subject: How A Cheaper Pressure Leaf Filter Saves Construction Costs [print this page] The construction industry has really taken a beating during the great recession. The US market has seen construction prices plummet from its 2008 peak, but costs to the companies in the industry have not fallen at a commensurate level. Many companies are being forced to take on projects that pay below a break-even point just to stay in business.
Until the economy turns around, construction companies will not be able to force these prices back up (at least not without massive shutdowns that lead to supply decreasing). If they are being honest with themselves, they probably realize that this decade"s peak prices were probably a bit inflated from where they should have been anyways. As such, the only way to gain profitability would be to lower costs. This is difficult as most companies are already working with a skeleton crew and overhead costs are what they are.
The solution lies in finding cheaper equipment. For large scale companies, process equipment is a huge expense. For example, a pressure leaf filter can run well into the tens of thousands of dollars. That is a large expense to simply remove particles from your product. But, a used pressure leaf filter "" one that is reliable and proven from past use "" can be had at a fraction of the price. In this economy, how does buying new make sense?
If a construction or processing company is to survive through the Great Recession, they have to think smarter in addition to working harder. You can"t save your way to prosperity, but you can save your way to survival.
