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Randy Hall

The last 12 years of Randy’s diverse 35 year career in communications have focused on the construction industry. The White Cap Resource Center is a product of his passion for developing relevant, informative content that gives pro contractors a competitive advantage.

Safety Is A Top Priority For Framers

Encouraging A Safe Frame Of Mind Framers play a critical role in construction. Since they assemble the structure around and upon which a building is constructed, the need for safety is built into framing. In fact, one of the tenants of the National Framers Council (NFC) is to ensure all framers leave the jobsite each […]

The Benefits Of Lean Construction

What Is Lean Construction? Lean construction is a philosophy by which the construction team adopts practices and technologies that reduce costs, materials, time and effort, specific to the project at hand. For most contractors this sort of pre-job review is very commonplace, especially as they prepare their individual bids and project-critical paths. But when adopting […]

Resolving and Avoiding Disputes

Best Practices For Resolving/Avoiding Disputes Construction jobs involve diverse people, large sums of money, tools and heavy equipment, and deadlines: what could possibly go wrong? Disputes on the job are significant risks factors for contractors and can be an impediment to completing the project on time and within budget. The construction industry is prone to […]

Top 10 Jobs In Construction

We’re Building America Construction is hard, but meaningful, work! Whether you are pouring concrete for a foundation, maneuvering a crane dozens of stories high, or every job in between, it is a noble endeavor to be involved in the building of America. Construction workers build the homes, offices, buildings, factories, roads, and infrastructure that we […]

Financing Construction Equipment

Financing Equipment: What to Know For contractors who need to purchase construction equipment, but do not have the capital, financing or leasing may be easier than you think. Equipment financing provides small to medium size construction companies the opportunity to acquire necessary equipment when paying for it outright is not an option. Similar to financing […]

Stay Warm Sweepstakes

“Stay Warm” Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULES   NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF MONEY IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF MONEY WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.    The “Stay Warm” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is intended for legal residents of the United States of America (“USA”) and shall only […]

Evite Pérdidas Durante la Temporada de Huracanes

6 Pasos para Evitar Pérdidas Durante la Temporada de Huracanes del 2021 La temporada de huracanes del 2020 demostró estar significativamente por encima de lo normal en cuanto a frecuencia y gravedad de las tormentas. El Centro de Predicción Climático de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA) pronostica otra temporada de huracanes por encima […]

Vertiendo Concreto Bajo Altas Temperaturas

Cómo Verter Concreto Bajo Altas Temperaturas El verano está en toda su plenitud. Para aquellos que trabajamos con materiales de concreto, es hora de ajustar nuestros procesos durante esta época de calor. Los expertos coinciden en que la temperatura ideal para verter concreto es de aproximadamente 50 ° a 60 ° Fahrenheit. Dado que el […]

Ready for Winter-Listos para el Invierno Sweepstakes

“Ready for Winter-Listos para el Invierno” Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULES   NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF MONEY IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF MONEY WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.    The “Ready for Winter-Listos para el Invierno” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is intended for legal U.S. residents and […]

El Agotamiento por Calor y el Aumento del EPP; Generando Conciencia

Los Meses Calurosos y el Mayor Uso de EPP Requieren Conocer Mejor el Agotamiento por Calor En el 2020, nuestros sitios de trabajo en verano se vieron un poco diferentes a los de años anteriores. Trabajar en el calor durante la pandemia nos obligó a redefinir nuestras medidas de seguridad mientras que las temperaturas comenzaron […]