Firestop systems serve as critical safeguards against the spread of heat, fire, gases or smoke through breaches in floors and walls. The UL-ULC Qualified Firestop Contractor Program was developed to establish a measurable international standard for installation quality and safety among Firestop Contractors worldwide.

METALCON announces its new safety certificate program in partnership with SafetyWorks, Inc. 

The SMA on-line training program is still underway. They have contracted with a professional firm for translation into Spanish. The program will be released before 2020 arrives. 

Simpson Strong-Tie hosted 32 Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship Program award recipients from universities across the country as part of its new fellowship program. 

Icynene-Lapolla, the global supplier and manufacturer of high performance, energy efficient building envelope solutions, announced it has introduced its Icynene Pinnacle Program, an enhanced version of its legacy Gold Circle Program. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released its new ACI Certification Verify app. 

Simpson Strong-Tie announced it has renewed its support of Habitat for Humanity’s Habitat Strong program. Simpson Strong-Tie remains the leading sponsor of the program.

Simpson Strong-Tie again sponsored a STEM playhouse build with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley.

Tameeka Gwyn is used to schlepping concrete weighing as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) around a construction site. For Janna Rojas, it's a cinch to carry metal pipes as heavy as 100 pounds (45 kilograms) going into new plumbing.