USG Corp. announced that it has reached an agreement to resolve all present and future asbestos-related personal injury claims, enabling the company and its subsidiaries to take a significant step toward emerging from bankruptcy.
Announced at this year's International Home Builders' Show, Hilti has launched its Lifetime Service Program. This program offers service, benefits and access to the latest technological advancements throughout a tool's lifetime.
ICF Solutions Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Colorado-based Greenblock Worldwide Corp., a privately held insulated form manufacturing, sales and marketing company.
Degussa Wall Systems announced that it plans to significantly expand operations at its Lancaster, Texas, manufacturing site. The expansion will include the addition of a new, fully equipped, 65,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, bringing the total manufacturing area at the site to 100,000 square feet.
A new publication from ASTM International, "STP 1463, Advances in Adhesives, Adhesion Science, and Testing," includes 11 peer-reviewed papers that focus on new adhesives, particularly from the perspective of the newer test methods emerging to better determine adhesive reliability.
United Rentals Inc. announced that it has purchased the trench safety rentals and sales assets of Sandvick Equipment & Supply Co., with headquarters in Phoenix. Sandvick has a total of six locations in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.