Bolt Scale Commercial-Style Promo | Where to Buy a Positioning Error Measuring Device
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Summer is really picking up steam! Every year, I find myself thinking, “I really want to get in shape for summer!” lol. But anyway, Bolt Scale. We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about Bolt Scale again lately. It’s a sign that things are slowly starting to pick up on-site…
The Voices of Subcontractors Being Squeezed by Social Insurance | The Reality Is That We’re All in This Together
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you paying your social insurance premiums? Are you getting orders? Do you have enough work? June is Safety Awareness Month for many companies, so I visit various firms and hear all sorts of stories. Voices from subcontractors: Lately, I’ve been hearing comments like this from people around me. …
I Want to Work All Year Round! Hopes for Smoother i-Construction Procurement
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Things have suddenly gotten pretty hectic, haven’t they? Thank you for all the calls I’ve been receiving. I wish this would keep up until next summer… lol. On a national level, the government is working to level out the volume of orders by utilizing i-construction and ICT…
Grout Mixer Maintenance and Full Restoration | MS-600B Case Study
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The mixer I’ve been working on since last week is almost finished. It’s the MS-600B model from Toho Chika Koki Co., Ltd. It was in terrible shape, but I’ve fully restored it. I kept the parts that were still usable and replaced the faulty ones, preserving the original…
PTA Volunteer Event: “Find the Bell” | Outdated Organizational Management
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It seems there have been a spate of accidents nationwide. In particular, it appears there was a fatal accident on the Shin-Meishin Expressway. Please be extra careful, and let’s all stay safe by using the “point-and-call” method every time! Nikkei Construction (Another accident on the Shin-Meishin Expressway—steel plate fell…
Scary Craftsmen and the Director (Part 2) | Key Points for Evaluating the Director's Edition
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I was talking to someone about the scariest director I’ve ever met. So, this time, as part of my series on craftsmen and directors, I’ll be focusing on directors. Click here for the previous installment on craftsmen. How Directors Are Evaluated Directors are rarely evaluated by craftsmen. That’s because their position…
The Scary Craftsman and the Director | Key Evaluation Points for the "Craftsman" Edition
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I was talking to someone, and we got to discussing the scariest type of craftsman. So, this time, as part of our series on craftsmen and supervisors, I’ll be focusing on the craftsmen. Evaluating Craftsmen When it comes to a supervisor’s job, it’s obviously about site management. However, among the many other responsibilities, the biggest…
Toward an Era of Major Renovation Projects | Aging of Expressways Over 30 Years Old (501 TP3T)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m in Tokyo again today because the KTB Anchor Association held its general meeting the other day. Tokyo really is amazing, isn’t it? There’s construction everywhere you look, with buildings going up right in the gaps between existing ones… Tokyo is still expanding. Regional cities, on the other hand, are shrinking…
Creating Shade on Site with Shade Cloth | Heat Countermeasures with a Shade Ratio of 50%
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Even though it’s the rainy season, we’ve been having nothing but sunny days… As slope maintenance workers, our hope is… well, it’s too inappropriate to say… But when it’s sunny and hot, you just want to find some shade, right? A while back, we ran a campaign to create shade on construction sites using shade cloth…