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Replacement Contractor
An increasing number of homeowners are painstakingly researching the latest trends in everything from lighting and hardware to cabinets and windows to accentuate their own personal styles. As a result, window manufacturers are investing in technologies to add color to their products that were historically available in white or other neutral colors.
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CNBC
Supply is tight, prices are soaring and mortgage rates are rising. That shouldn't exactly add up to a happy housing market, and yet, it does. Consumer confidence in housing jumped to its highest level on record in April, according to a monthly sentiment index from Fannie Mae.
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Construction Dive
When the construction labor market is as tight as it is, contractors often mine any available pool of qualified workers, including that of the already employed.
"It's the most challenging labor market I've seen in 20 years," said R.J. Morris, director of talent acquisition and management at McCarthy Building Cos.
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Small Business Trends
Small business owners need to wear many different hats to keep things running smoothly. From start up costs to seasonal slowdowns, smaller entrepreneurs need to plan for everything including the unanticipated. Here are 10 things every small business owner should do to plan for the unexpected.
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Jamsill Guard® is an adjustable sill pan flashing designed to prevent water damage from window and door leaks. Made from high impact ABS plastic, Jamsill Guard® will not deteriorate or corrode over time. Our multi-piece telescoping design allows on-site adjustability to fit all rough openings and features sloped weep areas to help evacuate moisture to the exterior of the structure. Jamsill Guard® is bonded together on site using PVC cement, creating a one-piece sill pan flashing beneath your door or window. Click here to view our video.
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Houzz
Findings from a survey of 3,378 U.S. residential renovation and design businesses on Houzz providing an outlook on 2018 and review of 2017 performance.
Building on a strong 2017, more than two-thirds of surveyed companies that specialize in residential renovation or design cite a good or very good outlook for 2018 (a range of 71-88 percent over seven industry groups).
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Construction Dive
During the Obama administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration press releases that accompanied safety violation citations and notices of proposed fines were often of the "shaming" variety, according to Edwin G. Foulke Jr., former assistant secretary of labor for OSHA under President George W. Bush. He said the approach seemed to be a strategy to force construction contractors or companies in other industries to retroactively take a look at their safety programs and tighten them up before an OSHA inspector made his or her way into their workplaces.
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MultiBriefs
In an effort to enhance the overall content of Door & Window Business, we’d like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a window or door installer or manufacturer, your knowledge of the industry lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we’re hoping you’ll share this expertise with your peers through well-written commentary. Because of the digital format, there's no word limit, and our group of talented editors can help with final edits. If you're interested in participating, please contact Ross Lancaster to discuss logistics.
American Express OPEN Forum
If you find your business at the end of a boycott, don't panic. There are a few steps you can take to help mitigate the damage and bring the boycott to a close.
When volunteers for an animal rights group began sending emails and posting to social media accusing his company of condoning cruelty to farm animals, John Crossman didn't know what to think. “We are a commercial real estate company," says the CEO of Orlando-based Crossman & Company.
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