Hot take · 1:11:35
// THE QUOTE
“Margins are tight, it's not like a two liter bottle of pop that costs 50 cents to make”
— Nathan Bernard · Brown's Paving Ltd.
Rare candor on thin margins: an extra hour and a bit more asphalt on a small driveway and the margin is gone. Self-contained, respected by operators.
Full episode at 1:11:35How to Price a Paving Job: The Tons-and-Time Method Explained by Brown's Paving (NB) ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Paving margins are so thin that one unexpected hour of labour or extra asphalt on a small driveway can fully erase the profit.
“if our Paving crew is there for some reason for an extra hour... the margins are gone that's how tight”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Advice for new paving companies + labour shortage
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SOURCE: 1:11:35 of How to Price a Paving Job: The Tons-and-Time Method Explained by Brown's Paving (NB)