Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association sailed to a spectacular finish for the Association’s 46th Annual Convention & Trade Show Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in San Diego. Nearly 2,800 attendees came aboard in the San Diego Convention Center to get the absolute most out of the three-day event, featuring live demos, a buying show, networking, a student hiring event and more.

In time for the holidays, Festool launched its one-stop shop for Festool fans looking to stock up on Festool-branded apparel and accessories. Fans (and their loved ones looking for holiday gifts) can now get anything from stylish clothing to tumblers and stickers with Festool branding and colors.

CHA Consulting, Inc. announced Nov. 17 it has continued its expansion in Florida with the acquisition of Eckler Engineering, Inc. Based in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area, Eckler provides engineering services to commercial, industrial and municipal clients.

Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association elected new leadership for 2023 during the Association’s 46th Annual Convention & Trade Show Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 in San Diego.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. announced a partnership with Spacekit on Dec. 7, allowing Spacekit to offer its unique modular, acoustical wall art for sale on Armstrong’s direct-to-customer digital sales platform.

AMES Taping Tools announced the recent opening of its 100th company store, located in Fresno, California. The newest location will support the central California market.

L&W Supply, a nationwide distributor of interior building materials and construction supplies, has opened its first location in New York City.

In Nov. 16’s Federal Register, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it is automatically extending the validity of Temporary Protected Status-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, Sudan and Nepal from Dec. 31, 2022, to June 30, 2024. The TPS-related documents covered by this notice are Employment Authorization Documents, Notices of Action (Forms I-797) and Arrival/Departure Records (Forms I-94).

JLG’s parent company, Oshkosh Corporation, announced Nov. 15 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hinowa, a manufacturer of track-based aerial work platforms, mini dumpers, lift trucks and undercarriages. Once complete, Hinowa will become part of the Oshkosh Access Equipment segment, which also includes the JLG and Jerr-Dan brands.

A measure of construction contractors’ bid prices moved sharply higher in October as firms coped with ongoing supply chain challenges and a tight labor market, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Nov. 15. Association officials said rising construction costs threaten to undermine demand for projects and urged administration officials to remove remaining tariffs on construction materials and to boost investments in construction-focused education and training.