Safety

Top Five Reasons for Contractor Failure
Reasons for construction failure include poor leadership, management, performance, accounting and planning, which lead to loss of project control and discipline. Invest in systems that help plan and forecast finances, heed warning mechanisms, and have succession and continuity plans in place to help avoid failure.
July 11, 2017
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