Keep Blocks of Time for Yourself
If you’re feeling burned out, you may be trying to do too much. Specifically, you may be scheduling too much in your day. Over-scheduling leads to a perceived time-crunch and the delay in starting other work. But, there’s more. How you plot your personal and professional appointments will also have a bigger bearing […]
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 […]
Max USA Corp. Hires Sales Executives, Launches New Website
Max USA Corp., Mineola, N.Y., has hired Scott Hull as its new East Midwest regional sales executive and Michael (“Mike”) Butti as mid-Southeastern regional sales executive, and the company has also redesigned its website. Hull has over 18 years of B2B sales and territory management experience in the automotive and power tool industries. […]