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Video: 2024 Kitchen & Bath Trends Live from KBIS

The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show marked the most successful show in its 60-year history this past February. Watch a few of the exhibitors talk about their product.





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Chicago Faucet Co. names new Milwaukee Training Center after former president and CEO

Andreas Nowak dedicated 19 years of service to both Geberit and the Chicago Faucet Co., leaving a lasting impact through his visionary leadership.




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PPC Promotes Emily Leonczyk to Executive Director and Vice President

Leonczyk has served PPC since 2018, first as Director of Marketing and Communications followed by a promotion to Director of Operations. 




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Ranpak’s Cut’it!™ EVO Multi-Lid allows four unique branded lids on a single machine

Packaging solution automatically shortens cartons to match their highest point of filling and then glues a lid securely in place, reducing material usage and costs.




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How2Recycle® Pre-qualifies Metsä Board Paperboard Grades as Widely Recyclable

Whereas requests for the designation are typically submitted by brand owners, Metsä Board is one of the few material suppliers to get their paperboard grades proactively pre-qualified.




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Metsä Board Decides Against Investing in the Kaskinen Folding Boxboard Mill

Metsä Board will write down the costs of the pre-engineering, in total approximately EUR 8 million, treated as an investment, as an item affecting comparability in the January-March 2024 operating result.




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Al Levi: No such thing as accidental company culture

I’ve been incredibly lucky to work with some great contractors over the years. I shared what I had learned along the way at my own company, and I brought those insights and systems to their companies to help them grow and succeed.




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Al Levi: Hire willing people, provide skills or pay the price

“Hire willing people and provide them the skills — as opposed to hiring spoiled, experienced people with skills and behavior problems.” 




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Al Levi: New practices for COVID-19

There’s an ancient proverb that says, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.




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Bridging the gap with virtual training

Located in Louisville, Kentucky, Zoeller’s state-of-the-art training facility, the Center for Excellence, has been drawing contractors, engineers and distributors in for product training over the past five years. 




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Tankless water heaters continue to blossom in nonresidential applications

Water heater manufacturer Rinnai America Corp. has been working for the last three years with a state department of corrections to upgrade the water heating systems in five prison facilities.




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Manage expectations and avoid disappointment

A ‘differentiation standard’ can help you stand out from the rest as a top contractor.




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Adams Hudson: 3 marketing mistakes to avoid

Not every ad is for leads, and your message is more important than you think.




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COVID-19 tips for plumbing contractors: How to adjust your mindset and your marketing

By following the tips below, you can mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on your business and lay some groundwork that will make your company more successful in the long run.




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Dan Holohan: What's inside?

This one goes back a bunch of years. The contractor was a good steam man, but he had run out of ideas with this job. It was a typical, five-story, New York City tenement building. Its one-pipe steam system had served generations of tenants for more than 100 years.




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Coping with the tide of everyday operations

Safety professionals work diligently to engage both leaders and employees. But there is often a challenge: leaders wish their employees would just "be careful" without doing diligence to hazard identification, assessment and control. The result: workers claim leaders are only concerned with productivity and budgets.




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J. J. Keller to provide free safety & compliance event for healthcare facilities

Complimentary webcast on March 21 will cover the most pressing challenges in the Environment of Care and Life Safety.




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Innovations in workplace first aid

One of the major challenges in workplace safety is that people tend to think they’re invincible at work. This means they’re less likely to take the time to properly prepare for an emergency.




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DOL awards $3.8m to Florida after Hurricane Ian

In September 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along Florida’s southwest coast, bringing high winds, storm surges and massive flooding.




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Sensidyne launches Gilian Go-Cal Pro air flow calibrator

Sensidyne® launches Gilian® Go-CalTM Pro, an advanced portable air flow calibrator designed to revolutionize precision calibration on the jobsite.




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A comprehensive guide to combustible dust best practices

This article describes potential sources of combustible dust and outlines best inspection practices for OSH professionals, certified industrial hygienists and certified remediators to perform the suspect combustible dust inspection.




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Touchless app for health screenings and contact tracing helps protect millions of dollars in bids for Ampirical

Many companies are still refining how they’ll safely bring employees back to the office. Yet not every business can operate with a 100 percent remote workforce. For some, essential employees need to be onsite at all times. Ampirical is one of those businesses.




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Children working dangerous jobs — let parents decide?

“Let families decide” is the only reform of the DOL chapter in Project 2025 - a controversial Republican blueprint - specifically referencing job safety. This article is about youth safety, not politics. What do you think?




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Shipping and transportation protocols during COVID-19

The shipping and trucking industry has had to work within unique OSHA standards for years. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, logistics companies will have to adapt to new, changing regulations. Not everything is a matter of law, and some guidelines may be unclear, so this isn't always a straightforward task




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COVID-19 safety concerns lead to rising OSHA whistleblower complaints

There have been some unsettling reports recently of large increases in the number of whistleblower complaints to OSHA related to COVID-19.




