April 22, 2013: Smartphone Use by Contractors on the Jobsite Jumps 35 Percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Contractors’ use of smartphones while on the job jumped 35 percent from last year, according to new research from EMA Contractors, a specialty group at Eric Mower + Associates. While the use of tablets (i.e., iPad) rose nearly 54 percent over last year (overall, 22 percent of contractors are using tablets), most contractors (68 percent) said they use smartphones as part of their workday.
Of those surveyed, 40 percent of contractors said they use smartphones when making purchasing decisions, making it second to desktop computers back at the office. More than half (56 percent) of respondents think smartphones are the fastest growing technology device in the building and construction space, followed in second place by tablets (nearly 20 percent).