CertainTeed announced the finalists for its 5th CertainTeed Gypsum Trophy Awards, which recognizes North American contractors and their projects that push the limits of construction and exemplify excellence in drywall design, installation, sustainability and craftsmanship.

Sound Seal, a manufacturer of noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, announced that they have acquired Flemington, New Jersey based Acoustical & Tackable Surfaces Inc (ATS). 

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) today announced Riddell SpeedFlex Precision Diamond Football Helmet Liner and Dow Aquachill Cool Coating for Comfier Bedding as the finalists for this year’s Polyurethane Innovation Award. 

Delegates to the OPCMIA’s 52nd Convention unanimously re-elected General President Daniel Stepano, General Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Sexton, Executive Vice President Todd Lair, Vice President Richard Bailey, Vice President Michael Hubler, Vice President Doug Taylor and Vice President Rob Mason.

Prefab construction is here, and it’s happening. The combination of a severe labor shortage and extreme shortfalls in housing supply is driving a renewed interest in prefabricated construction as a more cost-efficient alternative to traditional building.

Forty states added construction jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, while construction employment increased in 25 states from June to July, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department. 

Let's Build Construction Camp for Girls is a free week-long camp designed for high school age girls to explore the construction trades, architecture, engineering, and construction materials manufacturing through hands-on experiences and field trips. 

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. 

Genie invites customers to ask questions and get answers about the significance and importance of safety and productivity accessories for aerial equipment, including mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), such as boom lifts and scissor lifts, and vertical mast lifts during its upcoming “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) event, August 19-23, 2019. 

In support of OSHA’s Safe and Sound Week, August 12-18, Genie shares a new resource that raise awareness about the new training requirements for use of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in the United States.