If you haven’t made plans to be at the Comfortech Show (September 9-11) at the Nashville Convention Center, it’s not too late to get your butt down to Nashville. Yes, Nashville! Great restaurants, dining, and BBQ, Nashville was recently rated as the most “American U.S. city”—based on its demographics that closely mirror the U.S. average Read more
Mechanical Hub Team
Recently, I had a conversation with a friend who told me that he chewed tobacco while he was sitting at his computer because it gave him something to do. He’s a graphic designer. Hmm. Gives you something to do? Well, I actually can relate, being a tobacco user in the past. I can understand that Read more
Imagine a tool company that considers itself a solutions provider rather than a power tool company. That’s just one of the key messages conveyed at the annual Milwaukee Tool Symposium held last month. “We are not just making a minor change to an existing tool. We are solving user experiences with ‘game changing’ solutions for Read more
In the past, when conducting contractor tool surveys, I’ve seen many different answers to the question, what is your favorite tool? The answers vary, really, from pipe wrench, phone, ruler, brain, calculator, sawzall, jetter and, yes, fellow contractors on the job. But a tool that is a must for every contractor’s truck is a thermal Read more
Recently, select media members were invited to tour the LEED Platinum Grainger Distribution Center, located southwest of Chicago. According to information provided by Grainger, the company, with 2013 sales of $9.4 billion, is North America’s leading broad supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products. The 1 million-sq.-ft. facility is indeed impressive. From the building’s layout Read more