Articles Tagged with ''construction industry''

In his free time, you can catch him making what he guarantees to be best sock-it-to-me cake you’ve ever had, taking photographs or working on his farm. In his typical day-to-day work life, you’ll catch him personally involved with his customers while providing expert craftsmanship at Young & Sons Drywall L.P.

The 'trowel trades' are among the oldest and most respected trades on the North American continent. These trades can be adapted to meet a number of construction needs. Specialized craftsmen in the arts of installation and finishing put their talents to use in creating stunning artisan-like results. Take pride in what you do... become an EIFS craftsman!

Benjamin Obdyke, Inc., recognized for its line of high performance roof and wall products including Roll Vent, Cedar Breather and HydroGap, recently promoted Bill Griffith to National Ridge Vent Sales Manager. In his new role, Griffith will be responsible for increasing sales and market exposure of the Ridge Vent product portfolio to architects, builders, distribution accounts and dealers nationwide.

Hilti North America, an innovator of tools, technology, software and services to the commercial construction industry, has outlined three key areas of focus to help customers plan for recovery from COVID-19: supply, safety and speed.

Clear Seas Research (a BNP Media Company) is uniquely positioned to engage with industry professionals in niche market sectors, which are all impacted in different ways by this pandemic. The unrivaled industry access available to Clear Seas Research through myCLEARopinionPanel and BNP Media subscriber databases provides extensive reach to business thought leaders, decision makers, decision influencers, skilled trade professionals, and general employees of companies of all sizes.

A coalition of 109 companies and organizations, representing a broad span of the construction industry, delivered a letter to the governors of Northeastern states underscoring the ability of the industry to operate safely in the face of the pandemic and the significant role the construction industry will play in leading the region’s economic recovery.

Every new day is fluid due to COVID-19. Are your materials arriving to job sites? How are ordering and expediting critical materials changing to accommodate the current situation? Our panel of AWCI member suppliers/distributors will discuss important steps companies are taking to adjust their service platforms to contractors.

Whether your construction project has been shut down or is designated as an “essential project” and work is continuing, there are a number of measures the CDC, OSHA and L&I have implemented to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to keep workers as safe as possible.

Historically, the construction industry has been one of the slowest to adopt new technology, lagging only behind agriculture in digitization. But that’s changing as software entrepreneurs turn their attention to the needs of the deskless workforce.

The number of emergency construction sites exempt from the New York’s shutdown of non-essential work has jumped by more than 300 since last week.