Triax’s Chief Operating Officer, Pete Schermerhorn, spoke with Michael Fitzpatrick from Leader’s Edge Magazine about Spot-r’s robust safety features, which adds value at all levels of the construction chain. Read highlights from the Q & A below and check out the full interview here. What are the challenges in construction? One of the biggest challenges…
Professional Women in Construction (@PWCTalk #HelloPWC) is a non-profit organization committed to advancing professional, entrepreneurial and managerial opportunities for women and other “non-traditional” populations in construction and related industries. It’s 1,000 members include general and specialty contractors, architectural and engineering firms, environmental services and public agencies. In August 2015, Chelsea LeMar took over as Executive…
Triax’s COO, Pete Schermerhorn, spoke with Sam Boyer from Business Insurance about available and emerging wearable technologies that can better manage construction job site risks and incidents – and the insurance benefits this brings. Read highlights below and click here to read the full article. “It’s a safety system for construction. If someone slips, trips,…
Triax’s COO, Peter Schermerhorn, spoke with Steve Goldberg from HfS about the new “power tool” in workforce management: IoT. The construction industry pays more than twice the national average for workers’ compensation insurance, and U.S. construction companies pay out $1 billion annually for slip, trip and fall-related claims. Read below for key takeaways from Steve’s article…
With 1-3% profit margins, demanding schedules, and tight competition, construction companies have little extra time to devote to IT and technology investments that don’t work. Construction companies are lean, mean, operating machines that adapt on the fly, and new products—whether tools, gear or software—must clearly demonstrate value and relieve administrative burdens. Perhaps it is not…
Construction professionals from across the country are attending JBKnowledge’s 2017 ConTech Roadshows for a can’t-miss networking opportunity. The ConTech Roadshow is a technology conference for the everyday builder to network with general contractors and subcontractors in their area and learn about the industry tech that could improve their project workflows. The first two stops will…
Triax’s President, Chad Hollingsworth, spoke with Megan Headley from American Painting Contractor, about keeping workers safe on the job via wearable technology. Check out highlights below and read the full article here. “Could IoT-Based Wearables Improve Your Job Site’s Safety?” via American Painting Contractor The device, and others like it, also serve as a tangible reminder of a…
The construction world we live and work in is comprised of fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters. Those involved in the industry must focus on and prioritize safety to do their best to ensure everyone returns to their family and loved ones at the end of each day. A construction worksite is an inherently…
Session to Feature Insights, Safety Best Practices from Today’s Connected Jobsites NORWALK, Conn., July 17, 2017 – Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of technology for construction site connectivity, today announced that its president, Chad Hollingsworth, will discuss wearable technology’s impact on improved construction site safety, visibility and accountability at the Associated General Contractors (AGC)…
CADD Microsystems’ Jeff Gravatte writes about the “improbable ideas” and “outstanding products” that he saw at ENR’s Annual FutureTech conference in San Francisco, including Spot-r by Triax. Having attended the conference since its inception in 2010, Jeff was amazed how the information for people working on construction worksite’s is becoming more accessible. Read his review of…