The NAHB’s Women’s Council, with the help of
InSinkErator, continues its promotion of building industry careers through student
scholarship programs and awards.
The third issue of idronics™, Caleffi's semi-annual design journal for
hydronic professionals, was released in January and focuses on solar heating
technology.
At a special ceremony this week, Herbert L. Pirkey, corporate director for safety, health and environment for A.O. Smith Water Products Co, presented the 380 McBee, S.C., employees with a commemorative plaque along with a letter signed by Paul Jones, chairman and CEO of A.O. Smith Corp., for their outstanding safety record in achieving two-million hours without a lost-time accident.
PHCC sponsored a two-hour meeting Jan. 23 in New Orleans, where participants discussed current recruitment and training methods, and ideas on how to attract a future workforce.
Power tool manufacturer, DeWALT,
has collaborated with Ford Motor Co. to launch Tool Link, an RFID asset tracking system that lets contractors tag and track
detailed inventory of their tools and equipment stored in the pickup box or
van.
In January, total nonfarm payroll employment was about unchanged (-17,000) for a total of 138.1 million workers, after edging up in November (60,000) and December (82,000), the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Helmut Kaiser Consultancy has released a new study on fire sprinkler equipment and systems, focusing on their global
importance and growth over the next 15 years.