Category: Industry News

RESISTOGRAPH Checks Soundness of Timber Structures

Wood was a primary building material used in many U.S. bridges a century ago. Timber bridges were tried-and-true, given the nature of what crossed them: people, animals, and eventually relatively light vehicles. Over time steel and concrete have become the primary materials in most bridges to handle heavier truck loads. Still, timber is used in… Read More »

Keeping It Safe for Hunters, Workers, and Thanksgiving Holiday Travelers

The entire nation is gearing up for Thanksgiving next week, but in our Wisconsin offices we have another holiday to celebrate: deer hunting (known in some corners as Holy Week). The nine-day gun hunting season opens November 21 and runs through November 29. Thousands of blaze orange-clad hunters will take to the fields and forests… Read More »

Designing, Building, and Protecting: A Salute to Our Veterans

On Veterans Day, our thoughts naturally go to those who have served our country, with special gratitude to those who gave their lives and for the families who go on without them. Founded by the late Owen Ayres, who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for his 25… Read More »