Welcome to this week’s APB Digest! This week, learn how to communicate effectively, systemise your business, reduce bottlenecks, and more...
Effective Communication
How often do you feel like you’re repeating yourself, fixing avoidable mistakes, or wondering why your team or client just didn’t get it, when you thought you were clear? When you master communication, your business runs smoother, your team performs better, and your clients actually enjoy working with you. This Action Plan covers the essential tools for building trust, inspiring teams, and boosting performance.
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Creating Urgency
Andy Skarda, Head Coach at APB, dives deep into how builders can strategically use construction slots to create urgency, drive profitability, improve cash flow, and create a more seamless client experience.
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Understanding Today's Client
Bob Cain, Business Unit Leader at BuildTools by ECI, shares powerful insights into understanding and exceeding modern client expectations, along with actionable strategies to streamline builder operations, boost profitability, and reduce risk.
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Systemising A Residential Building Company
13 August, 2025 - 4:00 PM (EDT) / 14 August, 2025 - 6:00 AM (AEST)
Discover the smarter way to systemise your team and subcontractors with no bloated manuals required and learn how to build a business that runs without you, with systems your team actually follows.
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Feel Like You’re the Bottleneck? Ask This Instead
Feel like you're the bottleneck in your building business? Break free from the cycle of overwhelm with the right support. Discover how the right tools can bring clarity and efficiency to your operations. Check out our latest blog to learn more...
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Australia
- Marketing consistency is uneven - some builders thriving, others struggling. DBI insurance in Victoria is now solely underwritten by the state with tighter risk controls. Construction software is evolving-simpler, cheaper, more integrated.
- Staff recruitment remains brutal; even long probation periods aren't always filtering out the wrong hires.
- Builders need stronger systems-both for marketing and hiring-to keep pace with regulatory and tech changes.
New Zealand
- The New Zealand residential construction market is currently facing a period of weakness, with a decline in dwelling consents and a general slowdown in activity.
- However, there are signs of potential stabilisation and a possible recovery in demand beyond 2025, particularly as cost pressures ease and interest rates potentially decline further.
- Builders need to be marketing effectively now to fill their sales pipeline ahead of the expected recovery.
United States
- Conditions remain tough - high costs, weak demand, and ongoing price cuts.
- Tariffs on Canadian lumber are spiking costs further.
- Fierce competition for leads is forcing builders to rethink marketing strategies and sweeten offers just to stay in the game.
- High-end custom build demand remains strong.
- Bank-financed jobs have slowed, but self-financed projects remain steady-though buyers are hesitant to pull money out of the markets.
- U.S. builders are under pressure to innovate or lose ground as costs climb and buyers hesitate.
Canada
- Tariffs are the headline. A 30% retroactive hit on softwood lumber from 2023 onward is squeezing budgets and slowing project starts.
- Interest rates remain high with no change in sight.
- Trade labor pools are loosening.
- There's a noticeable shift toward multi-family dwellings.
- Builders need to keep closing deals so they can leverage their sales pipeline to negotiate better supply solutions and weather the storm.