Show SALT Holds Seminar On lib r tp- tp Future Of Construction z i HL IS' IS G tN xe xeM M X Byron Paulsen Gil Lund John Cameron Cameion Lee Maxwell t 1 R r y P. P I J b J Ed lile 1 Managing Editor Editor the training at UT ch places skills into the industry stated Gil Lund newly installed President of f the Home Builders Association of Greater Salt Lake Lund was the opening panelist during a recent semi seminar r sponsored by Student Association of Construction Trades SALT Lund und along with wit B Byron on Paulsen President of Paulsen Construction Co Lee Marshall Marshall- Vice President of Bud Bailey Construction Co and John Cameron general contractor and Chairman of the Advisory Committee at were mI members T i n of the pa panel treating panel el treating the subject t of 4 The e Future of th-r th the C Construction Construction I i ji Industry n us ry Construction Associations and seminars are a means of communication Lund stressed He believes thata that a close association should be maintained with the construction students students keeping them involved where they can keep up with the trends and problems problems-a problems benefit to all Paulsen said it is important that students in the construction trades learn accounting and business practices especially in construction Business is becoming you complicated complicated must know what you are doing how to communicate communicate cate read and understand Subcontractors have often placed bids that were far out of they line-they do not know what they want It would be better that they withdraw Know the construction business interest rates tax laws and be aware of national trends was the advice of Lee Maxwell Construction students should look realistically at what has to be done and should ask themselves do I want to become my own business person Maxwell agreed with his fellow panelists that it is important to be able to communicate clearly He Hie is a mem member r of the Association of Builders and Contractors Asked if know-how know in construction John Cameron m marketing was important a member of the Associated Contractors of America stated that sales creates more than half the total success Be prepared to meet business competition a and d the financial and legal purposes he said id t tEd H HEd Ed Hayden president of said he felt the seminar was informative and successful |