In their recent blog post, AMSCAF wrote about upgrades to their safety program. This got us thinking about the bigger picture of workplace safety. Among the many aspects of workplace safety is the fact of an aging work force and the drain of experience, expertise and knowledge associated with it. A peek at worker [...]
Resolution. For a word that conveys such determination and commitment, it’s surprising to see statistics that suggest that only 8 percent of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions achieve the associated goals. History.com relates that the custom of making New Year’s resolutions dates back about 4,000 to ancient Babylonia. With so much practice, you’d think [...]
Over the past few months, our blog posts and those of American Scaffolding, have gone on an “armchair tour” of some interesting sites across the country. We admit we may not be the average tourists, as posts of places as amazing and fascinating as Seattle, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and the Outer Banks focus on [...]
In San Francisco, it could be up for debate where the industrial wire rope begins and ends. Whether buildings, bridges, trolley cars or gold mining, this is a town that has a long history with cable! In July, we at Industrial Wire Rope kicked off our virtual summer road trip with a visit to [...]
From sea to shining sea, it seems that America is under construction. You may have seen the recent American Scaffolding post about renovation work underway at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. We too, at Industrial Wire Rope are on a virtual summer road trip, admiring interesting construction activity at some of [...]
More precisely, we’re talking about building cities on a wire rope. It’s funny where an article in an industry journal can lead. Browsing through the February 2018 issue of Wire Rope News, the article Elevators and Their Cables Forever Change Urban Architecture, caught my attention. And even more precisely, it was the caption [...]
Scaffolding History It’s always fascinating to look back in history to the tools our distant ancestors used to shape their world. What is ancient technology from our viewpoint was cutting-edge to them, and it served everything from agriculture to construction to art and more, tens of thousands of years ago. A few months ago, [...]
In recent issues, we’ve mentioned the new American Scaffolding website. As 2018 unfolds, you’ll see more articles featuring both companies as our product offerings and services are so complementary and provide customers with turnkey solutions to industrial needs. So, what DO South Korea and South Dakota have in common? You’d be correct if you [...]
Happy New Year to you! We hope 2018 is starting out well for you. The December issue of the The Rigging Shack included a feature on New Year’s traditions that took the Times Square Ball Drop to the local level with variations on the ball ranging from pickles, peeps, peaches and pinecones to sardines. [...]
As we close out the year, this newsletter looks at some New Year’s Eve traditions in which industrial wire rope plays a role, or has had a role at some point in history, many inspired by the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. Also in this issue is a communications tip on a [...]
