This year’s ESA recipients recognized for safety achievement are Raymond-Northern California, Inc., Anning-Johnson Company, and California Drywall Co.

Over the years, the installation of MEP equipment within a wall cavity, backing installed over the face of framing members for the installation of cabinets or other heavy devices, hard-base trim and granite countertops and backsplashes, have created problems for finishing gypsum panels.

Publisher Jill Bloom is joined by the executive director of the Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau (NWCB), Terri Kastner, and NWCB director of communications at events, Tiina Freeman to discuss the upcoming Wall and Ceiling Conference & Trade Show.

The Wall and Ceiling Conference & Trade Show will be held May 5-7, 2022, at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The recipients of NWCB's 2021 Outstanding Project of the Year Awards have been selected! 

The NWCB, their members and contributors to the original Study have partnered with the Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance, SWACCA, to form a collaborative effort to update the original Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau 2009 publication. 

The first day, which begins Monday April 26, is designated as “Industry Collaboration Day.”

The 2021 Wall and Ceiling Conference & Trade Show will be a virtual event taking place on April 26-29 on NWCB’s new Wall and Ceiling Campus.

The Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau recognizes excellence in wall and ceiling construction by presenting its Outstanding Project of the Year Awards. They have updated our awards program to include new award categories.

COVID-19 has already had adverse effects on your planned productivities and the sooner we recognize what those affects are and the effects they will have, the sooner we can begin to combat those.