The latest Dodge Momentum Index was recently released and
March posted a strong result- especially on the commercial side. That is welcome news since commercial had
been lagging some. I had previously
mentioned some softness in the markets and hopefully between the optimistic
metrics and maybe the weather breaking in the midwest and northeast we’ll be
rolling strong for the rest of the year.
(As I write this we are under a winter storm warning and my friends in
Minnesota have a FOOT of snow on the ground.
In mid April. Ugh.) Anyway the
next Architectural Billings Index is out on April 18th, so we’ll see
what sort of detail we can glean from that one and continue to always monitor
everything.
Elsewhere….
-- So I hinted to it last week that a deal was in the works in
our industry and it happened with Coral Industries being sold to Oldcastle
BuildingEnvelope. I have always been a
fan of Lewis McAllister and I am happy for him and his family. Its great that the management team there will
continue forward. Heck of year there in Alabama- the Tide wins the title and
now this.
-- I was thrilled to see my friend Danik Dancause get a promotion
at Walker Glass. Danik is one of the
best guys around and extremely talented.
I have noted many times that his clothing tastes are easily one of the
best in the industry. Now with this
promotion does Danik raise the bar style wise? Can’t wait to see what he breaks
out at GlassBuild.
-- This was an interesting article on construction corruption in New York City. Those who have done
work in the city know it offers a ton of challenges on a lot of levels, but how
deep the rest of those issues go were pretty well spelled out in this
piece. I have to think that the
overbilling happens everywhere but New York just has so much more noise
surrounding every major project that it surely attracts more of the negative element.
-- Sat in on an interesting webinar on building projects and
the stress that comes from it. The
intriguing part for me was learning the pain points and then seeing what some
of the ideas were to address them. One
of the main issues was late or incomplete design. I know many glaziers deal with problems along
these lines all the time and they are counted on to come through for all
involved. Anyway the keys for dealing
with the problems hit a key theme that I have harped on… communication. Basically when it came to the messaging the
more focused and clear with regards to expectations, schedules and approaches
the better. Obvious but probably not
done like needed.
-- Last this week… I was
researching an upcoming trade show and I was blown away at how many companies
did not have a website. It just amazed me that someone could be in business in 2018 (and be doing a decent sized trade show) and not have at least something up online. I haven’t touched mine in years-but I still have something up there. Maybe I am just hypersensitive because I am a communication strategy guy...
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Robbing a pharmacy but getting quite the surprise in the
drugs they stole!
-- We are huge Disney fans but this house for sale in Florida
is over the top
-- The world is changing on jeans and denim.
VIDEO of the WEEK
The perils of live TV….
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