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2021 June


June's Color of the Month: Commodore (SW 6524)

June 30, 2021

June's Color of the Month: Commodore (SW 6524)

June’s Color of the Month, Commodore SW 6524 (185-C7), creates a wave of clarity and calm. Coordinating colors and wood, black and brass finishes combine effortlessly to further the hue’s feeling of comfort.

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5 Tips To Spring Into Package Management Success

June 28, 2021

5 Tips To Spring Into Package Management Success

It’s no secret that in 2020, people were shipping more than ever before. At the height of stay-at-home orders from March to May last year, Package Concierge® processed nearly 7 million package transactions. In 2020, our weekly average topped 600,000 transactions, which was higher than the average weekly package volume during the 2019 holiday shopping season, and our 2020 holiday season average went even higher than that.

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Designer…Traffic Guides? Unique Spaces, Custom Bollards

June 25, 2021

Designer…Traffic Guides? Unique Spaces, Custom Bollards

Bollards—those short posts that guide traffic and protect perimeters—can be highly visible hazard markers. The simplest security bollards are made of yellow-painted steel pipe. However, in more formal settings, bollards can be chosen to complement the landscape or architecture, adding a sculptural touch. Stock decorative bollards are available in modern, historic, quaint, or classic looks. Sites that want a unique or branded look can customize bollards to fit their site plan.

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The Daylighting Difference: Restaurants

June 23, 2021

The Daylighting Difference: Restaurants

A restaurant’s lighting plays a key role in how a customer feels during their meal; and how a customer feels will impact how they perceive the quality of both the food and the facility as well as whether or not they will return. For restaurants that specialize in sit-down dinners, dim artificial lighting helps to set the mood for a more intimate dining experience where customers are more likely to eat slower and stay longer. For other types of eateries like cafes and diners that operate primarily during daylight hours, natural lighting is the best way to create a bright, buoyant atmosphere where customers can come to wake up and leave feeling refreshed. Restaurants with a greener or more nutritious menu may also benefit from natural lighting as customers tend to feel healthier and eat healthier in naturally lit environments.

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Easy-Clean X-Ray Glass provides x-ray protection from Alpha, Beta and Gamma Ionizing radiation for proper shielding of medical diagnostic imaging procedures

June 21, 2021

Easy-Clean X-Ray Glass provides x-ray protection from Alpha, Beta and Gamma Ionizing radiation for proper shielding of medical diagnostic imaging procedures

Ray-Bar offers an additional treatment to our x-ray glass with a permanent specialized surface coating that permeates deep into the glass crystalline structure to provide dirt repelling easy to clean x-ray glass that resists bacteria; inhibiting bacterial colonization and 'bio-film' build-ups. #easyclean #radiationprotection #xrayglass #xrayprotection

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Prefabricated, pre-insulated, secondary containment and conduit piping systems for industrial and commercial applications

June 18, 2021

Prefabricated, pre-insulated, secondary containment and conduit piping systems for industrial and commercial applications

The district heating and cooling systems distribute steam, hot water or chilled water to multiple buildings through a network of pre-insulated pipes. The heat can be provided from a variety of sources, including geothermal, co-generation plants, waste heat from industry, and purpose built heating plants. With our system, the pipe is prefabricated and pre-insulated in our factory and arrives on the job site ready to install.

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An inside look at why businesses are installing revolving doors

June 16, 2021

An inside look at why businesses are installing revolving doors

Have you ever wondered... why #revolvingdoors? Look no further! Discover the challenges of traditional swinging/sliding doors as well as the benefits of revolving doors.

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Urbastyle features concrete street furniture that is designed to be accessible for all

June 14, 2021

Urbastyle features concrete street furniture that is designed to be accessible for all

European Inspired - American Made. Urbastyle by Wausau Tile features concrete street furniture that is designed to be accessible for all. Featuring numerous benches in all shapes and sizes with unlimited combinations, Urbastyle is a perfect choice for your site furnishing needs.

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Five Use Cases for Radiation Shielded Doors

June 11, 2021

Five Use Cases for Radiation Shielded Doors

What are radiation shielded doors and why do we need them? Doors are meant to keep something or someone, either out or in. Our acoustic doors are designed to control and limit sound transmission, our bullet resistant doors are designed to prevent the entry of ballistic rounds, and our blast and pressure resistant assemblies are meant to contain and prevent the spread of blasts. Our lead lined steel and wood doors and frames are no different. Radiation shielded doors utilize radiation proof materials such as a lead lined core, covered by either wood or steel, to provide radiation protection in environments where radiation could cause serious damage to the people who are present. While hospital environments might be the first place you think of when you think of radiation such as X-ray machines, there are a surprising number of other areas where radiation protection is essential.

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Social distance seating: portable cubicle seating systems for multipurpose venues

June 9, 2021

Social distance seating: portable cubicle seating systems for multipurpose venues

Designed with event basic safety and taking participant entertainment into account, this is the perfect solution to meeting the need for social distancing due to the pandemic. The portable cubicle seating system meets our aim as a business, to develop a solution which is ergonomic, has value for money and yet is basic.

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Benefits of Anodized Powder Coatings

June 7, 2021

Benefits of Anodized Powder Coatings

When faced with the question to used anodized substrates or an anodized effect powder coating -what would you choose? There are advantages in both, but this article highlights the benefits of the anodized powder coating effect. When considering why to convert to the powder coating anodized effect one should understand the anodizing process and its limitations.

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Sensing solutions for pivot gates

June 4, 2021

Sensing solutions for pivot gates

Miller Edge manufactures Sensing Solutions to keep your clients safe from damage or injury from motorized pivot gates. While convenient, gates can be potentially dangerous to people and objects in their paths. Entrapment protection should be specified to comply with codes and to provide safe gate systems for your clients.

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New White Paper: Daylighting in Healthcare Facilities

June 4, 2021

New White Paper: Daylighting in Healthcare Facilities

From improved recovery times to better worker attendance, daylighting systems offer a wide range of benefits for healthcare facilities beyond their beauty and functionality.

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Fire-Rated Vision Control® Integrated Louvers

June 2, 2021

Fire-Rated Vision Control® Integrated Louvers

Vision Control® advanced louvered glazing technology provides unprecedented comfort and control of vision, light, temperature and sound. Its patented combination of cordless louvers between hermetically sealed glass panes ensure total privacy and optimal hygiene.

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