Dealing with a tight labor market and competition from both giant consolidation groups and one-man fly-by-night operations are just a couple of the challenges facing professional insulation contractors these days.
The vast majority of contractors interviewed for this article cite the labor situation as the number one problem they face. Compounding the dilemma is the fact that as the insulation industry has become increasingly sophisticated, more technical proficiency is required of the labor. That means an increased investment of time effort and resources in training workers — if you can find and hire them.