"Do Not Add Water" | On-Site Warning
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When you’ve mixed a few batches of grout, the grout left in the mixer tends to get pretty hard, right? What do you do in that case? This video shows what happens when you add something to that hardened grout! At first, it’s all clumpy…
Is a Cutout in the Zabuton Frame Necessary? | Construction Decision
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you notice anything when you look at this? lol Well, it’s just a standard zabuton frame, the kind you see everywhere. Below are some of our past projects. Like this one. Or this one. Something’s different from the photo above, isn’t it? Did you notice? That’s…
Those Being Evaluated and Those Doing the Evaluating | Human Resources in the Construction Industry
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The world—and work, in particular—is full of nothing but a hassle, isn’t it? Take our job site, for example: the compressive strength tests for quality control on sprayed mortar. Isn’t core drilling a pain? And quality control for formwork is a hassle too, right? lol. Well…
I Tried Drilling a 15-Meter Hole with a Spring Drill 40 II (φ115) | Machine Verification
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Starting this week, we’ve been drilling holes for ground anchors in Yamanashi Prefecture. Since all the drilling machines we normally use for anchors are currently out on other jobs, this is our first time using a spring drill. The maximum drilling depth is about 15 meters, and the bore diameter is φ115. I’m really nervous…
Making the Invisible Visible | Visualizing Underground Structures
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m posting from my smartphone today. It’s my first time—I wonder if it’ll go smoothly… The reason is that my company’s internet connection has been acting up and is kind of unstable. I left it alone for a week, but it didn’t get fixed, so just as I was about to try to fix it, the connection went down. …
I Feel Like the Construction Industry's Image Is on the Decline | Industry Challenges
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I was watching TV about a month ago—or was it? (It was a recording, though.) It was a show where comedians joined a scaffolding company to earn money. The foreman at the scaffolding company had an annual income of around 14 million yen. And he was only in his mid-20s! Private scaffolding companies are amazing…
I Tried Making a Submersible Pump That's Hard to Steal | Security Measures
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 連休中ですか？ うちは絶賛仕事しています。 仕事有る時はしっかり仕事して、無い時はしっかり休む。 出来る限り元請けに迷惑掛からないようにしていきたいです。 閑話休題 先週、水中ポンプを加工しました。 &nb…
The Future of Work as Seen Through Digital Submissions | Digital Transformation in the Construction Industry
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you submitting your deliverables electronically? I haven’t been doing that lately, lol. I’m not a general contractor, after all. Well, even as a subcontractor, if construction management is involved, I do submit deliverables electronically. I either export the data as XML or, if we’re using the same software, send the data…
Top Talent Moves to Companies That Are Growing | Recruitment Strategy
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 ある人がある会社を退職するんです。 客観的にみて非常に優秀な方だと思っています。 会社はなかなかその存在価値を見ようとしていないようで、もったいない話しなんですよね。 会社都合での退職なので失業保険はすぐに…