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Other tools create efficiencies for BF Joy
too. They have implemented a company-
wide mobile application that allows people
in the field to enter notes on the status of
construction, giving employees from the
top down a chance to see where a project is
status-wise in real-time.
“Construction companies are notoriously slow
to adapt to change, it’s kind of a dinosaur
industry. Our mobile application has been
an incredible tool to help us catch up on
the technology side of things. It eliminates
paperwork in the field, and gives supervisors
instant feedback to if they are on, ahead of, or
behind schedule with a project.”
This is another way Joy is able to create
healthy competition that drives a strong
company culture. Results from the mobile
application are posted in the foreman’s shop,
meaning everyone knows the status of every
project.
“It’s that extra little push to pump up the
employees to do a good job before going to
the site,” he said.
The biggest benefit is the time it saves a crew.
When a supervisor can make small changes
day to day to stay on track, big changes and
fixes are avoided.
BF Joy is making investments in several other
areas of the business too. The Great Recession
led the company to make some changes to cut
more costs than usual, including waiting a little
longer to rejuvenate its fleet of vehicles. Since
making a full recovery in 2012, BF Joy has been
wholly committed to catching its fleet up with
the rest of the business.
“The average age of our equipment went past
where we wanted it to be, so we are making
a big investment into a fleet rotation plan,”
shared Melissa Koehler, President and CEO of
BF Joy. “It has given us a great opportunity
to make sure we are not only using the right
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