Industry Insights
‘Industry Insights’ captures the latest news and valuable knowledge for trade and building contractors.
Check out our latest blogs for tips and advice written specifically for the construction industry.
Tips for using your hourly rate calculator
In the last blog, "The best profit-checking tool for building and trade contractors, we discussed calculating hourly rates. This article examines three additional areas of using the hourly rate effectively. What is Labour Constant (lc)? The Labour Constant (lc) is a...
The best profit-checking tool for building and trade contractors
The best profit-checking tool for building and trade contractors This is the best tool for enhancing your project and achieving end profit. It is not only one of the main areas that is undercooked in the building construction industry but also the easiest and quickest...
What is Profit
In the previous microblog on the Profit and the construction industry, we examined the overlooked benefits of Profit. This second microblog examines what Profit is. What figures should we use? When discussing Profit in the building industry, we often don't discuss...
We need to talk about Profit
This first microblog in the Profit and the Construction Industry series examines why we should talk more about Profit. We don't like using the word' profit' in the building trade. There is a misconception that making a profit is being 'greedy' and that Profit is...
Protecting your workers from UV exposure
Five Sunsmart tips for the building site As tradies, we have a higher risk of developing skin cancer due to greater exposure to UV radiation. Even if some of our jobs are inside, we often have lunch or prepare equipment outside. Outdoor workers have a higher...