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Sep 14, 2010

Feedback: Practical labor rates

I have recently read an article you have written on "wrench time" which was published on the PlantServices.com website.

I found the article very enlightening, and it sparked a couple questions. How do you measure "wrench time" to provide the data to establish your current status? Is it a spot sample approach? How do you measure across different trades?

Would you be able to share the methodology you used to capture the data?

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