Client News: Wisconsin Safety Council director presents award to Wausau

Janie Ritter, director of the Wisconsin Safety Council, visited Wausau in August to present the flag and award plaque to company president Jim Waldron and safety manager Doug Janz.

Client News: Knutson Construction shares “Top 10 Considerations in Healthcare Renovation”

“Having led over 150 healthcare construction projects for over 20 different organizations in the last 15 years, Knutson is well-versed in the joint commission standards, and literally wrote the book on interim life safety measures and infection control.”

Association News: AAMA announces new certification and technical staff appointments

AAMA names Jason Seals as certification manager and Rich Rinka as technical/industry affairs manager.

Association News: AAMA releases new voluntary specification for third-party finishes applied to PVC exterior profile

Standards existed for extruders or window manufacturers when working with the paint process, but there was no AAMA standard for in-process quality control when painting was being done at outside contractors.

Association News: AAMA releases report on “Overview of Design Wind Load Determination for Fenestration Systems”

This report discusses the determination of design wind loads on curtain walls and other building cladding systems. The document originally was published in 1985, when Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) testing was a relatively new field, and limited information was available on its methods and uses.

Client News: Tubelite adds 34000 Series storefront to ForceFront Storm hurricane resistant products

ForceFront medium stile entrance doors also were tested with 34000 Series storefront to provide a complete impact-resistant system.

Client News: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs presents award to Wausau

“Wausau is extremely proud to receive this recognition. As an employer we are committed to hiring our nation’s heroes and honored to work with WDVA on this important effort.”

Wausau expands Bob Thiede’s sales territory to southern California, Nevada and Hawaii

Tom Metz, Wausau’s former representative for this territory retired this year.

Client News: Wausau hires Lori Schock as V.P. of sales and marketing

Beginning Aug. 11, Schock will manage Wausau’s team of market managers, regional sales managers, local architectural sales representatives and manufacturer’s representatives.

Association News: AAMA offers chance to win 50 percent off FenestrationMasters courses and exams

To participate in the online contest, follow AAMA on Twitter (@AAMAInfo) or search for the contest hashtag, #RUsmarter; join the association’s LinkedIn group; and each day of GlassBuild America (Sept. 9-11) in booth #2315, AAMA will be hosting the game show, Are You Smarter than a FenestrationMaster™.