By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The Internet of Things is just about everywhere, and it is going to be changing the way construction sites operate. I first heard the phrase, the Internet of Things (IoT), related to a new conference that was being planned. This was eight or nine years ago. ...
During its annual meeting, the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) announced the election of Greg Fantin, Vice President - Marketing at Rmax, a division of the Sika Corporation, as chair of the Board of Directors. Greg’s two-year term began on November 14, 2018. He succeeds Helene Pierce of GAF, who has ...
These materials are provided in both English and Spanish. The topics for January are: Ladders and Scaffolds (Monthly Meeting) Emergency Planning (Weekly Toolbox Talk) Basics on Rigging Equipment (Weekly Toolbox Talk) Hearing Protection (Weekly Toolbox Talk) Slips and Falls (Weekly Toolbox Talk) It is important to note that the SHARP materials provided are intended to provide you ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Contractors should really consider the changing markets and think about offering more or different products and services in 2019. I had the pleasure of attending the 2018 METALCON Conference in Charlotte, NC. A great show and a great chance for me to really visit with ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The report also analyzed other stats such as the busiest days for job searches and what people are searching for. Website Monster.com is a leading source of job postings. As 2018 came to a close they decided to scour their data covering everything from top job ...
By Heidi Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Western Colloid’s Tim Ford teaches roofing classes in Beijing, China. Earlier this year, Western Colloid’s Tim Ford received a call to teach a class. That is not very unusual for Ford who specializes in liquid-applied roofing installation training, but this class was in a very faraway ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors believe that new technologies like drones, augmented reality, artificial intelligence will be useful for productivity and improved safety on jobsites Throughout the year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and USG Corporation survey contractors and release a quarterly report detailing their findings. In the recently published ...
A Tremco Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. employee’s quick thinking helped prevent what could have been a very tragic situation. The morning of November 20, 2018, Freddie Marin, a WTI Foreman in the West Central region was on his way to a job site in the Minneapolis area, when he noticed the car ...
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