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- Paint and Coatings - The Big Picture
The coatings industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world, so producers have been forced to adopt low-solvent and solventless - 5 Small Business Tech Trends
Rather than predict what next year might bring, let’s take a look at some of the biggest business technology trends of 2017, because next year’s trends - Digital Décor Wallcovering on Demand
There’s a hot new trend in wallcovering production: digitally printed designs. While hand crafted wallcoverings made by fine artisans are still a viable - How Its Made Regional Paint Companies
Check out three video stories that demonstrate local paint and coatings manufacturing. A couple of the facilities are near zero emissions, which is very - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
In case you have not noticed, there are more small professional paint and coating application companies than medium or large. Also, the statistics indicate - Handle More Projects
Higher project volume—whether it’s more projects of the same size or the same number of projects at an increased size—can place stress on any contractor. - Improve Your Small Business Security
If you’re a small business owner, you might consider yourself immune from break-ins or cyber attacks. After all, shouldn’t criminals be more interested - Strategic Scaffolding: Challenges and Solutions
According to the Bureau of Labor, the statistics on scaffold accidents are not particularly encouraging. The CFOI reports that 72 percent of workers injured - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Between the scramble of daily work and the barrage of too many media outlets reporting storms, tragedies, and mayhem, the pace becomes fast and maddening. - Improving Crew Productivity
The retirement of older workers, the job losses predicated by the economic downturn and the perception of construction work as a “last choice”all - Time to Make Painting Sexy Again
The lack of construction workers has and continues to pose serious problems in the building trades, costing the industry increased overhead, delays in - Boston University & SW Paint Shield
A walk through the Boston University campus reveals the architectural charms of an historic institution that dates back to 1839, as well as the modern - Contractor Pleads Insanity
An Idaho man convicted of storing hazardous waste on his property that cost the government almost $500,000 to clean up was unable to convince the Ninth - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
How does one demonstrate that their company is better than the next? And don’t parrot the usual, “we have better quality, service and price”...And - Stay Ahead of the Contractual Curve
Construction is a risky business and so is predicting the future. Looking forward, two types of general contractors will exist: those that embrace change - New Clean Air Paint
Sigma Air Pure is a bio-based wall paint with an air purification effect. The paint enhances the indoor air climate of homes, offices and schools by removing - Technical Talk: Failure X 10
The paint material itself is rarely the cause of a paint failure. More commonly it’s a reaction of the paint to a defective substrate, or to unusual - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Just a few years ago, September was month number one of the annual color sweepstakes. Each manufacturer would proclaim a pick and by year’s end most - Scaffold Safety
Using the right tool for the job is an essential part of safe and professional performance. We would not want colleagues to try lifting a pallet of - Fun Stuff - Stupid is as Stupid Does Part Deux
It is that time again for the “stupid is as stupid does” caught on camera awards. Entrants are quilfied by performing tasks in a hazardous, non-professional - American Paint History V
In regard to historic restoration, most frequently the project goal is preservation or rehabilitation. Because of the impracticality of replicating historic - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Most of us can cite our favorite sports star or actor. Likewise, we keep a mental file of the greatest plays or best movies. These exercises require knowing - The American Paint Timeline
For the larger part of paint history, application and manufacturer was one and the same. It was a single industry where professionals made and put on - Create a Safety Culture
Construction workers confront dangers on jobsites every day, with roughly one in five worker fatalities in private industry occurring in construction, - Associate Appreciation
According to data compiled by Socialcast, 85 percent of workers like having their efforts recognized at work. But more than half feel like they’re getting - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Summer is fading fast; fall is approaching, if you are not getting hurricaned upon, now is the time to shift priorities and secure winter work. Ideally, - Engaging Centennials
With more than 170 Associated General Contractors (AGC) student chapters across the country, today’s young industry entrants are clearly ready to make - GPS Tracking
More than a third of 1,000 U.S. employees in an independent survey say they have been tracked by GPS on the job. For workers in the construction industry, - Common SEO Misconceptions
Search engine optimization is a constantly changing game. Make sure your business isn’t still operating under outdated SEO rules. You may feel like - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Sometimes at PPT we wonder if the art and science of professional application will ever rise to the level of innate fulfillment experienced by our ancestors.
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