? Construction and material takeoff, sometimes tagged merely construction take off, pertains to a particular…
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Certified Payroll, Understanding the Basic Construction-Focused Requirements
Certified Payroll or Getting A Handle Around Federal Form WH-347 To be submitted weekly to the oversight government contact agency, certified payroll…
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Jobsite Productivity – How To Boost Productivity On Job-sites
Efficient Jobsite Productivity Promotes On Budget, On Time and Less Costly Project Completion Cost-effective jobsite productivity requires maximum employee efficiency. However, jobsite…
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The Backbone of An Effective Cost Code System in Construction
Cost Codes – More Than The Defined Cost of Work-In-Process Cost codes should not be defined merely as the types of work…
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Davis Bacon Act, The Consequences of Failed Compliance
Davis Bacon Act, The Core Requirements of Compliance To simplify understanding of the Davis Bacon Act, we submit the following definition: In…
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How Do You Know You Have The Right Skilled Labor For the Right Equipment?
Skilled Labor, Crucial To Effective Use Of Equipment and Supplies In the vibrant dynamics of modern construction, a shortage in skilled labor…
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Minimizing Equipment Downtime On A Tight Project Schedule
Minimizing Equipment Downtime – Turn The Unexpected Into The Exception Rather Than The Norm Let not Murphy’s Law dominate equipment down time.…
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Streamlining the Allocation of Workers Based on Project Availability
Multi-Tasking – Staying On Top Of Resource Allocation Based On Project Availability Streamlining the allocation of worker resources demands rapid-fire multi-tasking. It’s…
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Construction Project Delays – How To Keep Up The Spirit Of Progress
Retaining The Spirit of Progress In The Wake Of Construction Project Delays Few things affect the spirit of progress so much as…
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What To Look For In Construction Project Scheduling Software?
Challenges of Using Construction Project Scheduling Software Many years have now passed since the introduction of construction project scheduling software. And technology…
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3 Reasons Real-Time Data Will Revolutionize The Construction Industry
Real-Time Data Core To Enhanced Construction Productivity and Jobsite Performance Even though many contractors continue to struggle with pen-to-paper operations management, automated…
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Project Schedule Management in Construction, Best Practices
Benefits of Project Schedule Management Tracking In Construction During the process of project schedule management, the need to practice effective project schedule…
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Improve Subcontractor Efficiency With Better Scheduling Tactics
How Better Scheduling Improves Subcontractor Efficiency When subcontractor efficiency fails to meet expectations, construction projects can quickly descend into a nightmare realm…
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Top Challenges for Construction in 2018
A Glimpse Into Past Back in February 2017, Northeastern University’s primary news and information site published an article focused on future challenges…
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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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Project Labor Costs – Controlling Construction Labor Costs Risk Factors
Construction Management – Taking Control of Project Labor Cost Factors Eliminate the greatest construction project risk factor; take control of project labor…
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Construction Budgeting In The Digital Age
A Construction Budgeting Process Gone Obsolete The key principles in construction budgeting never really change. Evaluate the project. Establish goals. Define the…
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How Mobile Apps Improve Productivity In Construction
Construction Productivity – Cost of Antiquated Operations Management In an industrial season that is clearly driven by massive advancements in mobile technology…
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ConTechCrew Interview with Assignar CEO Sean McCreanor
On Friday, February 9th, our CEO Sean McCreanor, was the featured guest on the Construction Technology Podcast “The ConTechCrew” discussing Assignar and…
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Realtime data from the jobsite improves cashflow for subcontractors
Lack of Reliable Operations Data Promotes Negative Subcontractor Cash Flow To meet existing financial obligations and to fund future company expansion, contractors…
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3 Challenges For Construction Subcontractors In 2018
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Virtual Reality: the latest technological evolution rapidly changing most industries today. What is it? Virtual Reality (VR), or computer-simulated reality, is a…
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Top Construction Site Accidents…& How to avoid them – Part 1
Construction sites are prone to accidents, this week we look at how to avoid them… One of the biggest challenges in the…
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How Big Data is Transforming the Construction Industry – Part 1
Advances in technology, innovation, and the accessibility of big data are moving industries forward every day. How do all these advances…
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How 3D Printing is Changing the Construction Industry – Part 1
3D printing – the latest point of connection between the physical & digital worlds – is having a massive impact on a…
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Assignar in Digital World
Many people have asked why we started to build Assignar, which solves a number of complex problems in the construction industry and…
