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Third Sector Awards 2019: Big Impact Award - UNICEF and the Ethical Tea Partnership

Awarded to a project that has had a substantial impact on national or international life




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Small Charity, Big Achiever - The Children's Sleep Charity

Awarded to an organisation with an income of less than £500,000 a year that has made a significant impact with its work




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Rising Chief Executive - Joel Davis, Tutors United

For the chief executive who has made an outstanding contribution to their organisation, or the wider sector, during their first two years in post




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Charity of the Year - The Safer Living Foundation

This prestigious award goes to the charity or voluntary sector organisation that has had a truly exceptional year and whose recent achievements have attracted the admiration of the sector




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Charity Partnership of the Year - Family Action with Magic Breakfast

Awarded to a partnership between two or more charities that has enabled the partners to more effectively deliver services to beneficiaries, reach new groups or reduce costs




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Contractor Accused of Fraud in New Jersey Arrested in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas police arrested a Pennsylvania contractor who is accused of defrauding New Jersey homeowners out of $140,000, reported Chris Spiker of Daily Voice Burlington County NJ.




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Outstanding Exterior Plastering Contractors

Walls & Ceilings’ annual round-up of some of the country’s most regarded EIFS/Stucco contractors.




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The Battle of Material Costs for Construction Contractors

Contractors must walk a fine line when it comes to dealing with sudden changes in material and labor costs.




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Big Data Gains Traction with Contractors

Management tools are creating major gains for contractors.




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Making the Shortlist: Building Stronger GC Subcontractor Relationships

In this highly competitive market, strong GC-subcontractor relationships have never been more critical.




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Contractor Training with New Tech Tools

The importance of training when it comes to new technology.




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Contractors Must Keep Adding Tech Tools

Technology seems to be simultaneously disrupting and driving change in today’s preconstruction industry.




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Why Contractors Need to Recruit Generation Z

Baby boomers currently represent over 40 percent of the construction industry. 




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Why Contractors Should Track Historical Data

Let’s face it, there are many ways a contractor can get off track during the preconstruction process. 




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Kingspan Director Presents at Two Meetings

Kingspan Insulated Panels North America has announced that its Director of Sustainability and Environment, Paul Bertram Jr.




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American Shotcrete Association Announces New Executive Director

The American Shotcrete Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Campo as the new executive director of the organization.




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Craig Dearden-Phillips: The charity sector needs a period of glasnost

Openness is the key to rebuilding trust or we will continue to see a decline in the proportion of people donating




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Communications Team of the Year - YoungMinds

Awarded to the communications team that has worked effectively together to raise awareness of a particular campaign or the charity's overall work




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Brand development - Scope with The Team

For the best new, changed or evolved brand




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Best Use of Impact Reporting - Clic Sargent

Awarded to the charity or social enterprise that has placed outcomes, rather than outputs, at the heart of its work and used impact reporting to bring about significant improvements to its beneficiaries




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Communications Agency Campaign of the Year - Spink and Orchid for Face up to Prostate Cancer

Awarded to an agency that has helped to create a highly successful communications campaign for its client, or provided an exceptional level of support and advice




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Best Charity Film - Hospice in the Weald for Precious Moments

Awarded to a charity and/or agency that has produced the most inspiring awareness-raising or fundraising film of the year




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Communications Campaign of the Year - Encephalitis Society for World Encephalitis Day 2019

Awarded to a charity for a highly successful, innovative or inspiring communications campaign




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Toolbox - October 2013

Selections for the Walls & Ceilings Toolbox.




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October 2018 Walls and Ceilings Toolbox

The October Walls and Ceilings Toolbox features product selections from Armstrong Ceiling Solutions, MFM Building Products, and more.




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Ware Malcomb Names Nick Watkins Director of Workplace Strategy

Ware Malcomb announced Oct. 1 that Nick Watkins has joined the firm as director of workplace strategy. In this role, Watkins will lead Ware Malcomb’s strategy and change management services for clients in multiple practice areas across the firm.




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Veteran Association Executive John Mielke Joins ABC as Apprenticeship Senior Director

Associated Builders and Contractors announced Oct. 7 that it has named John Mielke as its senior director of apprenticeship. The former ABC Wisconsin chapter president will provide strategic direction, transformational leadership and innovative education solutions to ABC’s 67 chapters, 23,000 members and their apprenticeship trusts nationwide.




