Association

November 20, 2007

Scaffold Industry Association

For more than 35 years, it has protected and promoted the interests of scaffold and access equipment manufacturers, dealers, and end users
Develops informational material and programs, seminars and training courses, codes of safe practices, other training materials and safety aids, and provides networking opportunities and lobbying
Works with legislative agencies like OSHA to develop better safety standards

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During your construction off season, improve how you conduct business. Analyze and refine your business’ systems and processes. Figure out which areas are the weakest and costing you the most money. Question every assumption you’ve been using about why the process has to be done the way it always has been done.

How to Make the Construction Off-season Productive

The three most important off-season activities are redoubling marketing and sales efforts, tweaking estimating and production management assumptions and improving your team

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TraLaMa Launches to Connect Trade Laborers with Employment

America's Floor Source's CEO Jason Goldberg, introduces a trade labor marketplace and online community where businesses can find skilled trade labor, and where trade laborers can find long-term employment or short-term work.

With 29% of San Francisco Unified School District students lacking internet access at home, students met outdoors in a Bayview-Hunters Point park with a wi-fi hotspot to ensure families without broadband access could participate. The Oculus Quest headsets were donated earlier in the year by Swinerton Builders, a commercial construction company that provides additional services in green building.

Students Learn Construction Skills Through Virtual Reality

A collaboration between Brightline Defense, CityBuild Academy and TRANSFR VR will make construction industry job training accessible to thousands of low-income youth as part of a free, citywide program.

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SC&R Foundation Announces Winners of the October Vocational and Technical Scholarship

The SC&R Foundation selected eight winners for the October Vocational and Technical Scholarship in its commitment to workforce development.

Serious Labs Partners with GPRC to Provide Student Training Solutions

Serious Labs and Grande Prairie Regional College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring innovative training solutions to students — implementing current VR training and collaborating on new solutions.

Through Procore.org, Procore's social impact arm, USMCA members will receive free Procore product training, educational resources and a discounted buying program for the Procore platform.

Procore, U.S. Minority Contractors Partner on Resources

Through Procore.org, Procore's social impact arm, USMCA members will receive free Procore product training, educational resources, and a discounted buying program for the Procore platform.

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ASSP and ANSI Announce Revised Standard for Construction Safety

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Michael J. Sormilic, an online power generation student from Southbury, Conn., who has spent much of the Fall 2020 semester learning the ins and outs of the equipment, stands alongside a Cummins crane engine donated to Pennsylvania College of Technology by Terex Corp. Behind him, in the control room of the dyno lab, are John D. Motto (left), diesel equipment technology instructor, and Chris Macdonald, assistant director of corporate relations.

Terex Corp. Donates Equipment to Pennsylvania College of Technology

Terex Corporation has donated a new crane engine and four drive axles for instructional purposes to the Pennsylvania College of Technology's heavy equipment and diesel technology programs.

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IPAF Provides Membership Fee Discount Due to COVID-19

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Navigating the Legal Maze of Rental Purchase Options

In the rental industry post-COVID, there have been more requests for rental purchase options and outright equipment purchases. However, companies need to be prepared for a different set of legal landmines and liabilities.

Build Your Future (BYF) is NCCER's national image enhancement and recruitment initiative for the construction industry.

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The third and final webinar presented this Fall, “What Does the Future Look Like for the Construction Industry?,” will air live on Dec. 1, 2020.

Webinar Aims to Help Contractors Maintain Profitability Post-Pandemic

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Travis Long successfully completed five weeks of in person fundamental training at the Wirtgen Center for Training and Technology in Nashville, TN; and completed over 200 hours of additional technical training to become one of the first 'Master Technicians' in the United States.

Companies Continue to Prioritize Training During Pandemic

Murphy Tractor's Travis Long was one of two inaugural graduates to receive the "Master Technician" certification from the Wirtgen Group

DOZR Unveils E-Commerce Online Equipment Rental Software

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Associated Ready Mixed Concrete of California has begun using a survey system to improve driving safety.

Concrete Supplier Using Survey System to Improve Driver Safety, Retention

Associated Ready Mixed Concrete of California has begun using a survey system to improve driving safety.

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Construction Training During a Pandemic

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Asphalt Contractor 2020-2021 Training Guide

With some training courses for the asphalt industry cancelled or going virtual over the next year, this guide offers a list of opportunities for contractors to continue learning, despite the pandemic

Make sure you have a marketing plan in place to help focus your marketing efforts, suggests L.M. Scofield's Cam Villar. Whether in depth or simple, make sure to at least include the market you want to serve and who your target audience will be.

Marketing Polished and Stained Decorative Concrete Floors

When it comes to marketing polished or stained decorative concrete floors contractors should focus on promoting the benefits as well as the aesthetics.

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CEMEX announces winner of the Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship

CEMEX announced its latest scholarship winner.

Just because you didn't submit a price to the winning GC prior to the bid doesn't mean you can't after the work has been awarded.

How General Contractors Choose the Winning Sub

Familiarize yourself with the buy-out process many project managers go through and use these steps to make you the most desirable subcontractor for a job

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A Sales Compensation Plan that Supercharges Profits

The single most powerful trick for supercharging your bottom line.

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What Is Your Company's Unique Value Proposition?

Your unique value proposition makes you stand out from the crowd.