For nearly 40 years, Bob Drury has served the wall and ceiling community proudly through his position as executive director with the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau. What readers may or may not know is that he also has close ties to Walls & Ceilings-his father-in-law ran the magazine decades ago.
There is no doubt about it, an online-based presence is a big, fat “must” for all publishers and media in this day and age. If you look back a decade ago, you would find most news sources were only in their infancy in how coverage was reported and the products they offered
It’s been a couple of years since Walls & Ceilings featured the latest in drywall innovations and according to our online data, profiles of the latest in products and accessories for this market continue to be popular. The magazine submitted a call of entries to manufacturers and distributors of its drywall line and the response was overwhelming.
Gone are the days of a strictly male-dominated workforce in construction. According to the National Association of Women in Construction, women account for 9.6 percent of the construction sector. Walls & Ceilings was recently made aware of three special talents in the U.S. from information shared by Specialized Building Products.
Trim-Tex has opened a new state-of-the-art training facility which the company hopes will be the mecca for creative applications for drywall and related products.
Out of several issues that prevent subcontractors from getting their full pay from work on a project, the one that typically rears its ugly head is the loss of productivity. Subcontractors oftentimes have no control over the job site environment and are subject to productivity delays caused by others and other factors. So, how about a tool that helps combat these losses?
Throughout the last 12 months, Walls & Ceilings has heard reports on lay-offs, downsizing, bankruptcy, an unusually high number of bidders and more. When the magazine reported on remodeling last year, everyone knew or expected that the worst was yet to come.
How unique is it for an architect to consider a product other than the one he or she specified? According to Todd Keel, it’s not a practice that generally happens. So when the New Spring Child and Youth Buildings, in Anderson, S.C., selected EIFS over using precast concrete, it was to the architect’s credit to agree with the contractors that EIFS was a viable solution.
