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By: Tracy Bennett Three of the five winning Projects of the Year– presented by SEAA in April 2024 to members from Arizona, Georgia, and Kentucky– shared common challenges of space constraints and difficult site access. In Atlanta, Georgia, Porter Steel, Inc., had to deliver materials for an 8,625 lb AESS staircase to be installed between 9th and 10th floors of an office building using a 5 ft x 8 ft elevator. Likewise, All Things Metal faced setting structural steel by hand in the basement and upper floors of a 100 year-old building conversion into a posh boutique hotel. Located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, the building was hemmed in on one side by a light rail line. At 691+ tons of steel erected, Cumberland Steel Company’s project was on a larger scale than the other two. However, they faced similar difficulties building an immersive sports, entertainment and arts venue in The Colony, Texas. The jobsite location was not much larger than the overall footprint of the structure itself, and had residential buildings on two sides, access roads that could not be shut down, and several other active projects surrounding it. Be sure to click the red subscribe button above to receive your digital copy.
By: John Miebers Maintaining profits and keeping jobs on track is not easy in the construction industry. There are bills to pay, materials to order, teams to manage and everything else in between. That’s why you need accurate, real-time Work in Progress (WIP) reports to keep projects running smoothly—and to grow your bottom-line profit. Work in Progress (WIP) is an essential part of construction accounting. It calculates the progress of all ongoing work, allowing you to see what’s been done and what’s left to do—helping you manage budgets effectively. This information can then be used to generate reports and track project development using “percentage complete” figures. Be sure to click the red subscribe button above to receive your digital copy.
By: Kevin Cunningham Digital transformation is changing customer experiences, business models, and operations across most industries. In steel construction, contractors can analyze digital data from past accidents to help build a culture that continuously improves safety. That kind of safety culture prevents accidents, saves lives, and reduces the likelihood of lawsuits. Establishing an effective process for continuous safety improvement requires contractors to transform compliance-based mindsets to a holistic view of safety culture. Companies can use advanced tools like risk analytics to look at the causes of past incidents in order to reduce or eliminate them in future. In a true safety culture, legal compliance is a natural outcome instead of the primary driver. Be sure to click the red subscribe button above to receive your digital copy.
By: Tracy Bennett The correlation between physical and mental health is a topic worth discussing as the construction industry faces high suicide and substance use disorder rates. A recent article published by Conexpo-Con/Agg quoted Carol Nixon, PhD, research health scientist, NIOSH Spokane Mining Research Division. She said: “Manual labor increases risk of work-related injuries and strain; and pain is the most common reason for receiving an opioid prescription. Opioids are extremely addictive. It can take just five days to become addicted.” “The high rates of substance use disorder and overdose in industries like construction and mining are not an indictment of the workers who take these jobs,” Nixon says. “Rather, this is an urgent call to identify workplace factors that may contribute to these devastating outcomes and how those may be modified to prevent illness, injury and death and promote employee health and well-being.” Be sure to click the red subscribe button above to receive your digital copy.
Lifting over Manhattan Metropolitan Walters, a steel erector in the Tri-State area, faced a unique challenge when working on a project for the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. The jobsite was located above FDR Drive and was surrounded on all sides by water, roadways, and buildings. Steel and other supplies had to be barged in and lifted by tower crane. Full Brim Face Shield from Studson STUDSON has announced three face shields, the Arc Flash Tint Welding Shield, the Clear Shield, and the Shade 5 Green Tint Shield. No Welding Required for Simpson Strong-Tie’s Yield-Link® Brace Connection Simpson Strong-Tie’s Yield-Link® Brace Connection (YLBC) for structural steel applications is used to dissipate energy through a fuse connection, creating a resilient steel frame that protects beams, columns, and braces during seismic and wind events. JLG Upgrades 40 ft Class Scissor Lift The new ES4046 electric scissor lift from JLG Industries boasts 40 percent more duty cycles than its predecessor R4045. Be sure to click the red subscribe button above to receive your digital copy.
ALP Industries, Brooksville, Florida, distributes quality industrial lifting products. Referred by: Jack Nix, Shelby Erectors Big Box Erectors LLC, Avon, Indiana, provides expert steel erection services for warehouses nationwide. Cascade Nut & Bolt Inc., Salem, Oregon, is a commercial fastener distributor. Castillo Iron Works Inc., Bronx, New York, specializes in all steel work including fabrication, stairs, steel beams and columns. Engineered Supply, LLC, Bayport, Minnesota, provides expertise in roof anchor points, wall anchor points, rigging sleeves, and davit arms. Greco Steel Products, Inc., Springdale, Pennsylvania, is a fabricating and detailing shop that also includes design and erection capabilities. Henderson Fab, Loganville, Georgia, is an AISC Certified Fabricator and Erector for new construction and tenant improvements in the manufacturing, warehousing, cold storage, entertainment, and data storage market sectors. Referred by: Duke Perry, Gardner-Watson Studs High Structural Erectors LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, erects a wide variety of steel and precast structures and specializes in precast concrete parking garages and architectural precast building cladding. Infra-Metals, Newtown, Pennsylvania, features products ranging from beams and tubes to sheets, channels and expanded metal, and processing capabilities include everything from cutting and drilling to blasting and painting. Referred by: Jack Nix, Shelby Erectors See the full list of new members and more by clicking the button below. Be sure to click the red subscribe button above to receive your digital copy.
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