Labor Shortage Innovation Article

In the United States, construction companies face a unique problem that requires a unique solution. Construction downtime has a massive impact on contractors and crews. It can stop production which means no revenue, $60,000 in losses, unemployment, delayed timelines, and a list of other major problems. With 40% of contractors experiencing this and the need for labor there needs to be a better way to manage human capital losses, delays and layoffs and we can do this with sharing crews.

Kassidy, the founder of HardHats has spent 5 years understanding how the industry operates, and after closely observing she saw that contractors were sharing crews manually through networks. In addition, foreman and superintendents were leaving companies in groups when these delays occurred and she discovered that there was no technology out there for them to stay together while looking for the next job. With the ongoing need for quality talent and the increase in project and materials delays, there needs to be a better way for these contractors and crews to stay busy, find work, and reduce the contractor's losses in the United States. We have already validated this need through our sign ups and it shows foreman signing up entire crews successfully and contractors trying to keep their crews busy in other states. Although we’ve tested many solutions for this industry we feel this is the one that makes the most sense and solving this crisis.

We ran a recent poll that indicated that 58% of contractors are willing to share their crews and this is already done between trusted relationships and networks when the crews were experiencing project delays and downtime. Some expressed their concern for other contractors stealing the talent, offering better wages or safety and liability concerns. We are genuinely focused on solving these concerns through our upcoming technology and we work alongside large corporations, advisors and a multi million dollar staffing frim that have given us the go for this solution.

In addition to this innovation and solving the labor shortage crisis while testing the industry we offer traditional recruiting at a competitive price that saves employers time, money and headaches. We focus on value at a fair cost and we provide solutions the industry needs in one big package! Hirehardhats.com