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The USGS has released its report on gypsum in the fourth quarter of 2014, showing an increase in consumption of 24 percent y/y, which is attributed in part to an increased number of housing starts in 2014.

Imagine a work environment where smart vests could communicate with aerial work platforms (AWPs) to warn operators that their harness lanyards were not connected to the anchor points.

The American Subcontractors Association presented its prestigious Excellence in Ethics Awards to South Valley Drywall of Littleton, Colo.

Following a successful launch in late 2014, Superior Walls Alberta has now completed more than three dozen precast concrete foundations for new construction projects throughout rural and metropolitan areas of Alberta.

National Gypsum Company, a leading supplier of gypsum wallboard, interior finishing products and cement board, named its Mt. Holly, N.C., wallboard facility as its Quality Plant of the Year for 2014.

The Gypsum Association is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries-International, the Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association, the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America, and the Drywall Finishing Council, a revised and expanded edition of GA-214, Recommended Levels of Gypsum Board Finish, is now available.

Robin Roberts, senior vice president-sales, Protective Industrial Products Inc. (PIP), Latham, N.Y., will present the Associate (Manufacturer) State-of-the-Industry Address at the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association’s upcoming Phoenix Convention & Trade Show, Nov. 8-10.

On March 24, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) launched its state-by-state economic analysis with the release of economist Bernard Markstein’s analysis of construction’s contribution to each state’s gross domestic product.

A new report released by the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) found that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed silica standards for U.S. construction industry will cost the industry $5 billion per year—roughly $4 .5 billion per year more than OSHA’s estimates.

Andy Studdert, chairman & CEO of U.S.-based NES Rentals, was elected as the new president of the International Powered Access Federation at the IPAF annual general meeting (AGM) on March 26, 2015 in Washington, D.C.