TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
How to Implement
MOBILE TECHNOLOG into Your Asphalt Business
Barriere Construction offers tips on getting started By Lisa Cleaver, Editor
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ounded in 1949, Barriere Construction is a fourth generation, family-owned industrial, highway and civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving company. Headquartered near New Orleans and with facilities in St. Charles Parish, Washington Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish, Barriere is a leading asphalt producer in Louisiana and employs more than 500 people. It’s no wonder that information needs on
day-to-day activity at this company is a high priority. “We strive every day to ensure our employees have the best information possible so they can make the decisions that will ensure the safety of our projects, as well as maintain high quality and profitability,” says Brian Cooney, recently retired EVP – finance and administration with Barriere. “Having the ability to provide our field managers with timely, accurate and consistent data gives them
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