Safety Week and OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
May 7-11 was Construction Safety Week and OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Several GBCA members participated in celebrating and encouraging safety by either holding special safety celebrations, daily toolbox talks, safety stand downs, or safety presentations
GBCA Safety Toolbox Talk: May 14, 2018
For the month of May, GBCA and OSHA are focusing conversations about construction safety around Fall Hazards. Click below to download a Toolbox Talk about Preventing Falls From Scaffolds:Click below to download a Toolbox Talk about Preventing Falls Through Skylights and
Graboyes Commercial Welcomes Rick Dolbow as New Estimator and Project Manager
Rick Dolbow has joined Graboyes Commercial Window Company as estimator / project manager. He will collaborate with the company’s clients, partners, and team members on projects involving storefront, curtainwall, and interior glazed partition products and systems as well as supporting
GBCA Partners with the Philadelphia Business Journal to Focus on Construction
In 2018, GBCA is partnering with the Philadelphia Business Journal (PBJ) to showcase Philadelphia’s construction industry. This ever-expanding relationship is allowing us to produce editorial content about issues in construction, and how GBCA and its membership are addressing them.So far,
Congratulations to the Carpenters Apprentice Contest Winners!
On Friday, May 4, 2018 the Carpenters JAC held their annual Open House Contest. The following apprentices finished first in their respective trades in the JAC Contest. Congratulations! GENERAL CARPENTRYRyan Kondas, Local 158, KJMK ConstructionINTERIOR SYSTEMSJoseph DiCampli, Local 158, Advanced Commerical
The Opioids Epidemic: Why Every Employer Should Care
Join Conner Strong & Buckelew on June 5, 2018 from 9am – 1:30pm at the Mutter Museum for a seminar on the opioids epidemic and the workplace.The abuse and misuse of opioids is having devastating impact on the lives of
EisnerAmper Partner Named a 2018 Policy Maker
Carolyn Dolci, a partner in EisnerAmper’s Professional Services Group was saluted by the Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) at the group’s May 9 gala in Somerset Park.EWNJ’s signature event honors the contributions of influential New Jersey women leaders in
Holiday Schedule for Memorial Day 2018
GBCA’s collective bargaining agreements provide for the following with respect to the observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2018: CARPENTERS, CEMENT MASONS, LABORERS, DRYWALL FINISHERS, & RODSETTERSNot a paid holiday. If worked, they are paid Double-Time. OPERATING ENGINEERSPaid Holiday. Employees employed
GBCA Member Spotlight: May 14, 2018
Founded on Chicago hardpan more than 60 years ago, Case Foundation Company has evolved from a local drilled shaft contractor into one of the industry’s most widely-respected and successful full-service, deep foundation specialists. They have seen it all from the
INTECH Construction Honored at the 2018 Modernism in America Awards
On May 1, 2018, Docomomo US announced 13 winners of the Modernism in America Awards. Hill College House at the University of Pennsylvania, originally designed by Eero Saarinen and Dan Kiley, was awarded the Civic/Institutional Design Award of Excellence. INTECH