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RECESSIONS CLEANSING EFFECT
Recessions Cleansing Effect On New & Younger Contractors Overall, the Great Recession provided a cleansing effect on the local construction industry by forcing out marginally operated firms that were over extended, under managed or failed to quickly adapt and evolve or change in order to survive. Cleansing provides renewal, improvement in resource allocation, efficiency and overall results. The kind of results that transcend the organization and touches customers and their experiences. Surviving mature contractors were able to...
read moreTHE EVOLUTION OF A CONTRACTOR
I have been in the construction industry for almost 40 years and have enjoyed founding, partnering, merging and acquiring various construction related businesses over that time. In addition, I have consulted for many businesses, mostly in the construction industry, to help others achieve and improve success. Lastly, during the recession, I was fortunate enough to serve as the President and CEO of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce with all the challenges faced by Las Vegas businesses during that very difficult economic period. The...
read moreAJB 25 YEARS
January marked the 25th year for AJB. That is saying something after surviving the hardest hit construction market in the U.S.A. It wasn’t easy during the Great Recession. Trust & confidence of Past Customers Hard earned Company and Personal Reputations Sound Business Practices over the Long Haul Hard work, Fair & Honest Treatment & Positive Customer Experience Prevailed There is no magic in our success – Doing it Right for 25 Years Twenty-Five Years! Twenty Five Years! Twenty-Five Years! Thousands of...
read moreWe made a change – Nobody noticed
It’s Official We are now AJB General Contractor The AJB logo has made the change a great success. The only thing that has changed is the name and an awesome new website. Now no one gets to mangle the name: Jet Ski, Jersky, Jetsky, Jeskey ...
read moreReduce Cost and Increase Quality
We always estimate projects based on plans and specifications; however, we go one step further and review them for the things that may be omitted. This allows us to provide a more comprehensive initial cost number reducing the likelihood for future change orders. We look for alternatives (value engineering) that will reduce construction costs and/or time without diminishing the desired level of quality. AJB General Contractor lives by the cliché that we expect what we inspect; therefore, we thoroughly manage our jobs at production, project...
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