Contractors working in the Pacific Northwest are well-accustomed to the persistent light rain, cool temperatures and gray skies that return every year at the end of the beautiful summer. The annual return of a weather pattern known as the Pineapple Express, originating in the Hawaiian Islands, moves eastward and makes landfall anywhere along the west coast, delivering high winds and heavy rainstorms.

To help customers recovering flood damage following Hurricane Harvey, Terex AWP has sent three teams of product support specialists to travel throughout Texas to work with customers to assess the condition of the Genie equipment in their rental fleets. To assist with recovery efforts, Terex AWP issued Water Damage Repair Checklists for Genie booms, scissors and telehandlers to all customers in the area.

Rollershield-RS is a high quality 100 percent acrylic flexible air and water barrier. Rollershield-RS is intended for roller or spray application but also can be troweled or brushed into place. Rollershield-RS forms a continuous air and water barrier that protects approved substrates from incidental water damage.

Historic Plaster Conservation Services Limited reported recently that a plaster ceiling the company consolidated in 2009 was accidentally flooded with water in 2015 and yet still easily passed a structural load test.