Grantlun got us to assess our entire operation (the good and the bad). So far we are having real in-depth conversations as we work through the workbooks and are optimistic we will see real improvement to our quality and bottom line. Great approach, great product and great people.
Grant Lungren’s extensive real world construction experience and technical insight have been an invaluable help to our organization. Grant has helped us streamline our operations and helped us to implement many time saving automated systems. With his help we have trimmed our workforce while growing our revenue. I would recommend Grantlun to anyone that is interested in having a knowledgeable no-nonsense party on their advisory board.
Grant Lungren has been a tremendous asset to our company. He has helped us establish and define our corporate structure as well as aided us in the implementation of business processes that have allowed our company to grow. I personally, rely on him for his knowledge and insight to our industry – someone that I can lean on. We were taught very well how to run the equipment and get the jobs done. We just weren’t taught how to run a business. That’s where Grant comes in!
Grant’s knowledge of systems and procedures and, more importantly, his ‘been there, done that’ experience has helped us navigate the many pitfalls inherent to a growing construction company. In addition, Grant’s many contacts and nationwide exposure allow us to ‘benchmark’ ourselves against similar companies. Grant’s most important contribution has been to help me meet the company’s goals while at the same time meeting my personal goals for a balanced and full life.
Ironworks Cost Estimator (ICE)
Setting accurate equipment charge rates is one of the most important management chores in a construction company. It’s also one of the most difficult. If you set equipment charge rates too low, you won’t recover the true cost of owning and running your fleet – so job profits will be wiped out by equipment losses. If you set them too high, your cost estimates will be too high and your bid proposals won’t be competitive – so you will lose work, cover less overhead, and generate less profit.
The Ironworks Cost Estimator module of the Ironworks Equipment Cost Management platform makes setting rates quick and easy.
Check out ICE by browsing to the Ironworks website: www.ironworksecm.com.
- Stores machine data
- All of the pertinent data for each machine in your fleet is located in one easy-to-access, easy-to-update location.
- Performs key calculations
- By inputting basic data, you’ll end up with accurate charge rates and job cost estimating rates for any number of machines, for every market, client, or job condition.
- Charts fleet cost and resource requirements
- A set of charts makes it easy to assess forecast monthly fleet cost and resource requirements.