Never the Twain Shall Meet (Part 2)
Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you, and I’m wonderin’ what it is I should do…—Gerry Rafferty Last month we pretty well exposed the clearly antagonistic relationship between architects and engineers. In fact, given their differing schools of thought (mathematics versus art), we made a pretty good case that pragmatic number-crunchers and […]
AMES Opens Raleigh, N.C., Location
AMES Taping Tools announces the grand opening of its newest location in Raleigh, N.C. This brings AMES to 65 corporate stores and 47 franchise locations. The new store provides rental service for the complete line of AMES’ automatic taping and finishing tools as well as an assortment of associated drywall products, merchandise and hand tools. […]
Let’s Promote IPD
Tim Wies, president of T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc., Lake St. Louis, Mo., has seen a lot. But the most innovative thing he has seen in our industry, he says, was a project that occurred eight or nine years ago. “It was a spectacular job,” Weis says. “We put 8 percent [of budgeted expenses] […]
Surface Shields Inc. and Poly-Tak Protection Systems, Inc. Announce Merger
Surface Shields, Inc. and Poly-Tak Protection Systems, Inc. have announced that they are joining forces in the surface protection and dust containment market. The combined company will be named Surface Shields, Inc. Surface Shields is based in Orland Park, Ill., and Poly-Tak is based in Irvine, Calif. All operations, including ordering […]
What Is Composite Design?
Q: I need to select an interior non- loadbearing steel stud, but I’m confused by the term “composite design.” What does it mean, and when can I use it? A: One of the many benefits of steel studs is the fact that we can select the most efficient stud size and spacing based […]
Subsidiary of Dot Foods, Inc. Acquires Grabber Construction Products
Grabber® Construction Products, Inc. has been acquired by Grabber Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Dot Foods, Inc. (“Dot”). Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, assisted with the acquisition and holds a minority interest. Founded in 1967 Grabber Construction Products has grown from a small family business to become a nationally recognized brand and international distributor […]
Wireless Lift Forks
The RAVAS iFork line of wireless scale forks for counter balance, reach and narrow aisle lift trucks, is now also available in a version with an extra thin profile. The new RAVAS iForks XT Pro models are ideal for 3PL, warehousing and freight applications. At 1.9" thick by 6.4" wide, the iForks XT fit […]
New Managing Director for Bronto Skylift
Following the retirement of Esa Peltola who had been with the company over 45 years, Harry Clayhills has been named as managing director of Bronto Skylift Oy Ab, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation. Bronto Skylift is headquartered in Tampere, Finland, with locations in Orlando, Fla., and throughout the world. Clayhills rejoins the […]
CAD and BIM Files
Trim-Tex now features CAD & BIM files for 3D modeling and drawing specifications. The CAD and BIM files can be found on the Product Pages on www.trim-tex.com. They are also available to download on the ARCAT and Sweets websites.