Florida Contractor News

Many contractors and construction companies deal with late payments and unpaid invoices – they will get paid late or not in the full amount. Like with most businesses, it is essential to have this money on time to run your business as a whole. With late or unpaid payments, your

 
There’s a lot of things that lead to a successful contracting company and projects. Skills, experience, time management communication, and the people you hire. As a contractor, the people you hire, subcontractors, are a reflection of you. You want to hire quality, skilled workers so the project is more likely

In most states, you need liability insurance and worker’s compensation insurance with your contractor’s license. With insurance, potential clients will take you more seriously, but you will also be protected if accidents or damages occur.
Why is liability insurance important? If a homeowner hires a contractor with liability insurance, he/she will

One of the mottos of the Boy Scouts of America is “Always Be Prepared.” In life, accidents happen, mistakes happen, and unforeseen things happen. In the world of contracting, it’s better to be safe than sorry and invest in insurance. A contractor has a dangerous job and working without insurance

Construction delays happen and many projects are often behind schedule. It’s easy to become delayed as there are many avenues for things to go wrong whether with ordering materials, broken parts, labor issues, etc. No one benefits from a construction delay – it hurts the contractor, subcontractor, and owner.
Some delays

There is a labor shortage in the construction, which is delaying projects. It’s a common problem everywhere. Most contractors are having a hired time finding skilled workers.
Here are some ways to boost the hiring of workers:

Attracting and hiring women. Only about 9.1 percent of the construction workforce is female. The

For a long time, many people have been pushed to go to universities and going into a trade wasn’t a go-to career path, but now more people are going into the contractor world. Contractors make good money, learn a lot, develop a lot of skills, get to work with the

In the construction industry, and most industry, specifics are crucial to a job and if they aren’t followed through properly can have negative impacts. Construction specifications are known as specs – these specs detail work and workmanship needed to complete a project. Specs are part of the construction process. They

The construction industry has a reputation of not being good to Mother Earth with the use of natural resources, toxic chemicals and the production of waste, but there’s been a turning point and more businesses are turning to sustainable construction practices. In 2013, $260 million was spent in sustainable construction,

Just like other fields, construction must be innovative too in order to survive. New construction materials are stuff people only used to dream of like shapeshifting and self-healing materials.
Construction materials are evolving. Materials are becoming lighter, stronger, less toxic.
Roman concrete goes back 2,000 years and the construction industry is looing