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MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROS
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Your Building & Growing a Company
Now Let’s Scale the Business Behind It
Margins are tight. People are stretched. And most days, you're still the one holding it all together.
At Shapcott & Lauber, we help construction business owners stop running on adrenaline and start running on systems — using a proven framework designed specifically for small to mid-market construction companies.
🔍 Why Do So Many Construction Businesses Struggle?
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Jobs aren’t hitting estimated margins
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Your team depends on you for every decision
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Growth creates more chaos, not more control
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Hiring and retention are constant battles
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Financials are unclear or unreliable
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You're stuck in the weeds with no time to lead
✅ What We Fix — and How We Deliver Results
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Protect Margins with accurate job costing & forecasting
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Free Up the Owner through leadership coaching & delegation systems
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Build Accountability across your entire team
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Gain Financial Visibility with real-time dashboards & WIP reporting
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Streamline Operations with SOPs and field-to-office systems
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Support Growth with a clear plan, structure, and the right people
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Most of our clients unlock $250K–$850K in value annually through tighter systems, better decisions, and stronger teams.
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We help contractors fix and systemize the business behind the build — using a framework that delivers real results.
6 Tangible Benefits You Want S&L in Your Corner
Tied to Realistic ROI Outcomes for Small to Mid-Market Construction Companies
Protect Your Margins With Accurate Job Costing
➤ Clear visibility into actual vs. estimated costs helps prevent margin erosion.
✅ ROI: Recovering just 2–3% in margin across $5M in revenue = $100K–$150K/year.
Improve Cash
Flow Forecasting
➤ Eliminate cash surprises with better WIP reporting and real-time dashboards.
✅ ROI: Improved timing of payables/receivables can stabilize $250K–$500K in working capital.
Reduce Owner Dependency & Free Up Leadership Bandwidth
➤ Get out of the weeds and focus on growth, not daily firefighting.
✅ ROI: Owners regain 10–15 hours/week — equivalent to $75K–$100K in lost opportunity cost annually.
Increase Project
Throughput & Efficiency
➤ Standardized job setup, field-to-office communication, and closeout systems reduce delays.
✅ ROI: 5% improvement in throughput on $5M/year = $250K in additional billable revenue capacity.
Avoid Hiring the
Wrong People
➤ With better role clarity and hiring systems, you make fewer expensive mis-hires.
✅ ROI: Avoiding just two bad hires can save $30K–$60K in training, severance, and performance drag.
Boost Retention
of Key Employees
➤ Performance-driven culture, leadership coaching, and career path development reduce turnover.
✅ ROI: Retaining just one high-performing PM or Foreman = $40K–$80K in recruiting and ramp-up costs.
Opening - that all
important dialog...
VIRTUALLY
"Before we even think about stepping foot into your business,"
we start with a clear virtual process that saves you time, money, and guesswork.
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We begin with a quick preliminary briefing, followed by our complimentary 5-hour systems review and then a focused deep dive discovery — all done virtually.
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This early work helps us pinpoint the real gaps in your current systems, structure, and processes without wasting your time, money or valuable resources.
By positioning these steps upfront, we make sure that when our highly qualified and experienced project director is “boots on the ground,” we hit the ground running — we’re delivering practical solutions and a clear roadmap designed to generate real ROI for your company.
We make it easy to connect, no matter where you are.
Shapcott & Lauber works with construction business owners across the country using trusted virtual platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
Whether it’s a quick briefing, a deep dive discovery session, or project check-ins, we use these secure, familiar tools to keep your team engaged, save travel time, and get real work done together — without missing a beat.
CASE STUDIES & Testimonials
RESOURCES & INSIGHTS
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