Words from the President
2010-04-13
Although we are just coming out of recession, a large number of companies are still investing in training in drilling and sawing. In my opinion, we now have some of the most trained and skilled workers on construction sites in recent years. Health and safety is the top priority on construction sites by the construction management, drilling and sawing management and the operators themselves, and the British drilling companies have an excellent safety record.
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Words from O’Brien
2010-04-13
Every once in a while, a person will call the CSDA office to ask for advice on entering the concrete cutting business. Just this past week, a new contractor called to ask if he should make his first wall saw purchase a hydraulic or hi-cycle. This got me thinking about the how the industry has changed.
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New board elected at annual US CSDA meeting
2010-04-13
At the recent annual meeting of the US Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association (CSDA), a new board was elected. The new slate of CSDA leaders is as follows:
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CSDA launches company certification, the first of its kind in the industry
2010-04-13
The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) has announced the launch of the CSDA Certification Programme for sawing and drilling contractors. The 3-tier audit program has been developed by the CSDA Certification Committee to provide owners, architects, engineers, general contractors and government officials with a valuable prequalification tool, improve the knowledge and skills of cutting contractors and enhance their public image.
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Words from the President
2010-03-26
I recently returned from my trip to Las Vegas where I visited the World of Concrete show. I will also shortly be going to Bauma in Germany, which I look forward to. We also have another exhibition of drilling, sawing and demolition called Demcon, which is in Stockholm, Sweden on the 9-10 September. With this exhibition it will make for an interesting year in shows for our industry.
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Words from O’Brien
2010-03-26
The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association was formed in 1972 by a group of visionaries that desired to help advance the interests and provide for the future of the sawing and drilling community.
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IACDS to hold its annual meeting in the city of Mozart
2010-03-26
The International Association of Concrete Drillers & Sawers will hold their 2010 annual conference in direct connection to the Bauma show in Munich.
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Words from the President
2010-01-02
IACDS Invites to “The Very Best of Diamond Technology” at Bauma
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Words from O’Brien
2010-01-02
In previous columns, I have talked about increasing market share in a down economy and expanding business offerings to include services such as selective demolition, ground penetrating radar imaging, concrete flatwork and concrete removal to better serve the customer base. But membership in a sawing and drilling association often offers resources that can help a company succeed in business during tough economic times.
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IACDS holds its first seminar and coordinates it 2010 annual meeting with Bauma 2010
2010-01-02
IACDS coordinates its 2010 annual meeting with Bauma 2010 and will begin 24 April, at 06.00 pm in Salzburg, the Mozart city. The annual conference of the delegates is scheduled for Monday, April 26 at the meeting hotel Ramada City Centre in Salzburg.
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Words from the President
2009-11-17
After the recent Drilling and Sawing, IACDS World competition and the presentation taking place in Las Vegas in February 2009 I was amazed at the quality and the diversitility of the contracts that took place, by all the entrants of the competition.
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Words from O’Brien
2009-11-17
This week, CSDA held its Operator Certification and Estimating classes in Florida. Over 1,500 students have graduated from nine different classroom and hands-on courses since they began in 1992. What is different with this week’s classes is the students. The majority of students have come from North America, but more and more students from around the globe are now attending. This session attracted two students from India, two from Trinidad and Tobago and one from Canada.
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Words from the President
2009-10-07
Martin Jennings said in a recent article for the Industrial Diamond Quarterly issue 1/09: “2009 sees the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin – somewhat appropriate in these difficult times were “survival of the fittest”, will most certainly describe those companies that manage to work their way through the recession and be in a position to pick up the reins once global conditions start to improve”.
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Words from O’Brien
2009-10-07
In 2004, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed new regulations for exposure to respirable silica in the construction industry. A reduction of the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) level from 1.0 to 0.25 was proposed, but many felt that this proposal showed a lack of understanding on the part of regulators concerning the impact this standard would have on small businesses.
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Words from the President
2009-07-14
Mr Peter White has been elected new President of IACDS (International Association of Concrete Drillers & Sawers). And here follows his first editorial column in PDi Magazine:
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Words from O’Brien
2009-07-14
Recently members of the US Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association were challenged to examine how they might be able to increase their sales and marketing efforts in order to increase share and boost annual revenue in a down economic market.
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IACDS elects new officers in Dublin
2009-07-14
In early June 2009, IACDS held its annual meeting in Ireland’s capital Dublin, a city with a great literary tradition and just as great inebriation culture. 22 delegates from 13 countries flocked to the hometown of Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, “Guinness”, and “Jameson” to attend a two-day conference at which a number of important decisions were made.
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Words from O’Brien
2009-04-15
In a previous column I discussed the hesitancy of the sawing and drilling industry to collect market data to define the state of the industry and how this tendency is gradually changing. The International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers continues to press its effort to record worldwide contractor sales and the Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association (CSDA) had recently taken advantage of the Internet to develop a snapshot online survey to gather basic operational and economic data.
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2009 Diamond Award Winners Announced at World of Concrete
2009-04-14
The International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers, IACDS proudly announced the winners of the Diamond Award competition at a press conference on 4th February during the World of Concrete 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. President of IACDS, Patrick O’Brien presented the gold, silver and bronze awards to the winners from Germany, Italy and Mexico.
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CSDA Contractor Survey Results Offer Real Insight
2009-04-14
The results of a CSDA contractor member survey in the US conducted by an independent research firm have proven to be very enlightening.
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