Whether you’ve been thinking about making the jump into pre-fabrication or you want to ensure that your pre-fab processes are taking advantage of the latest technology and tooling, this guide can help. It introduces pre-fabrication and explains how changing your company’s culture to one that focuses on fabrication can yield benefits such as significantly reduced labor costs through productivity gains, reduced onsite installation timelines, increased quality and reliability of work and reduced waste.

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