Joseph Szobody explained how Hivebase could work on a jobsite.
The IRgA Workshop in Las Vegas in September focused on opportunities on the jobsite for reprographics firms. Two weeks ago we wrote about the first half of the workshop, about 3D reality capture (click here to read that article). In this article we look at the second half of the workshop.
Hivebase
Hivebase is a new product from ReproConnect that helps reprographics firms create archives of documents for their customers. At the workshop, president Joseph Szobody focused on the jobsite potential for Hivebase.
He explained that the general contractor or building owner, working with a reprographics shop that uses Hivebase, could make all the drawings for a project available through a QR code on a sign at the jobsite. Workers then could easily examine the most up-to-date versions of all the drawings, nearly organized and perfectly crisp, on their phones or tablets just by scanning the code.
This would be far easier than trying to find where the drawings are otherwise stored online, and more accurate than looking at paper drawings, which may not be the latest versions.
Szobody demonstrated this in real time, scanning a code with his phone and showing how quickly and clearly the drawings could be accessed.
To learn more about this use of Hivebase, click here to log into the IRgA Member Center, then click on the Reports and Recorded Webinars tab on the left. The top item is a link to all of the presentations from the workshop.
Elmer Rhodes showed the advantages of his business, The Headcount
RFID on the Jobsite
The next presenter, Elmer Rhodes, discussed how his company, The Headcount, provides a service that tracks workers on jobsites via RFID tags in their helmets. The system helps companies see which workers are on-site at any given time, which can help assure that the company is meeting diversity requirements and other labor requirements.
The system also ties in with a company’s payroll, so that worker time can be tracked accurately. More important, the system incorporates union and/or municipality required wage levels for each trade, so that the employer must pay the correct wage.
Rhodes explained how he developed relations with the unions in the cities where he operates so that they understood what the system does and how it helps unions.
Rhodes, who also owns Cross Rhodes Print & Technologies and is a past president of IRgA, has partnered with several other IRgA members to offer The Headcount service in different geographies. If you are interested in adding this service to your portfolio, email Rhodes at ERhodes@x-rhodes.com
Click here to read an article about a past version of Rhodes’ RFID business: https://www.irga.com/new-member-cwms-offers-profit-making-opportunity/
Jobsite Signage
Raul Cuevas explained how Crisp Imaging succeeds with jobsite signage.
The final presenters of the workshop were Carter Crisp and Raul Cuevas from Crisp Imaging. They discussed the business of creating jobsite signage. Crisp Imaging handles the design, printing and installation of jobsite signage, a combination that makes the business a “one-stop shop” for general contractors needing signage.
Among the signage they create is mesh banners that can withstand wind, ADA-compliant signage, permit signage, vehicle decals or magnets, and much more. Cuevas said that jobsite signage is profitable business for them, especially since they already have solid relationships with many of the contractors and building owners who need the signage.
Cuevas noted that if a reprographics firm wants to get into the business of jobsite signage but does not yet have the equipment or expertise to create the signage, they should consider partnering with a company that can do that work for them. He said that IRgA members on the West Coast can partner with Crisp Imaging for that work.