Construction

Construction productivity is intractable. That’s what a recent report from McKinsey Global Institute says. While other industries like manufacturing and retail have transformed themselves and their […] read more

Your mission: preparing your construction machinery for safe, reliable transport. Stress levels: over 9000! The shipment of heavy equipment is no easy feat (no pun intended). […] read more

The U.S. construction industry is among the world’s largest, with annual expenditures of over (US)$1,231 billion. With this annual spending driving the U.S. economy, U.S. construction […] read more

Construction drives the economies of many countries. In the UK, for example, the construction industry contributed almost £100 billion to the country’s economy or about 6% […] read more

Every year, many organisations and construction companies host safety campaign stressing out the need to reduce injuries on work sites. October 2018 witnessed a record number […] read more

Green construction aims to eliminate or reduce negative environmental effects on the design, construction and operation phase. It’s also known as sustainable construction. The aim is […] read more

Millennials, those born from the mid 1980’s to 2000, have become one of the most written about social groups in the last few years. Time Magazine […] read more

As the economy continues to grow, new industrial projects are popping up daily, with subcontractors carrying out much of the on-site work. Heavy industry is dangerous […] read more

Remote working is a relatively new concept but basically means someone who does not work in a traditional office. This practice is becoming more popular because […] read more

Fixing current problems like procurement and the industry's image is key to the construction industry’s future success, according to Canadian construction expert Clive Thurston. read more

Learn what the experts & thought leaders in heavy industry had to say about the future of the hard-hat industry during GoContractor's breakfast briefing in Dublin! read more

Construction productivity levels have been in decline for decades. Prefabrication, modularization and digitization of the construction industry are some of the possible solutions. read more

Rich Steimel spoke at GoContractor's breakfast Briefing about implementing the GoContractor online contractor management platform at construction giant Lendlease. read more

Chris Toomey, VP of McKinsey & Company spoke at GoContractor's New York Breakfast Briefing, giving insight into lagging productivity in construction and how this can be remedied. read more

GoContractor’s Toronto and New York breakfast briefings addressed issues of procurement, supply chain management and getting young people into the workforce. read more

Find out what's new in construction by following the top Instagram accounts in the industry, including images of incredible buildings and heavy construction machinery. read more

GoContractor's first breakfast briefing took place in Dublin November 9th. Don Ward discussed the future of construction and ESB talked about how they implemented the GoContractor platform. read more

The construction industry is experiencing a severe labor shortage throughout much of the developed world. This is especially true with younger workers, who are not entering […] read more

There’s been a lot of discussions recently about the ‘skills gap’ that exists in construction. The construction industry is populated by older workers, many born between […] read more

The construction industry is at a crossroads. On the one hand, the demand for the construction workforce has never been greater. Driving this demand is the […] read more