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You should properly prepare jobsites prior to projects.
Before starting a commercial reroofing or other building envelope maintenance project, it is important to properly prepare the jobsite. This includes removing obstacles and debris, making efforts to protect surrounding property, establishing work area boundaries, and installing appropriate signage. A well-prepared jobsite creates a safe and efficient work environment, will help minimize disruptions during the job, and will help ensure successful project completion.
MOREHow No-bidding New Construction Pays Off
Owners, architects, and consultants deserve a more-than-fair return on their large investment of time and money on new construction projects. That’s why no-bidding commercial construction projects for general contractors that have a reputation for assigning young Project Managers can be your best defense against the headaches that young PMs mostly create for the contractors who do win the bids for this work.
MOREMaking Sure It’s Right–Customer Focused Success Part 5
When there is an issue with a Standard commercial roofing or building envelope project, we are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that our projects are complete and correct. This has been Standard’s commitment for over 78 years and it will not change.
MOREJobsite Safety–Customer Focused Success Part 4
Safety is the number one factor that will lead to the successful completion of commercial roofing and building envelope maintenance projects. Because our crews have to work in direct proximity to commercial building occupants, our occupied facility jobsite safety plans have to be holistic.
MOREJobsite Management–Customer Focused Success Part 3
A sloppy jobsite is not on the list of ways to describe what will likely be a successful project. Words like clean, neat, orderly, safe, and secure are words that would need to be used to describe the jobsites during and after the work day of what will be a successful job.
MOREJob Preplanning–Customer Focused Success Part 2
When it comes to roof replacements and other building envelope maintenance projects on occupied facilities, proper job preplanning can help mitigate many potential issues before the job even starts.
MOREDon’t be fooled by the lowest bid.
If it is important for you to work with commercial contractors that do what they say they will do and can prove they will stand behind their work, apply extra scrutiny to low bid contractors. Or, use these strategies up front to eliminate trying to evaluate if low bid contractors can deliver.
MORENever Ruin an Apology with an Excuse
When an apology includes the word “but” it is not an apology at all. It is an attempt to make an excuse or justify an organization's actions (or inactions). Customers hate excuses and ruining an apology with an excuse is, well, inexcusable.
MOREFiring For Lack of Integrity—Integrity Matters Part 3
It has been said that integrity has 5 attributes: Dependability, Loyalty, Honesty, Good Judgement, and Respect. If we want our organizations to earn a reputation for having team members who are dependable, loyal, honest, have good judgment, and respect others, it is our job as employers to employ team members who maintain a high level of integrity.
MOREHiring For Integrity—Integrity Matters Part 2
If we want our organizations to earn a reputation for having team members who have a high level of integrity, it is our job as employers to dig deep in the interview process to find team members who already possess a high level of integrity—who will be dependable, loyal, honest, have good judgment, and respect others.
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