The Carpenters’ Company and GBCA Still Shaping the City of Philadelphia Today
GBCA’s latest Philadelphia Business Journal article highlights the importance of our relationship with the 300-year-old Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, which set the foundation of standards for building in the early days of Philadelphia. From
Product Recall: Skyjack Mast Weld Reinforcement SJ12E, SJ16E, SJ20E
Skyjack announces safety related recall and immediately stopping the using its Mast Weld Reinforcement Machines, models SJ12E, SJ16E, SJ20E. On the identified machines, Skyjack has identified a quality issue with the weld between the mast base plate and mast
GBCA Promotes Heat Safety on 97.5 The Fanatic
GBCA is partnering with 97.5 The Fanatic to help promote heat safety to construction workers leading up to OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, August 7-13, 2023. Ads will run on 97.5 The Fanatic—both on the air and online—from June
GBCA Member Spotlight: MatLin Glass & Door Services
MatLin Glass & Door Services is a Woman-Owned supplier procuring and providing glass and glazing products and commercial doors and openings. Some of the products that it procures include aluminum storefront framing and doors, commercial doors for interior and
PPA’s New Contractor Parking Permits
The City of Philadelphia has changed its contractor parking permit regulations, in effect October 1, 2023. The renewal/application process will open starting on Friday, July 14, 2023. The application process for contractor parking permits is the same as it
Buckley and Company Gets I-95 Reopened Less Than Two Weeks After Collapse
Buckley and Company worked around the clock to successfully open the 1-95 overpass less than two weeks after it collapsed due to fire. GBCA members Bucks Concrete Services, Inc. and Thackray Crane Rental, Inc. also worked on the project.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now in Effect
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was taken into effect on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Pregnancy has been a significant challenge faced by women in the construction industry. From Safetyandhealthmagazine.com: Under the law – set to go into effect June
CPWR Q&A Webinar on OSHA’s National Emphasis Program
CPWR is hosting a webinar on outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards in construction with a Q&A about OSHA’s National Emphasis Program (NEP). In April 2022, OSHA began a National Emphasis Program (NEP) aimed at protecting workers from heat-related hazards,
McCarthy & Company, PC Merges into Marcum
Marcum LLP announced that McCarthy & Company, PC headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, combined with Marcum, effective June 1. The strategic combination bolsters Marcum’s premier construction practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. McCarthy adds approximately 70 partners and associates to
GBCA Member Spotlight: Onsite IT Solutions, LLC
Since 1991, OnSite IT Solutions, LLC has worked with the most prominent construction management firms, providing the seamless networking systems needed for security, backup, disaster recovery, collaboration networking, project management, data systems, and storage. OnSite’s partnership with top general