Front Cover: Maximizing value creation through holistic business planning

As our industry continues to evolve, there are proactive steps owners and project leaders can take to continue to drive success through holistic planning, championing change and embracing new ways of working.

A holistic approach yields strong results

BrandSafway offers customers a holistic approach that optimizes spending, drives efficiencies and applies strategic planning principles that result in long-term sustainability. By looking through a lens of business continuity, customers are able to unlock incredible value.

We recently partnered with a long-time customer on a collaborative, constructive partnership that yielded incredible results. We compared each of their job sites, examined their operational practices and identified areas of opportunity. By prioritizing operational efficiencies in a consistent manner, we were able to improve processes and increase efficiencies in the long term. "We are unlocking value-driven, value-creating solutions for our customers."

This type of approach requires a valued provider that you trust. BrandSafway has been serving our customers for more than a century, and our team has cultivated industry relationships built on trust, transparency, integrity and value creation. We have a proven track record of successful projects and deep expertise that we apply to every customer we serve.

Some may see BrandSafway as an access solution provider, and while that is certainly a core strength, our larger value is in serving as a total solution provider. We are unlocking value-driven, value-creating solutions for our customers, while never losing sight of our foundation.

Minimize downtime, reduce risk

With the ongoing challenges we face as an industry delivery of enhanced operational efficiency, longer run cycles and predictive asset maintenance is more important than ever. That old adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," has never been more meaningful than now. BrandSafway has highly trained experts who develop solutions that work for the long-term, including cathodic protection, abrasive blasting, refractory and specialty mechanical services, insulation, fireproofing and coatings. Addressing these issues proactively will allow you to sleep better at night. Tips for project planning

1. Prioritize early engagement during your project planning. The sooner you bring your value creation partner into the project planning lifecycle, the greater the results will be. Ideally, let's start talking in the project strategy development and pre-construction stage.
2. Value creation starts before you ever break ground. Choosing a partner you can trust, who will help you look at your project holistically and is invested in helping you reduce waste and increase efficiencies, will enable you to maximize the success of your project.
3. Be willing to challenge the norm. Our industry is facing very different conditions than it has in past decades. Those who are open to discussing true business transformation and incorporating a holistic approach will outperform their competitors.

Looking forward

We have a tremendous opportunity to transform how our industry operates, strengthening the essentials our communities rely on, leveraging new technologies and building on our deep legacy and expertise. As we do so, we will attract and develop the next generation of talent. I started as a craft worker nearly 36 years ago, and that front-line experience informs and influences my approach with our customers every day. BrandSafway is uniquely positioned as a total solutions provider to help you transform and optimize your business operations to thrive as the industry evolves.

For more information, visit brandsafway.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.