Firestone Building Products Company, LLC (Firestone), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas and a global manufacturer of commercial roofing and building solutions, announced the opening of its first greenfield plant in Heinsberg, Germany.
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, is supporting National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week.
Werner, a manufacturer with a complete line of climbing products and fall protection equipment, will conduct more than 200 training events in support of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) National Safety Stand-Down initiative scheduled from May 6-10, 2019.
Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in April and by 256,000 or 3.5 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction fell to a record low for April.
Construction employment grew in 218, or 61 percent, out of 358 metro areas between March 2018 and March 2019, declined in 83 (23 percent) and was unchanged in 57.
Simpson Strong-Tie is again joining other industry associations and organizations in supporting the International Code Council (ICC) 2019 Building Safety Month in May.
Ironclad Performance Wear has won the Edison Awards top honor of Gold, in the category of Tools of Tomorrow, for innovation on the Oil Based Mud Glove, created in partnership with Vibram.