iPad Wall Mount for Field Management “Kiosk”

Trade Contractor & Subcontractor Series - Part 3

An alternative, cost-effective method to setting up a trade contractor and subcontractor “kiosk” is to securely mount an Apple iPad to the wall of the job trailer or field office. From the iPad, trade crafts may then access the web-based Vela Field Manager company or subcontractor portal to [...]

Bringing Trade Contractors on Board a Construction Field Management Program

Trade Contractor & Subcontractor Series - Part 2

If you read my kick-off article on setting up a field management "kiosk" in the main job trailer to enable trade contractors to access, update and print field management information, here are ten additional tips for effectively setting up one:

Include a large short-cut on the desktop to access [...]

Ten Basic Tips for Setting Up a Field Management Kiosk

Trade Contractor & Subcontractor Series - Part 1

Trade contractors, subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, vendors, suppliers and building product manufacturers (BPMs) are all a critical part of the construction industry value chain or eco-system. Construction trade crafts and workers, from boilermakers and brick masons to carpenters and  electricians, hold the first hand responsibility for performing work in the [...]