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Historic Plaster Conservation Services USA (HPCS) announced that John Canning Co. will employ the HPCS methods and packaged products in all its future plaster conservation and repair work.

Located just minutes from the newly renovated and renowned Yankee Stadium, Noonan Towers is a Bronx N.Y. apartment building that maintains an elegant pre-war facade, with a lobby boasting intricate decorative moldings.

Selling is important. Without sales, companies die. Training is equally important: workers without real training fail to understand why and then failures occur. Our industry too often misses the mark or conflates a blend of training and sales.

Since 1987, Capital City Stucco has been an important advocate to exterior plastering and insulating systems from its home base in Canton, Ga., and beyond.

I’ve been using natural cements and natural hydraulic limes in the traditional plastering craft for many years. However, I never had the opportunity to visit a quarry where the unique limestones used to produce them are mined.

I have been asked before: What is the difference between a CEO and an executive director? Both are leadership titles in organizations.

Morganton, North Carolina’s Mountain View Elementary School opened its doors to 600 eager new students on August 27th, 2018 with the mission of providing a “safe, dynamic and challenging learning environment.”

Plaster and drywall are both materials in competition with each other to be the finish for walls and ceilings. Plaster has far more history but is more expensive.

Lime plaster has a notable place in the history of art, architecture and design throughout the world, from the Egyptian pyramids to the Italian Renaissance frescos.

Ironwood Commercial Builders Inc. is a general contractor located in Concord, Calif., with offices in both California and Colorado.