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Tradesmen InternationalContractors Across North America Partner With Tradesmen International To Minimize Skilled Labor Shortage Challenges and Sustain High Levels of Workforce Productivity

The industry-wide shortage of experienced craftsmen is a growing dilemma for contractors as construction rebounds and more qualified workers are needed for

advanced project requirements. To minimize manpower challenges and maximize productivity, contractors of all trades are increasingly taking a different approach to staffing by reducing internal recruiting efforts to add short- and long-term skilled labor to their payroll. They are turning to Tradesmen for “as-needed” skilled workers to fulfill timely and ever-fluctuating workload demands. As workload demands rise, contractors supplement their core employees with Tradesmen’s skilled employees who emphasize safety, productivity and craftsmanship. As workload slows — and this is key — contractors promptly transfer back Tradesmen employees to keep their work-to-worker ratio in balance. The results are substantial workforce productivity gains and increased project profit margins.

Recognized for its recruiting power and staffing leadership, Tradesmen provides its clients with time-tested labor consulting as a “no-charge” value-added service. Tradesmen consults with clients to understand their short- and long-term skilled labor needs, performs a historical labor study and completes a customized, proprietary Labor Productivity

Analysis. This thorough report better enables contractors to work with a Tradesmen service representative to develop and implement a customized staffing strategy. Tradesmen clients consistently see increased workforce productivity and reduced labor-related costs associated with workers’ compensation, benefits, unemployment and recruitment.

Tradesmen International opened its first office in Cleveland in 1992. Today, the company has more than 130 recruiting/service offices

throughout the United States and Canada serving commercial, residential and heavy industrial contractors. With more than 10,000 local and travel-dedicated skilled craft employees on their payroll, a database of tens of thousands pre-screened craftsmen, and a recruiting and service team of more than 500, Tradesmen is the preferred labor service provider that partners with contractors to mitigate labor shortage challenges while effectively managing labor-related expenses.

TRADESMEN INTERNATIONAL 9760 Shepard Rd. | Macedonia, OH 44056 | (800) 573-0850mike.christiansen@tradesmeninternational.com | www.tradesmeninternational.com

Company Highlights: Tradesmen International’s services extend far beyond providing high-caliber, safety-minded skilled craftsmen precisely when and where they’re needed. The company’s field representatives are trained to help contractors take full control of labor-related costs and to consistently meet six critical business objectives:

• Maximize workforce productivity

• Reduce hiring costs and challenges

• Minimize workers’ comp exposure

• Control health care/benefits costs

• Reduce SUTA/unemployment costs

• Lessen regulatory compliance risk

Tradesmen International has more than 130 offices across the country.