3 out of 4 houston-based tradespeople say that investment in their tools was a barrier to beginning their career, dewalt® tool talk survey finds

Amidst a national skilled labor shortage, 88% of tradespeople in houston say that easier access to necessary tools would attract more workers to the construction industry the majority of tradespeople (92%) say that not having the right tools or losing a tool on the jobsite is a significant hindrance to productivity this year, dewalt will gift 100 tool kits to graduates of the home builders institute's (hbi) houston buildstrong academy to jumpstart their trades careers, including the latest cohort graduating on august 23 towson, md. , aug. 21, 2024 /prnewswire/ -- a new survey of houston-based tradespeople from dewalt, a stanley black & decker (nyse: swk) brand and leader in total jobsite solutions, found that 78% of tradespeople agree that the initial buy-in cost of tools, which can range from several thousands to upwards of $10,000, was a barrier to getting started in their career.
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