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VIDEO: Agent Walls Systems on What it Means to be a Top 50 Contractor

In this video, W&C speaks with Agent Wall Systems’ Adam Taubman.




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Fundraising Campaign - ActionAid UK for Not This Girl

Awarded to a fundraising campaign that used an original or inspiring approach to secure donations




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Fundraising Team of the Year - Clic Sargent

Awarded to a fundraising team that has worked effectively together to achieve or exceed its fundraising targets




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Celebrity Charity Champion - Scott Mitchell, Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK

For the celebrity or celebrities that have shown genuine and productive support for their chosen charity or charities




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Alzheimer’s Society wins Charity of the Year at the Third Sector Awards

The charity had supported almost 100,000 people living with dementia and had a record fundraising year




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Marketing Campaign of the Year - Islamic Relief UK for Ramadan Campaign 2018

Awarded to a charity with the best marketing campaign. Examples might include the successful marketing of an organisation's products, services or membership programmes




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Finance Team of the Year - Sarcoma UK

Awarded to the finance team that has displayed exceptional financial leadership by, for example, improving the charity's financial performance or by helping it to overcome significant challenges




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Third Sector Awards 2019: Enterprise Award - Stonewall Equality

Awarded to a social enterprise or charity that has significantly improved its income from its commercial activities in recent years




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Safe return-to-work plans must be comprehensive, NIOSH director says

Itasca, IL — Safely returning people to work during the COVID-19 pandemic requires more than a single, one-dimensional strategy, NIOSH Director John Howard says.




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Employees or independent contractors? DOL publishes final rule

Washington — The Department of Labor has issued a final rule that targets “employee misclassification” of workers as independent contractors.




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Coalition asks court to strike down DOL rule on independent contractors

Washington — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Labor’s rule on determining if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.




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Rep. Virginia Foxx issues subpoena threat over DOL data on independent contractors

Washington — Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is threatening acting Labor Secretary Julie Su with a subpoena over her “failure to provide the requested information” on the Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule.




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Hose clamp protectors

Clamp Jackets hose clamp protectors are made from durable EPDM rubber that can withstand temperatures up to 300° F and are available for ½-inch and 5/16-inch hose clamps.




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Wearable early-warning fatigue detector

The Alert Band is a wearable early-warning Bluetooth fatigue detector band that attaches to a driver’s forehead.




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Doctors’ assessments for determining worker disability vary widely, study finds

Basel, Switzerland – Health care professionals’ judgment varies significantly when they conduct medical evaluations to determine whether workers should receive disability benefits for an injury or illness, and standards are needed to improve the process, according to researchers from the University of Basel.




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Study identifies predictors of longer-term opioid use among injured workers

Cambridge, MA — Workers who receive larger quantities of opioids shortly after an injury, as well as those who are prescribed higher doses, are at increased risk of longer-term opioid use, according to a recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.




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Having a female doctor improves women’s chances for workers’ comp: study

Austin, TX — Women injured on the job have a better chance of qualifying for workers’ compensation disability payments and receiving higher payouts when a female doctor evaluates their claim, according to a recent study.




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New OSHA resource: Heat exposure and personal risk factors

Washington — Certain personal risk factors increase workers’ risk for heat-related injury and illness, OSHA cautions.




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Gas detector docking station

The DSX Docking Station is a simple gas detector maintenance and recordkeeping solution requiring no PC or network connection.




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VOC detector

The Tiger Volatile Organic Compound Detector monitors levels of potentially harmful emissions from housekeeping products such as paints, adhesives, floor coatings, new furniture and sanitizers.




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Gas detector

The ALTAIR 2XT Gas Detector includes industry-leading XCell sensors in a Two-Tox version that detects two hazards in a single-gas platform, so users do not need a second gas detector.




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Single-gas detector

The BW Clip Maintenance-Free Single-Gas Detector is a reliable and cost-effective way to keep workers safe and operations compliant.




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Lightning detector

Ideal for outdoor workers, the INO Weather Pro is a handheld weather monitor that detects the distance of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes as far away as 40 miles, providing visual and auditory feedback of lightning strike distances.