L&W Supply Honors Eight New Managing Partners in 2019
Building products distributor L&W Supply has promoted eight branch managers to managing partner status. The designation is the highest level of achievement among the company’s branch managers and places them in a distinguished position of leadership at L&W Supply. To be selected as a managing partner, branch managers must meet rigorous requirements […]
Surface Burning Characteristics Explained
Q: Can you explain the phrase “surface burning characteristics”? A: This is a phrase that is used to define the relative fire performance of individual building products. The suitability of a specific building material as an interior finish in specific types of buildings and occupancies, is regulated by building codes. Building types are broken into […]
Joint Ridging in Drywall
Q: What can you tell me about ridges that may occur after I install and finish gypsum wallboard? A: That is a phenomenon called “joint ridging,” and these ridges generally appear along the joints between adjacent gypsum panels. Ironically, the problem tends to occur along the long dimension of the gypsum panel where […]
Milwaukee Tool Begins $32 Million Headquarters Expansion
Milwaukee Tool will begin construction on another major expansion of its Global Headquarters Campus in Brookfield, Wisc. With a total investment of $32MM, the new advanced manufacturing and R&D facility is expected to create 350 new jobs. This newest expansion will house the company’s advanced manufacturing, engineering and global research and development center, […]
Low-VOC Spray Adhesive
Trim-Tex has released reformulated low VOC 847 Spray Adhesive nationwide to meet safety regulations. The new formula will reduce VOC content from 55% by weight to just 40%, in compliance with California Air Resources Board regulations. The new formula has been thoroughly tested to meet the same performance standards you expect of 847 Adhesive Spray. […]
L&W Supply Acquires DeFoor Acoustical Inc.
L&W Supply Corporation, Chicago, has acquired DeFoor Acoustical Inc. dba DeFoor Drywall and Acoustical Supply, Beloit, Wis. The family owned business started in 1966 as a commercial drywall and acoustical ceilings contractor. It transitioned to DeFoor Drywall and Acoustical Supply in the mid-1980s to serve the professional contractor and builder in Atlanta and […]
18V 4.0 Ah Battery
The only thing that can make increased battery power more attractive is putting all that additional performance in a smaller package. With the help of greater power efficiency found in 21700 Lithium-ion cell technology, Bosch has developed the GBA18V40 CORE18V 4.0 Ah battery to bring all of the capability of the original CORE battery into […]
NUDO Products Welcomes New President and Vice President
NUDO Products, a business unit of Verzatec America headquartered in Springfield, Ill., welcomes President Steve Adkins and Vice President and General Manager Andrew Wylie. Over the past 18 years, Adkins has proven to be a strategic leader of Stabilit America, which is a part of the privately-held Grupo Verzatec family network of businesses. […]
Pump Action Sleeve
Columbia Tools’ new patent pending Pump Action Sleeve on both the Columbia Automatic Taper and the Columbia Predator makes cutting a easier than ever. Using Teflon bearings that create extremely low friction, the smooth feel gets better the more you use it. This new cutting sleeve is not only the smoothest sleeve on […]