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Below is the latest news from Miles-McClellan as well as other construction news worth knowing about. If you’d like to discuss any events or anything else related to your construction project, give us a call today.
For media inquiries, please contact Bethany Lewis at bethany.lewis@mmbuildings.com.According to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Confidence Index (CCI), the majority of commercial and industrial contractors are confident about sales growth, profits, and staffing levels heading into 2018.
“Despite the completion of approximately eight and a half years of economic recovery, both inflation and interest rates remain low,” said Basu. “The combination of elevated wealth and confidence with low borrowing costs drives spending and investment, which supports higher demand for construction services.”
We like that positive news!
Adapted from: Basu, A. (2017, December 7). Buoyed by Healthy Economy, ABC Index Finds Contractors Upbeat. Retrieved from abc.org
The Associated Builders & Contractors reported a slight decline in nonresidential construction employment. Determining why this happened is proving difficult because of the following possible reasons: stalled construction projects, impact from the recent storms, or lack of skilled laborers to take over for the skilled laborers that retired. In our case, the lack of qualified labor to replace/fill positions hurts us the most. We’re curious, have the other two reasons affected your productivity?
Believe it or not, the ability to work collaboratively as a team is a learned skill. The longer your project team has worked together, the more skilled they are at problem-solving. Through their shared experiences, team members become proficient in applying their intuition and offer creative problem-solving solutions. A few characteristics of an integrated project team are:
“Collaborative problem solving refers to an open process for generating multiple alternatives, fostering the exchange of ideas and producing a validated solution.” (Garvin & Roberto, 2001)
“Associated Builders and Contractors is pleased to honor Miles-McClellan Construction with Accredited Quality Contractor status for its commitment to excellence in construction, its workforce and the communities it helps build,” said 2017 ABC National Chair Chuck Goodrich, president of Gaylor Electric, Indianapolis. “Miles-McClellan Constructionearned this recognition for world-class safety performance, a strong record of investment in a talented and well-trained workforce, diversity leadership and community service.”
Launched in 1993, ABC’s AQC program provides recognition to world-class construction firms that have documented their commitment in five areas of corporate responsibility:
• Quality
• Safety (ABC Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) Gold, Platinum or Diamond level required)
• Employee benefits
• Training
• Community relations and diversity
In achieving AQC status, each member company takes the following pledge:
As an Accredited Quality Contractor, our company is committed to providing our clients with the highest quality construction services and we care deeply about our employees and the communities in which we build. We are proud to be part of the construction industry and are dedicated to the principle of free enterprise. We commit ourselves to serve our communities and to provide our employees with the skills they need to work safely and productively in order to meet the needs of our clients.
AQC is recognized by Construction Users Roundtable (CURT®), an organization founded by leading construction project owners.
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Founded in 1950, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national construction industry trade association representing more than 21,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 70 chapters help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. Visit us at abc.org.
