Hot take · 35:52
// THE QUOTE
“there's a great living to be made in the trade world”
— Ian Boyd · Iron Maple Constructors
Clean standalone case for the trades — 'unquenchable demand for good trades for the next ten years'; lands as encouragement for young workers.
Full episode at 35:52How to Start a GC on Relationships Alone: Iron Maple's Ian Boyd & Rene Cox on Risk, P3s, and the Atlantic Canada Construction Market ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Diversify your work mix across contract types (CM, design-build, lump sum) and project sizes so a bad run in one segment doesn't threaten the whole business.
“a good healthy business would have a nice mix — CM delivery models, higher risk profiles with higher margin, DB”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Risk management, contract types and P3 lessons
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SOURCE: 35:52 of How to Start a GC on Relationships Alone: Iron Maple's Ian Boyd & Rene Cox on Risk, P3s, and the Atlantic Canada Construction Market