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Festool released the CSC SYS 50 cordless table saw in 2023 and wants to give customers an opportunity to test it out themselves. Tradespeople can test out the tool and share their product photos and video reviews with Festool and other colleagues in the industry.

Big ideas for making the world better can earn big money for college and university students.

The top three teams of university students from around the world have been selected as winners in Wege Prize 2024, the globally recognized, circular-economy ideas competition.

Associated Builders and Contractors announced on May 23 the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,” which will change overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Innovative solutions aimed at food insecurity, waste, pollution and resource conservation are topping the five projects from student teams worldwide that have been selected for the Wege Prize 2024 finalist awards presentations in May.

As Earth Day 2024 spotlights ways to eliminate plastics, the Wege Prize is shining a spotlight on its innovative student teams that have created real-world solutions recently.

Festool is launching a large sweepstakes to showcase its comprehensive and virtually dust-free sanding solutions.

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Las Vegas, during the World of Concrete Trade Show, Michael Schlund made history by claiming the “World’s Best Bricklayer” title for the second year in a row! With back-to-back wins, Schlund secured top honors at the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 competition.

FWCCA will hold a Fastest Gun in the South Contest at its convention in July. The contest will take place from 9:15-11:45 a.m. on July 26 in the Omni Resort at ChampionsGate’s exhibit hall. The contest is limited to the first 10 teams that register.

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 North Texas Regional event and its live mason contractor auction raised $58,700 at the sixth annual Bricks, Blocks & Bags for Bikes Charity Auction. The money enabled the local group of “Santa’s Helpers” to purchase 1,000 bikes for underprivileged youth in the North Texas area.