“I haven't seen the labor increases that we've seen in material increases”

Name: I haven't seen the labor increases that we've seen in material increases
Description: Sharp margin truth: material cost has far outrun labour, you bid to a production rate you then can't hit because new hires lack experience — it starts costing you. Resonates with every sub.

— Jeremy Mean · Century Exteriors Inc.

Sharp margin truth: material cost has far outrun labour, you bid to a production rate you then can't hit because new hires lack experience — it starts costing you. Resonates with every sub.

Full episode at 1:11:56 How a New Brunswick Cladding Company Beat the Labour Shortage with Single-Ply Roofing | Century Exteriors ▸

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THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES

Avoid racing to the bottom on school tenders — thin margins and government specs combine to make schools consistently unprofitable for specialty subcontractors.

“schools have not been uh great for anybody”

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THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN

Schedule pressures, weather risk management, and quality culture

1:02:30

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SOURCE: 1:11:56 of How a New Brunswick Cladding Company Beat the Labour Shortage with Single-Ply Roofing | Century Exteriors