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2020 January

Check out the January 2020 edition of Walls & Ceilings: Mid-Illinois Cos. Corp. turns 50, meeting tomorrow’s challenges with spray foam insulation, annual spec sheets, and much more!

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Raydon Sprayer

Meeting Tomorrow's Challenges with Spray Foam Insulation

“Doing More With Less” is a Statement Often Heard in Today's Lean-Minded Business Discussions. It's Also True in North American Construction.
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Thomas Harris
January 3, 2020
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Fewer skilled tradesmen, less available energy, tighter build schedules, fewer quality checks and less concern with building envelope performance are off-set by the demand for more energy efficient designs, more resilient assemblies and more productivity. 


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Delivering Good Business for Half a Century

A Peoria-Based Subcontractor Has Been Delivering the Goods in Central Illinois for 50 Years.
January 3, 2020
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It was 1969. The counter-culture was still at odds with a burgeoning capitalist movement. With the landing on the moon, change seemed inevitable and progressive. 


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Undulating Ceiling Adds Aesthetics and Acoustics

Ceiling Provides Visual Impact and Sound Absorption While Maintaining Look of Existing Exposed Structure
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William G. Cook
January 3, 2020
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By packaging both aesthetics and acoustics in an undulating ceiling, Atlantic Packaging, a provider of packaging equipment and materials, has added visual impact and sound absorption to its newly remodeled Packaging Solution Center and Customer Experience Center while maintaining the look of the existing exposed structure.


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New Estimating Tools

New Estimating Tools in 2020

Find Out Whether it's Time for Your Business to Upgrade Their Estimating Tools in the New Year by Answering These Simple Questions
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Greg Duyka
January 3, 2020
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If you’re like a lot of busy contractors in the walls and ceilings industry, every day can be bid day if you’re working up multiple bids at the same time. 


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Specified Tech

January 2020 Toolbox

January 3, 2020
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The Quick Clip Perimeter Fire Barrier System is designed to accelerate the installation of curtainwall insulation for perimeter fire barrier systems. 


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