Atlas Block, a family-operated company based in Midland, Ontario, is producing concrete construction and landscaping products using post-consumer recycled content.

Dynamic Systems Inc., a Redmond, Wash.-based software developer specializing in data collection applications for the construction and manufacturing industries, has released a low-cost tool manager based on bar code technology.

Gray Construction, an ENR Top 100 Green Contractor, has reduced construction submittal response time by 60 percent and cut printing and shipping costs by 50 percent by going paperless with Bluebeam PDF Revu.

The versatile HSC series combination blades from Multiquip are designed for cutting performance, recommended for cured concrete, green concrete, asphalt, block, brick, pavers and granite.

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled recently on appeal in favor of an anti-dumping lawsuit, filed by the Diamond Saw Blade Manufacturers Coalition, contenting that diamond blades imported from China and Korea were driving down diamond saw blad

Kevin O'Shea, chairman of IPAF's (International Powered Access Federation) International Mast Climbing Work Platform (MCWP) Committee, presented mastclimber safety before OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health in early-December 20

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One of the oldest materials used for flashing is copper. In fact, one of the traditional stories is that the copper material used on ancient buildings to drain rain away from the roof overhang ??? what we call "flashing" today ??? got its name from th

In 2007, Stephen Bushway, owner of Deer Hill Masonry in Cummington, Mass., was contacted by Geary Builders of Cheshire, Mass., to design two stone fireplaces for a timber frame addition...

Sunshine Enterprise Inc. in Memphis, Tenn., has a quality assurance system in place that starts at its factory in China to ensure its scaffolding is being manufactured to an American-recognized standard at every station in the manufacturing process...

Centuria Urban Village is a 16-story concrete and steel construction with a brick exterior for which Fairweather Maltesen Masonry ULC was contracted in November 2006.

Tourism represents a growing industry, and every city around the world hosts several construction projects to supply the upcoming demand. Montreal, Canada, is no exception.

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Hohmann & Barnard Inc. (H&B), manufacturer of anchor and wire reinforcement systems for masonry, is leading the way by incorporating "green" technologies into its product mix.

With so much movement toward sustainable design, mason contractors have a lot to gain by becoming more educated on the topic. Masonry spoke with Ashley Katz, USGBC communications manager, at great length about how mason contractors can get more involved,