Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau, in cooperation with several other wall and ceiling industry associations in the West, has published a study focusing on the impacts on labor productivity on steel framing and the installation and finishing of gypsum wallboard.
A select group of relative newcomers to the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers earned the distinction of top apprentices in eight trowel trades crafts at the BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest, held September 28-29 at the BAC/IMI John J. Flynn International Training Center.
ClarkWestern Building Systems announced that its U.S.-based manufacturing facilities have received the Steel Stud Manufacturers Association code compliance certification. This certification provides independent verification that the quality of structural cold-formed steel framing manufactured by ClarkWestern complies with code requirements.
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics announced that both of its Glass Mat manufacturing plants have been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification by the International Organization for Standardization.
Seven states now have laws on the books that require construction workers to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety training course before they can work on certain construction projects. The states with an OSHA law already in effect are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and most recently, Missouri. The state of Nevada OSHA training law becomes effective January 1, 2010.
Royal Concrete Concepts, a manufacturer of pre-engineered concrete building systems, announced that it was recently certified as a HUBZone business. The certification allows the company to better compete for billions of dollars of goods and services in federal contracts each year.
Independent-wholesale distributor of building products Manufacturers Reserve Supply, of Irvington, N.J., has become the first Fypon Profile Distributor in the U.S. As a result, MRS will now distribute the full line of weather-resistant Fypon PVC products to its customers in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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