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You Know How To Build

With our expertise we'll help you

fix & build the business behind it.

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The Gray Hair of Experience

Our Framework is Optimal Performance - Our Strength is Our People

Shapcott & Lauber is a boutique consulting firm with a deep bench of highly qualified experts with a national reach, partnering with small to mid-cap construction leaders to solve their toughest business challenges.

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Vince Boto

Sr. Project Director

Dallas, TX

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Chuck Blume

Sr. Project Director

St. Louis, MO

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Irvin Lucas

Sr. Project Director

Tampa Bay, FL

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Brian Norton

Sr. Business Analyst

Denver, CO

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George Lauber

Managing Partner

Nashville, TN

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Bill Shapcott

Managing Partner

Greensboro, NC

Our 3-Step Business Systems Launchpad

(Start with a briefing, assess your gaps, then dive deep — all before you invest.)

15 Minute Business

Systems Briefing

Open a clear dialogue, get a quick high-level view of your systems, spot hidden gaps, and see if working together is the right next step.

2-Day Systems & Virtual Deep Dive

Map out your risks, spot hidden profit drains, and build a clear plan to fix what’s holding you back — all from your office.

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Scale & Build Your Brand

Working with Shapcott & Lauber helps you install the systems and discipline you need to protect profit, compete confidently, and build a brand that stands out in your market.

Key Benefits of Our Services

Protect Profit Margins

Protected Profit Margins

With our proven systems, you’ll protect your hard-earned margins — no more profit leaks from poor estimating, late change orders, or mismanaged costs. We help you tighten up cash flow, spot overruns early, and build consistent financial discipline so your projects stay profitable, and your business remains healthy, even when the market shifts.

Control Tariff Impact

Controlled Tariff Impact

Tariffs and material cost swings can wreak havoc on your bids and cash flow. We help you plan ahead with smarter procurement, escalation clauses, and real-time job costing. You’ll protect your margins, manage rising costs, and avoid surprises that crush profit — even when steel, lumber, or supply chains fluctuate.

​Compete and Win

​Competing to Win

When your company runs like a well-oiled machine, you’re more competitive in the marketplace. We help you build a brand that stands out for reliability, systems-driven delivery, and repeatable results. With clearer proposals, smoother project delivery, and better client trust, you’ll win more of the right jobs at the right margins.

Build Team Accountability

Build Team Accountability

Too many contractors do it all themselves. We help you install an organizational system that clearly defines roles, reporting, and responsibilities. With everyone rowing in the same direction — from field crews to PMs — your team steps up, morale improves, and you’re freed up to lead instead of micromanaging.

Sustainable, Scalable Growth

Sustainable, Scalable Growth

Growth without systems only creates more chaos. We help you build the structure to scale profitably — with documented processes, solid financial controls, and scorecards to measure progress. You’ll finally get off the hamster wheel of constant firefighting and lead a company that grows predictably and sustainably, year after year.

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More Confidence, Less Stress

When you see exactly where your business stands — with clear reports, consistent processes, and real-time data — you’ll make faster, better decisions. No more gut-feel guessing. You’ll sleep better knowing your team knows “the score,” your systems are humming, and you’re leading your company instead of being chained to it.

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Implementing The Right Systems:
The Backhoe of a Strong Business

To build a construction business that works like a well-oiled machine, you’ll need to become more systems-dependent and less people-dependent. That means putting in place the right tools and structures.

CASE STUDIES & Testimonials

General Contractor

Commercial General Contractor 

A 10-year-old SE General Contractor who self-performs their own work faced a looming ownership transition challenge.

Plumber

Specialty Plumbing Contractor

From Disarray to Direction: Transforming Operations and Leadership with the right guidance, systems and controls

Land Surveyor

Professional Land

Surveyor, (PLS)

Empowering a second-generation, family-owned PLS firm with scalable systems and for sustainable growth

Pipefitter

Fire Protection

Contractor

Helping a growing business in Georgia with upcoming leadership transitions as they faced challenges to scale to new levels.

RESOURCES & INSIGHTS

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elevate your game

are you ready

for the next level?

As you grow, you'll encounter a distinct array of challenges and opportunities. Partner with Shapcott & Lauber, and let us assist you in overcoming your most pressing challenges while seizing your greatest opportunities.

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