Kocurek was instrumental in passing the Fire Safe Standards (SB143) in New Mexico, requiring International Certification Board/Testing Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (ICB-TABB) certified American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited workers into building specs.

Malco Products has added two new leaders to its team: Jim Finneman, who will serve as the company’s executive vice president of supply chain management; and Jeff Widdel, who will be the company’s director of engineering and plant operations.

A proactive plan can help address many of the issues faced before, during, and after a disaster strikes, writes SNIPS Safety Contributor Mike McCullion.

Working hard and performing quality work doesn’t really matter unless you make it your priority to make a profit. Don’t delegate or ignore the most important part of your business. 

As your brother, former Duro Dyne CEO and Chairman Randy Hinden, readied his path to retirement over the last two years, you took on a more active role in the company. 

One of the most common misconceptions about lean manufacturing techniques is that they only apply to large-scale operations. Lean is the continuous improvement of operations to cut down wastes. “What lean tends to do is look at the system and try to identify what adds value,” explains Robert Van Til, Ph.D., professor of lean studies at the Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science and chair of the Industrial Systems and Engineering Department. 

Are you satisfied with the growth and profitability of your business?

DiversiTech Corp. has named Andy Bergdoll CEO. 

As a business owner or decision maker in a contracting business, you probably meet a lot of fellow contractors at local events.

Employee pay and recruiting workers were among the seminar topics at a recent Mitsubishi contractor conference.