Story · 8:29
// THE QUOTE
“it's crazy i mean i remember pricing one job”
— Tim Houtsma · Marid Industries
Vivid pandemic-era anecdote: priced a job, steel jumped $80 a ton before the bid even closed; a builder will instantly feel it.
Full episode at 8:29Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Tekla 3D modeling eliminates fabrication error: if it fits in the model it fits in the field, and CNC files go straight to the machine with no human data-handling in between.
“if it fits in the model it fits outside — nobody touches any of that data and it goes straight to the machine”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
COVID-19, steel supply chain, and price volatility
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 8:29 of Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best