the company’s willingness to make an upfront investment in it, have driven their approach. “With any new technology you gener-
ally are not going to make money in the beginning. You have to go in with the un- derstanding that there is a learning curve; if you are breaking even in the beginning, you are doing fantastic,” she pointed out. Customer demand and expectations
our growth to our long-term client rela- tionships as we expanded to meet their needs,” Daley-Grishaeva commented. Daley’s Drywall services commercial clients on projects both large and small in a variety of market sectors throughout the Bay Area. High-profile projects in its portfolio have included the 55-story Mira Towers in San Jose, One Rincon Hill residential towers in San Francisco, UCSF Mission Bay, and Stanford University Cancer Center, to name just a few.
Embracing Emerging Technologies Te company’s enthusiastic adoption of emerging technologies supports its focus on client service. In recent years that has included utilizing drywall finishing and layout robots, Canvas and Dusty Robotics, extensive use of prefabrication, deployment of a wide array of new and evolving software, and an in-house BIM group with strong
virtual design and construction capabilities. On the horizon, the company is beginning to explore new emerging scanning tech- nologies to track field production rates on projects, among other uses. Daley’s Drywall has long prided itself as a leader in sustainable practices as well, with a strong emphasis on recycling gypsum and metal on its projects. It maintains a fleet of the most fuel-efficient engines available including hybrid and small diesel engines, and the company’s Campbell headquarters building is pow- ered by solar panels. Daley-Grishaeva credits the influence
of her father, CEO Craig Daley, for con- tinually championing innovation and seeking out the latest trends and tools to keep Daley’s Drywall in the forefront of technology adoption. An inherent “curiosity” to explore how new technol- ogies can make an impact, along with
have also played an essential role in the company’s forward-looking approach to technology, according to Daley-Grishaeva. “Te clients that we work with, espe- cially those here in Silicon Valley, have a high expectation of everything being pretty cutting-edge,” she said. “They see the benefit of technology, and they want to see their contractors using it and demonstrating they understand the benefit as well. Te innovation happening throughout the construction industry right now is impressive.”
Major Investment in Robotics, Prefabrication
When it comes to new technologies that have impacted the drywall sector of con- struction, Daley-Grishaeva said the advanc- es in robotics have been a game changer. “Tere hasn’t been a lot of huge in-
novations in drywall really until recently with the robotics,” Daley-Grishaeva said. “Te taping robot, Canvas, and the layout robot, Dusty, are particularly impressive and save us tons of time in the field. Tey are more accurate, so there’s less room for human error, less rework, and they improve safety.”
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