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About RAKS Building Supply

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Los Lunas, New Mexico, RAKS Building Supply offers an extensive portfolio of home building supplies, such as lumber, floor and roof trusses, windows, doors and hardware.

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2024 Labor Productivity Study Part 2: Prefabrication

In the second part of FMI's Labor Productivity Study, we dive into prefabrication. Understanding the current opportunities and challenges with prefabrication can help construction companies understand needed shifts in strategies and business models to successfully integrate it.

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Amid the Energy Transition, Focus Has Turned Upstream

Small decisions and minor wins in the beginning stages of infrastructure deployment or ahead of renovation and repowering can create heightened value later in the lifecycle (downstream), which can affect the end results across numerous infrastructure segments. This is increasing the industry’s focus on minimizing potential issues before they occur and investing upstream to de-risk and improve […]

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Focus on Customers to Create a Resilient Building Products Company

Building products manufacturers focused on growth typically look to expand geographically, diversify their offerings, develop new products, invest in technology or acquire other companies to stay relevant or increase revenue. While these strategies can all improve the bottom line, they often lack a key component: putting customer needs first.

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