At Hilmerson we are gearing up for the 25th annual Women in Construction (WIC) Week. Many Paths, One Mission This year's theme, 'Many Paths, One Mission', celebrates the different journeys women have taken toward the same goal: strengthening and amplifying the success of women in the construction industry. Why is WIC
Back when I visited construction job sites around the country as a safety consultant, it drove me crazy to see 2 x 4s used for safety guardrails, then tossed into landfills. That’s our environment going to waste! While most commercial construction companies now try to be more protective of our natural resources, it’s still
The company’s expanding portfolio of construction safety products is transforming how industry leaders do business Stair/Slab Grabber Hilmerson Safety is once again proving there are better ways to keep job sites safe, by announcing it has been granted a U.S. patent for its multi-use Stair/Slab Grabber. This is the eighth patent issued
Innovation Designed for Rapid and Simple Guardrail Installation Protects Workers on Job Sites While Saving Contractors Time & Money Hilmerson Safety® begins 2021 with a big win, earning the 4th patent on its revolutionary construction safety rail solution. The United States Patent & Trademark Office issued the patent on January 5th as USD907253, recognizing
Running a lean construction business can help you gain several competitive advantages. Construction Executive magazine invited lean construction industry vendor Deb Hilmerson to share her advice on eliminating, or at least minimizing, the eight most common areas of waste in lean construction. Hilmerson has spent much of her career working with construction industry leaders
Are you handing your workers a bucket of bull$#!^? When I started in construction setting precast concrete, I was given a safety belt and a 6' lanyard to safeguard me when working from heights. I would walk, most often unprotected from falls, to the nearest pick loop to tie-off. Once tied
