CSDA recently developed a short survey for its contractor and manufacturer members as a means of collecting operating and budgeting data. Thirty percent of contractor members responded, while 20 percent of manufacturer members responded.
As far as contractors are concerned, 71 percent said that they are experiencing increased productivity in their operations, and 50 percent of these believe it is due to an increase in training while 36 percent said it was because of better equipment.
In developing their companies’ sales plans for 2009, 38 percent of the manufacturer respondents believe the sawing and drilling market will grow modestly.
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