Why I Believe Drainage Boring Is Essential in Slope Stabilization Projects, Considering Earth Pressure
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are there any bamboo groves near your job site? Well, as slope stabilization contractors, we tend to work in areas with plenty of bamboo groves quite often, don’t we? For example, let’s say this bamboo grove slides, and we’ve already installed slope reinforcement frames and rebar. After the bamboo grove slides, the soil starts to rot…
Construction Management Is a Job People Dislike (From the God of Construction)
Construction Management Is a Job People Dislike “Construction management is a job people dislike.” A senior colleague once told me that. As a new hire at the time, it came as a shock, and I still remember being completely dumbfounded. As time has passed, now that I’m in charge of my own construction site, I’ve come to realize that the job of construction management…
Things to Keep in Mind When Applying Sprayed Mortar in Hot Spring Areas and Similar Locations!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Hot springs! Do you like them? I absolutely love them!!! lol But spraying in places like this is really tough. There’s bedrock here where the spring water—which contains mineral components—causes an alkali-aggregate reaction. You’re probably thinking, “What’s that?” lol &n…
Back in the day, there was a building inspection that was like a small theater!!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Has the rush of inspections ended yet? Around March 10, as the fiscal year was coming to a close, everyone was running around like crazy with all the inspections lol. That’s just how it is this time of year. That reminds me—back in the day, inspections felt a bit like a small theater…
If a technical intern says, “Please give me ○○○!”, could that be a sign they’re about to run away (go missing)!?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. After hearing various things related to the discussion about the Technical Intern Training Organization the other day, I thought, “I have to spread the word about this!” I’ve learned that there’s a recent trend where trainees “run away” (go missing) or drop out of the program early, and there’s a specific sign that often precedes this. Masuko…
We have renewed our construction business license to a ministerial license!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’ve just renewed our construction business license. We’ve been preparing for this since around October, and finally completed the registration at the end of February lol. The reason for the delay was our sales office. Or rather, as I think I mentioned before, we opened a sales office in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture last year…
Following the incident involving the Technical Intern Training Organization, an audit was conducted on the Foreign Technical Intern Training Organization.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Well, the end of the fiscal year is behind us, and April 2025 (the new fiscal year) has begun! How’s your year off to a start? We’ve got quite a few projects carried over from last year, so we’re managing to get by. That said, we’re still swamped with work and short-staffed. I’m really grateful…
Here's the Ranking of the Worst Cases of Sexual Harassment!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went out for drinks with a friend in Nagoya’s Nishiki district (Nagoya’s entertainment district). After we finished eating, we usually head to a bar with hostesses, and during our conversation there, we talked about what kinds of things customers do that really annoy or irritate the hostesses…
How to Calculate Estimated Costs | A Practical Example of Cost Calculation for Rock Bolt Installation
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. (This is a reprint of an article from fiscal year 2016.) The other day, I heard from the anchor shop; they said they wanted to provide more accurate estimates. As expected, when you transition from being a sole craftsman to an organized business, these kinds of issues tend to come up first. Providing accurate estimates…