The impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the world’s people, businesses and economies could not have been predicted even just a few weeks ago. The situation in most countries remains fluid and changes almost daily. At FRAMECAD we’re continuing to monitor this and adapt our operations accordingly.

Fighting the spread of COVID-19

The global FRAMECAD team have now successfully transitioned to working from home, in accordance with recommendations from governments and healthcare authorities around the world, in order to prevent spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The entire team remains committed to providing ongoing and uninterrupted service for you. FRAMECAD continues to be available to keep your business fully operational.

As technology improves, so do construction techniques - often in ways that can be complex to understand. With so many burgeoning trends and methodologies, it can be challenging to decide which opportunities are worth the investment needed to properly evaluate and implement, and which are not.

Modular construction is one such technique that is worth considering. Industry experts have identified it as one of the key drivers of growth in 2020.

Globally, skilled labor shortages are making it difficult to adequately staff projects and deliver quality work. In the same vein, poor productivity is another notable challenge for the construction industry, which is often unfavorably compared to manufacturing where significant efficiency gains have been made (an average of 1% global labor-productivity growth in construction compared to 3.6% for manufacturing, according to McKinsey.)  

Combined with the increasing pressure to adhere to ever more stringent health and safety requirements, and protect workers in increasingly complex environments, it’s easy to see why many companies struggle to stay competitive and profitable. Yet advances in technology are changing the way we work and can help companies overcome these challenges – here’s how.

You might have heard the phrase ‘teamwork makes the dream work’ – and at FRAMECAD, it’s impossible to separate our innovation and success from the highly skilled people on our team. In order to give you a look behind the scenes at how that teamwork makes the dream work, the FRAMECAD blog will be highlighting what some of our FRAMECAD champions do.

"The speed of change in the world demands a new approach to construction. Population growth and changing environmental, political and social attitudes are causing many landowners, developers and builders to move away from traditional methods. At FRAMECAD, we look towards modern approaches to construction and for more than 30 years, we have been so excited about innovation in Cold Formed Steel construction to meet these needs."

-  Mark Taylor, Founder and CEO, FRAMECAD