Growing and developing In recent years, particularly post-pandemic, Scott Builders’ has seen the market become more challenging. According to Cliff, clients have started asking for a lot more information during the procurement stage of a project, while the the preconstruction and permitting stages of projects have typically gotten longer and thus more costly. Environmental requirements have also gotten more stringent, which presents yet another challenge. In response to those challenges, Scott Builders is investing heavily in the training of their staff. For example, they are now “embarking on training an initial cross-section of our Edmonton staff with the Lean Six Sigma skills,” Cliff says. “The intent is for those initial staff members to gain Yellow Belt Certification, and the hope is that some of those members will continue through with Green and Black Belt Certifications.” NOVEMBER 2023
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