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A + A 2021 to be a hybrid trade fair experience

The OSH industry looks forward to A+A as a physical trade fair in autumn 2021. This is confirmed by the exhibitor registrations received to date. From October 26 – 29, 2021 over 1,000 companies will showcase their products, solutions and global innovations to predominantly European visitors at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.




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Can your company get canceled for hidden Russian connections in the supply chain?

Whether you agree or not with the increasing ESG scrutiny on companies, your business and bottom line are in jeopardy if you are not as attentive to ESG as you are ensuring your workers and contractors are safe.




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Dollar General OSHA settlement requires corporate-wide safety investments in stores nationwide

The retailer has struggled for years to comply with OSHA safety regulations





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Adidas faces OSHA penalties for recurring fall hazards at NY warehouse

Sportswear manufacturer failed to correct its fall hazard violations from 2021 OSHA inspection. 




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A moral imperative: Preventing arc flash, and fatality and serious injury incidents

Electrical-related fatalities and serious injuries (FSI)* are among the noted FSIs. FSIs represent a safety and health challenge that has gained increasing visibility in the past decade as even organizations with elite environment, health and safety programs struggle to reduce FSI numbers.




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White Paper | Application of Non-FR Emblems and Embroidery

Whether it is appropriate to attach non-FR embroidery and emblems to flame resistant protective garments is always a difficult question to address.




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The ultimate safety guide to welding PPE

Welding is an essential part of numerous manufacturing and assembly processes, employing more than 400,000 people in the United States alone. Because of the nature of the job — working with high temperatures and molten metals — injuries are likely.




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Magid and CarbonX partner to co-brand Line of FR garments introducing Magid® FR by CarbonX®

National PPE manufacturer and distributor Magid has partnered with flame-resistant (FR) PPE and apparel company CarbonX to co-brand a line of FR garments that they’re calling Magid® FR by CarbonX®.




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Magid Cool Powered by Mission® Cooling Flame-Resistant Technology

Flame-resistant cooling gaiter and towel.




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Magid softside safety goggles

A soft construction goggle for a comfortable fit. 




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SHOWA Group appoints Charles Miller President and COO of Americas and Oceania

Miller brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having been a vital part of SHOWA's operations for nearly two decades.




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Magid Glove & Safety named a winner of The Chicagoland Top Workplaces Award

With close to 100,000 licensed businesses in the City of Chicago alone, Magid was one of only 196 businesses to make this list.




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Hy-Brid Lifts announces director of sales for Southeast United States




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Mitigating the hidden risks of start-up and shutdown operations

While commonly associated with planned shutdowns and turnarounds, SU/SD operations also encompass routine operational cycles and processes that occur independently of these events. These SU/SD operations produce various risks that need to be carefully managed to ensure the safety, reliability, and efficiency of industrial facilities. 




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U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigates release of toxic hydrofluoric acid at Honeywell facility

This is the third serious incident involving the release of HF at the Louisiana facility in the last three years, official says.




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The future of industrial safety: How autonomous systems can prevent accidents

Imagine a world where industrial accidents are almost non-existent, where robots, drones and AI-powered technologies work together to create the safest possible work environments.




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From past to present: Asbestos remains a hidden hazard

Originally celebrated, asbestos was widely used across various industries from construction to automotive manufacturing for many years. However, the same properties that made it so valuable have also made it a lingering danger.




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A guide to power generation plant safety

Power generation plants are essential for meeting the world's energy needs, but they also pose significant hazards to workers. In this guide, we'll briefly explore the top hazards in power generation plants and discuss effective solutions to minimize risks and improve safety.




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Study finds workplace safety training for older kids is effective

A recent study shows that teaching older kids about workplace safety can significantly improve their knowledge and attitudes.




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Hidden risks in the construction site

Explore hidden risks on construction sites from hearing loss to vibration injuries.




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Survey finds worldwide EHS budgets to increase 5.4% in 2018

The largest annual global survey of environment, health and safety directors says that EHS budgets will increase by an average of 5.4% in 2018. This is according to a survey of 382 EHS directors by independent research firm Verdantix in 31 countries and 25 industries worldwide.




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Artificial intelligence and automation helps with holiday retail shipping

Businesses can achieve maximum success during the holiday season by utilizing AI and automation in their retail shipping operations. The holiday season is critical for companies, but the increased sales often come with shipping headaches. Luckily, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation provide key solutions for simplifying shipping for businesses and customers.




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Best practices to protect roadside construction workers

Roadside work zones pose extreme risk for the laborers who build and maintain our highways, roads, bridges, tunnels and utilities. Highway maintenance jobs are among the most dangerous in the U.S.




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Memorial Day is the fourth most dangerous holiday for driver fatalities

The research highlights the average number of fatalities that normally occur per month and per day of the month and compares these figures with the average number of fatalities during each national holiday. 




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Fourth of July: America's second deadliest driving holiday

Driving during a national holiday is always a risk. Stay safe out there!