Articles Tagged with ''program''

For nearly 75 years, the MCAA has served as a focal point for the $33 billion masonry industry by connecting and empowering business decision-makers around the country. As the association expands upon existing efforts, it will also develop new offerings to cement the MCAA’s place for the next seven decades and beyond.

Since being launched in 1999, the Armstrong Ceilings Recycling Program—the nation’s first and longest-running ceilings recycling program—has diverted more than 200 million square feet of discarded ceiling materials from landfills, saving enough virgin resources to fill New York’s Central Park six times over.

This year’s annual Steel Framing Industry Association’s General Session was held at the Horseshoe Resort tower. Its Executive Director, Larry Williams, hosted the event.

Simpson Strong-Tie announced the expansion of its Construction Trades Support program with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley. Formerly held once a year, program events will now take place twice yearly, with an expanded agenda that includes hands-on activities in the plumbing and electrical trades.

Power Home Remodeling donated over 366,000 goods, ranging from food to personal care items, and provided over 1,200 volunteer hours to deserving nonprofits across the country for their annual Power of Giving initiative. This year’s monumental donation is a 384 percent increase compared to 2021.

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers, is expanding its network of Authorized Service Providers in the United States to provide equipment repair, warranty, maintenance, inspections, parts and other support services nationwide to JLG customers, no matter where their equipment is working. JLG’s independent service operations are available to complete service work on all makes and models of equipment within their defined territories.

Stanley Black & Decker has announced a partnership with TerraCycle, an international recycling leader, to encourage customers to recycle home appliances and tools containing integral lithium-ion batteries. The program accepts tools from several Stanley Black & Decker brands, including DEWALT.

The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office announced today that the city of Pontiac in Oakland County has been accepted to the Certified Local Government program, following confirmation from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

To honor a century-long heritage of responsibility and highlight innovative ESG-related enhancements and initiatives, USG partnered with 50,000feet to launch the global brand’s corporate sustainability program.

The American Concrete Institute has hired Dean A. Frank to develop programs to assist in supporting the use of nonmetallic reinforcement and reducing carbon emissions in the concrete construction industry. Frank will initially be working primarily with NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, assisting in the development of assessment, validation and certification programs as identified by NEU.