By The Profit Guys Contractors and builders regularly face challenges and objections in various ways and situations, including everything from negotiating contracts to price, service, and performance-related issues. Seeking consensus…
Put simply, lean construction is maximizing value for the customer and minimizing waste for the builder. The “lean” principles come from the concept of lean manufacturing, developed originally in the…
Metro is proud to carry Rockfon ceiling tiles and grid. These eco-friendly ceiling tiles are lighter, easier to cut, and easier to work with. They’re also naturally antimicrobial. Rockfon is…
Contracting is hard work. You can do all the research, read all the books, and do all the training possible, but you might still struggle to succeed in the industry.…
In the 1960s, a U.S. politician famously announced, “There is a Chinese curse which says, 'May he live in interesting times.' Like it or not, we live in interesting times.…
Look, everyone wants on-time delivery of their building supplies. And Metro wants to make sure each customer and client gets the delivery they need when they need it. But just…
By The Profit Guys For contractors, no matter what the crisis, no matter what the challenges, there are always opportunities. The goal is to do the right things, in the…
Commercial contractors seeking to grow their business need to increase profits to continuously match the business's growth. However, making a company more profitable – especially a contracting firm – is…
Everyone's life changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March of 2020. While the tristate area has dealt with all kinds of natural and man-made challenges in…
Because the tristate is heavily populated and was so dramatically affected by the pandemic, contractors are facing some of the worst material shortages in decades. Many contractors in New York,…