With Americans back at work in 2021, this Labor Day was a well-earned holiday. Low staffing paired with increasingly high demands across all industries, especially within construction, has left many companies stretched thin and their...
For those of us in the industry, a good construction fail compilation presses that schadenfreude button. Schadenfrued: the pleasure we get from someone else’s misfortune. Because let’s be honest, a 2x4 to the groin is...
Author: GE&S President Rob Hall Editor: Leah Cooper This June, the General Equipment and Supply (GE&S) team and I hosted the Sulphur Summit: a road trip tour for our existing and new management members to...
Author: Leah Cooper The phrase “waste not, want not” is as much a part of American culture as apple pie and 24-hour Walmarts (who hasn’t made a midnight snack run?). Think of all the old...
Author: Leah Cooper Today was not your day: you woke up late for work, the creamer for your coffee spoiled overnight, and you are missing one of your socks. “Seriously, could today get any worse?”...
Take a trip to any major retailer: Walmart, Target, Costco: and you will notice backpacks and pencil cases are repopulating the shelves once again. School supplies seem to herald the return of the school year....
Author: Leah Cooper Where do you get your work done: the office, at home, the diner booth, the library? For today’s American workforce, employees and business owners find themselves increasingly working from home. Even after...
Author: Leah Cooper 10. Adjustable Wrench Opposable thumbs may be the height of human evolution, but rarely have your bare hands been able to surpass a simple tool when it comes to unscrewing that stuck-on...
Author: Leah Cooper Electrification has added convenience and greater power on the worksite. However, just like in every great superhero comic, with great power comes great responsibility. Electric-powered components can be especially dangerous and do...
Author: Leah Cooper Helmets are daily essentials on the worksite. Today helmets are so commonplace they are so often taken for granted by their wearers, it can be difficult to imagine a time when helmets...
