Masonry Magazine February 1994 Page. 49
Contracting A to Z
When a company stops accepting new ideas it's on the downward curve of its cycle.
BY MARK CUCAROLA
Senior Consultant
FMI Corporation
Vay To The Top
A Solid Work Platform
Non-Stop towers are built from heavy gauge tubular steel and trussed every 4-6 in height. This gives our 16" wide towers incredible strength and sway-resistance. Because of this advantage, you can safely land materials on the laborers' platform, exactly where other systems sell you to never land a load. In actual on-the-job tests of free-standing Non-Stop towers, landing a full cube of 12 blocks (2350 pounds) on the laborers' platform at 20 feet high produced a backward fles of less than one inch. This kind of strength and stability means your men will feel safe and secure on a solidworking platform. And, you can safely stock ahead to free your forklift for other duties.
X-Braces Stay In Place
The s-braces are always in place for maximum safety and stability. They simply pass through the work platform both going up and coming down. Non-Stop introduced this unique design to eliminute the dangerous, time-consuming chore of semoving and replacings-braces as the platform is raised. When the wall is topped out. Non-Stop can be lowered and ready to go to work again in one-third the time of scaffolding without this feature.
This advantage reduces your laborers' duties to only two feeding materials to the masons, and raising the scaffold as needed.
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Ever wished contracting was as easy as 1-2-3? How about A-B-C? You're in luck. Here are twenty-six terms which define sound management principles for the 1990s.
Action. The '90s is a period of fundamental change in the way we do business, in the way we're perceived by the public, in the way our people see themselves. Business as usual is unacceptable. Act now to put your company on the right track.
Brainstorm. A good first step on the road to Total Quality Management. Also, an essential ingredient in partnering. But it only works if all employees participate, and if their ideas are taken seriously.
Customer. As in customer service, customer-oriented and customer-driven. There's a very good reason why "customer" is a prominent part of business vocabulary. Customers are the reason for being in business.
Differentiation. If you promise the same benefits as your competition, you deserve to compete solely on price. Find a service/product/ that you can specialize in delivering. Promote your specialty and stand out from the crowd.
Education. The best way to keep your employees and to retain your best clients. A great differentiating factor. When a company stops accepting new ideas it is on the downward curve of its lifecycle.
Future. Where your vision should be focused.
Goals. The answers to these questions: Why are you in business? Why should clients choose you instead of another contractor? Where do you want your company to be in five years? Ten? Twenty-five?
Hands-on. The approach you should take in dealing with your people and your clients.
Intensity. A prerequisite for doing business in the '90s.
Jobs. If you're chasing them to gain volume, instead of profit, you'll never stop running.
Knowledge. Gained through constant surveying of your people and clients.
Leadership. The courage to empower your people to make decisions. Give them a stake in the success of your company. And show them the way.