How construction can embrace mobile technology without breaking the bank

Construction businesses need to embrace mobile technology but expensive failures are blighting the industry. Luke Mead of LMS Group offers advice on how to best avoid them. Building sites aren’t the most tech-friendly places. By definition, they are undeveloped, outside and exposed to the elements, with materials and machinery moving around at pace. The Wi-Fi and IT infrastructure tends to be added to a building after most of the heavy work has been done. So putting tech in the hands of those on the frontline is a challenge. Yet the sector needs to embrace mobile technology more than ever and all ambitious businesses are looking for practical and cost-efficient ways of doing so. The construction industry is very process-driven and so the benefits of having a solid IT system alongside mobile devices in the field are clear.