Construction Materials in 2021: It’s All About RESILIENCE By George R. Pilcher, Vice President for The ChemQuest Group, Inc. If you are in the construction industry — or almost any non-service industry — you probably don’t need me to tell you that, as of the end of April 2021, the entire supply chain is a mess.
Actually, It Is You: Why Customers Dump You By Kate Zabriskie, President of Business Training Works, Inc. “It’s not you, it’s me” does not apply here. Because when customers drop you, it usually is something you’ve done. Here are four mistakes and how to avoid making them in your coatings contracting business.
How to Setup a Content Marketing Strategy for a Contracting Company By Jessica Fender, Educational Blogger and Content Marketing Specialist at GetGoodGrade In 2021, contractors need to have a content marketing strategy. Find out five key steps to getting on the right path.
Some Common Estimating Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them By Michael Lenk, Vice President of Sales at Thermal-Chem There are hidden fees and costs associated with job bids. Learn from these four common mistakes to avoid following into similar patterns.
Stop the Wheel, I Want to Get Off! 5 Steps for Beating Burnout By Kate Zabriskie, President of Business Training Works, Inc. Work, eat, repeat. Feel yourself nearing the point of burnout? Stop the wheel with five steps.
Concrete Slab Coating Solutions Using Epoxies By Claudia Jeffrey, Content Strategist at Crowd Writer and Trainer at Dissertation Assistance Epoxy coatings offer a variety of options for concrete slabs in the industrial and commercial sectors. Get a few tips on where and why you might offer epoxies to help meet your clients’ needs.
Temperature Effects on Installing Epoxies By Josh Jones, Technical Trainer and President for STI Product, surface, and air temperatures affect the installation of epoxy, polyaspartic, and urethane coatings. Too high or too low can change the degree of success.
Warren’s Corner: How to Avoid Blistering From the Cold Wall Effect By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC The cold wall effect may seem like a hokey idea, but with a simple example of a soda can on a hot summer day, it may become clearer.
New Digital Frontier for Painting Contractors By Divya Thadani, PPG General Manager of PPG Services The use of digitization isn’t just for Netflix and Uber. Technology can help in the coatings world, too, especially when communicating with clients.
Golf Lessons That You Can Use to Run Your Business By Jordan Fuller, Retired Golfer Want a reason to spend more time on the golf course? There are a lot of overlaps between golf and business that might help your contracting company succeed.