It is very easy to 'blame' CEOs, management and Wall Street for the current unemployment problems because these people are still employed and corporate profits are doing very well. 

If we want to look at the real underlying problem it is definately not Wall Street - as a matter of fact their industry has been hit extremely hard over the last 15+ years when it comes to job loss.  The people that are left are definately making a lot of money and the sector itself makes a lot of…

On Center Software, the first name in construction software, recently announced the firm’s Quick Bid software will be including upgraded Armstrong Commercial Ceilings product and pricing data.

With Armstrong’s help, On Center Software has integrated hundreds of Armstrong ceiling materials and over 210 Armstrong Ceiling System Assemblies into Quick Bid, the firm’s signature…

Paper is the life blood of an organization. If you want to understand any process you follow the paper. Whenever decisions are made there are paper documents to trigger action and demonstrate approval. Over the past few years organizations of all sizes have been trying to improve processes by cutting out the paper and replacing it with document management solutions. On the surface, one would expect putting in document management to be relatively simple (instead of printing paper you just…

In the world of construction, today and throughout history, the most important element of marketing is to inform your prospective customers of what your Company is capable of. Word of mouth is the best approach of letting people know about your service and according to a recent survey, 67% of consumer decisions are influenced by word of mouth. Testimonials are often a great way for people to find out more about your company and how your services can be used for their specific needs, so think…

Universal Wrecking Corp. (UWC) is proud to announce that our EMR Mod effective 1/2/2011 to 1/2/2012 is a .863 . A 0.863 EMR is well below the industry average of 1.  This low EMR is indicative of a safely run company with little to no claims.  

UWC is proud of our safety record and our commitment to safety. On our website, we have an entire page devoted to our corporate safety…

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services recently completed a very fast pased pharmaceutical rigging project for EquipNet, Inc.  The rigging project was conducted at the Roche facility in Nutley, New Jersey. EquipNet, Inc. conducted an auction of used pharmaceutical equipment from one of the buildings at the Roche facility. R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services was selected as the preferred rigging contractor for the removal of sold assets. Equipment rigged carefully out of the…

Universal Wrecking Corp is currently demolishing the former Riley Stoker Plant in Erie, Pennsylvania.  The plant previously manufactured boilers.  Universal Wrecking is making quick work of demolishing the plant and will be done shortly.

GoErie.com just published a recent news story on this demolition project.  The story can be seen at Demolition under way at…

26 years old.  Well on our way to 27!  It seems like just yesterday that Foundation Software was newly incorporated.  Since then, I have turned over the daily operations to a younger generation lead by Mike Ode, that can keep up with the demands of a burgeoning company.  Which means that I’ve accomplished my one of my many goals:  I am no longer needed on a day-to-day basis.  Foundation gained its own identity, and we have the right people in place for the right jobs.  It’s like…

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Now may be the time for you to start that demolition project with ferrous and non ferrous metals rising to new heights.  During demolition, scrap metals such as steel, copper, stainless steel and other metals are collected for recycling.  The revenue generated by these recycling efforts can help offset the costs of demolition.  In many cases, the value of the scrap metals can be significant with a substantial credit against the demolition costs.  

Universal Wrecking Corp.…

I’ve got a joke for you.

Question:  What is the difference between a used car salesperson and a software salesperson?

Answer:  The used car salesperson knows when he lies.

I’ve never been a car salesman, but I did sell my converted sleeper-Pinto so that I could hitchhike across the country.  I HAVE, however, been involved (both directly and indirectly) with…

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DISCLAIMER: The following has been taken from the dark recesses of my imagination. Any resemblance to reality is intended, but the events described are completely fictional. The following is a eulogy for my imaginary friend, Duke the Contractor.

Duke was my mentor and my friend. He loved and was loved by many. That is something we all know. It is unfortunate that we have lost him at only 73 years old, when he seemed so young and vibrant. Yet there is something about…

The Top 10 Reasons I Am So Very Sorry

by Fred Ode

From my view at 60 years high, I feel compelled to apologize for my “selfish” behavior these past 25+ years. In January of 1985, I started my business, and not a day has gone by where I have not acted in a self-serving…

I admit that when I read, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” I was intrigued and wanted to work it into my blog. I thought it was “cute” and that it might get you to read at least this far. If you

do not already know, take a minute and see if you can guess what makes

this sentence different from almost all sentences in the English

language.

Tick, tick, tick…ok, time is up. If you guessed that it is a pangram and contains every letter of the…

When I was a high school teacher in the early 1970s, it was all “gloom and doom” on the state of our educational system. We were falling behind all of the other nations. Our children were spoiled. We needed

to get back to the three R’s. Our test scores were an embarrassment when

compared to the rest of the world, including many Third…

MY VIEW FROM SIXTY YEARS HIGH

I just turned sixty, and I am not all that happy about it. And to make matters worse, I have to listen to my youngest employees pontificate to me about the benefits of blogging to improve our brand,

enhance our SEO, and make me young again. I tried…