Trade Journals for the Concrete Industry

In the current economy, everyone in the concrete products business is struggling to weather the barrage of bad news from the national media. In reality there isn’t much that can be done to control the economy, but there is a great deal that can be done to positively impact your own company and even, dare I say, capitalize on the situation to grow your market share and profits. Each downturn in the economic cycle brings to the forefront those items many precast producers have chosen to ignore during the good times. Smart business practices that are critical to everyone producing precast products that were commonplace a few years back, somehow got lost and need a little “dusting off”. So here, in the spirit of “making lemonade out of lemons”, we present ten initiatives you should consider undertaking right away to capture opportunities in your market, help your customers to grow, and revisit those processes in your plant that will maximize your efforts. Remember, in all things, be positive.