Scaffold & Access January - February 2025
28 January 2025
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The Association is coming off a banner year that saw record-numbers for event attendance and training, as well as growth in membership. These 2024 wins have set the foundation for future growth, milestones and achievements.
NEWS
Dwight Alan Allenbaugh: 1958-2024; Canopy Brands acquires Alba; SAIA Region 1 meeting update; U.S. construction job openings down; Oceanfront development for Doka; Skanska begins preconstruction on NY job; Safe + Sound highlights worker involvement; Illinois solar contractor cited for deadly falls; Register now for SAIA Committee Week.
INTERVIEW: MIKE BREDL
With a few months already under his belt as the SAIA’s new President, Mike Bredl sits down with Lindsey Anderson for a one-on-one.
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
For its recent work on a tapered 48-story-tall skyscraper in Montreal, Fraco took home the SAIA’s Mast Driven Hoists and Platforms Project of the Year award. SA reports.
COUNCIL: PERMANENT INSTALLATION
Bobby Zeolla, vice president of American Anchor, discusses why platform stabilization is critical and provides a safety and efficiency guide.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Jevon Wooden, who will present at this year’s SAIA Annual Convention & Exposition, explains why emotional intelligence in leadership is key when handling difficult team dynamics.
COLUMN
Why is it that scaffolding only gets recognition when an accident is involved? David Glabe makes the case as to why tubes, planks and rigging deserve more credit.
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