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Women continue to make the construction industry a more diverse workplace while shaping its practices and culture with a new and different perspective. Construction Dive recognizes the industry's top female leaders with the 2021 Construction Champions awards. "In 2021, women in construction are not only working to build some of the country’s largest and most

Stair / Slab Grabber The Hilmerson Safety® patented Stair / Slab Grabber solution is perfect for installing leading edge fall protection on concrete slabs and for securing handrails on stairs. This specially designed Stair / Slab Grabber includes an anti-slip grip pad, swivel design, a quick-adjust handle, and is

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

With the recent economic instability across most industries, The Contractors Compass, the official educational journal of the American Subcontractors Association, asked small construction businesses across America for their best survival tactics. In the article The Keys to Survival for Small Companies...From Those Who Are Doing It, customer service, cash flow, company culture, and embracing

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

OSHA reports that non-fatal construction injuries are on the rise. Even if you have a relatively clean safety record, it is prudent to consider using better, safer and more efficient options as they become available. As Hilmerson President and CEO Deb Hilmerson advised Construction Executive readers in this article, “Now is not the

Innovation Secures Workers on Job Sites, Saves Contractors Time & Money, and Reduces Guardrail Labor and Lumber Waste Hilmerson Safety® turns a hat-trick at US Patent and Trademark Office with award of its second and third U.S. Patents for its revolutionary Guardrail System. The second patent, which issued on October 6th as USD898317, recognizes the