HCSS Winter 2020 Newsletter
I always enjoy HCSS’s newsletter. LINK. Not that long ago I use to get it in the mail but times are changed but the format of the newsletter carries on. Some good information on products including HeavyBid Preconstruction in covered in the gift guide (like…
See HJ Timecard in HB
I saw this in the new HCSS Roadmaps in the HCSS Apps Dashboard of a new upcoming feature. The estimator will be able to drill down into the actual timecard in HeavyJob to see more details of the production numbers that he sees in the…
My Return to Estimating
I had the opportunity this week to put together an estimate for a hard bid. I trained the company several months ago but they have been busy and just couldn’t get to HeavyBid and I just love doing takeoffs and estimating. It gives me the…
Starting a New Company
I get phone calls periodically from someone who I have trained that is starting a new construction company and is seeking my advice. Here is a summary of my recommendations: HeavyBid – go with a standalone at first and if cash flow is an issue…
Remote Control Construction Equipment Toys
I stumbled across this and remember the days when my boys would play in was just a mud pit for hours with their push toys. They look like pretty high quality and they are remote control! That is what I like about my blog –…
HCSS Summer Newsletter 2020
Back in the day the HCSS newsletter was printed and mailed out. I always enjoyed reading it. Now of course it is emailed but it is still formatted in the old print style which I love. HCSS really took a lot of time on this…
HCSS Product Offerings
This is really cool. A quick way to review all of HCSS product offerings. Highly recommended to just go through this entire presentation. I know clients who spent a lot of money elsewhere to only realize that HCSS has that product, and a better one…
Advice for Growing Construction Companies
This month marks 10 years since my return to HCSS as a software trainer. In my travels visiting over 1,000 companies, I came in contact with many that are experiencing rapid growth. They were once under $10 million a year in revenue and now are…
Critical Takeoff Tool – The Wheel
Here is tool that as a seasoned (don’t call me old) utility estimator I can recommend should have in their estimator’s toolbox. Now I am going to assume that paper plans are still used especially in the field but I still see plenty of rolled-up…
Boot Covers
The nice thing about my blog is that I can cover anything. Yep – HCSS pays me nothing. I was in North Dakota recently and hotels required either workers to take off their boots or put covers on them to preserve their carpet. There was…
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