Conduit or Cable Tray?
Sep 1, 2006, By Dan Carazo, Carazo Communications
In any electrical installation, the structure type used to support, fasten, direct, and protect the installed wire and cable runs is critical. That's...
Top Ten Ways to Increase Cash Flow
Sep 1, 2006, By David Brown, D. Brown Management
On a typical electrical construction project, a project management team's success is measured on gross profit. Cash flow concerns are left to the controller,...
Retainage Finds a Constructive Outlet
Aug 1, 2006, By Tom Zind, freelance writer
Old habits die hard, and, then again, some just never die. That old saying is proving true with the institutionalized, but increasingly scrutinized, practice...
3D CAD Drawings for the Electrical Contractor
Aug 1, 2006, By Keith Lane, P.E., SASCO
We're all familiar with two dimensional design drawings not to mention the questions that usually accompany them because they can provide only so much...
Standby to Lift Off
Aug 1, 2006, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
In 2004 San Antonio, Texas-based business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan predicted a big future for the residential standby power systems market. According...
Voluntary Certification for Medium-Voltage Cable Splicers
Aug 1, 2006,
The National Cable Splicing Certification Board (NCSCB) recently introduced a national program to certify medium-voltage cable splicers. The program,...
Solar System Offers Free Listings to Electrical Contractors
Jul 1, 2006,
From October 2005 through March 2006, more than 107,000 unique visitors clicked on FindSolar.com, the online directory that links home and small business...
“King of the Contractors” Crowned
Jun 5, 2006,
Thursday, June 1, in Florence, Ky., local electrical contractor Matt Averbeck was crowned “King of the Contractors” ...
Careful Staging = Fewer Injuries
Jun 1, 2006,
Proper staging and housekeeping practices play an important role in decreasing the number of work-related injuries for electrical contractors, according...
Implementing a Successful Electrical Safety Program
Jun 1, 2006, By Drake A. Drobnick, CSP, Thomas A. Edison Institute
During presentations I've given over the last several years, I'm always struck by the number of contractor questions I receive concerning implementing...
Heavy Equipment Theft Hits Close to Home
Jun 1, 2006, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
It seemed like any other Sunday morning to one job foreman. On his way to church with his family, he happened to pass by one of his construction sites...
Health Care Update
Jun 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
Plenty of inexpensive land, a burgeoning population, and lots of fresh air and blue sky what is bemoaned as suburban sprawl by some is seen as a well...
