Yearly Archives: 2015

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4500 psi Concrete for Northern States

By |October 10th, 2015|

Stronger Concrete for Durability in North
 

In 2008, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) completely revamped Chapter 4 regarding the durability of concrete.  This code is used in correlation with IBC 2009 and IBC 2012.  The ACI code now asks the engineer of record to designate an exposure category and class.  This designation comes with a required […]

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Just Shipped: Custom Address Plaques

By |October 1st, 2015|

Custom Address Plaques for a growing sub development
These address plaques are the first of a larger number of the same matching style for a growing sub development.  Our Missouri client, a business specializing in high-end mailboxes, found us online and sent a picture and description of the style they wanted.
Three layers
We fabricated the plaques using […]

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Trend: Wattage increases as allowed code decreases

By |September 18th, 2015|

LED canopy light wattage increase as Energy Conservation code decrease allowed wattage
Over the past 6 years I have noticed some changes in canopy light fixtures, and recently one that could be an issue for meeting energy conservation codes.  

 
Brief History
When LED lights made specifically for gas station canopies really hit the market about 6 years […]

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PEI Safety Letter reminds all to assess hazards before climbing canopy

By |September 12th, 2015|

PEI Safety Letter reminds all to assess hazards before climbing canopy
PEI’s August safety letter struck a chord here.  One of its anecdotes in the “hits and near misses” described a worker who was killed while trying to change filters, when the canopy collapsed.  There are many existing canopies that are in questionable structural condition, some […]

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Tsui hosts summer employee picnic

By |August 20th, 2015|

2015 Tsui Summer Picnic
On Sunday August 16th, Tsui Manufacturing hosted a summer picnic for our employees at a park in Waupun.  Warren has always been proud to help support a number of families.  Tsui’s employees have been working hard all year.  With all the time spent away while at work, we wanted to provide an […]

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New Canopy top lifted into place for military

By |August 15th, 2015|

New canopy top lifted into place for military
This morning a canopy top for an offload area at an Air force base in Georgia was lifted as a single unit and set into place on it’s columns.  The majority of the canopy was built just a few feet off the ground, and now covers a large obstacle […]

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WI State Plan Review Pointers

By |July 23rd, 2015|

New Guide for canopy clients setting up WI state plan reviews
Sarah put together this informative guide to assist our clients who are in charge of setting up their canopy’s state of Wisconsin plan review (Click link at end of blog post).  It is written as a step-by-step based on the online Web scheduler.  The scheduler […]

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Welcome!

By |May 12th, 2015|

As I’m sure you have already noticed, we have updated our website with the help of KLT Design, located in Waupun, WI. They have made the new website not only look incredible, but have also implemented many different features that our previous website didn’t contain.

The first feature that we have added, which you are enjoying […]

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New EPA Regulations

By |May 12th, 2015|

The EPA is expected to issue major new regulations on the inspection, testing, operation and maintenance of UST systems within the next 30 days. http://www.epa.gov/oust/

We see a lot of parallels in the inspection and maintenance of steel canopies, especially after they are more than 20 years. Many c-store owners are trying to figure out how […]

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Heros Hunt for Wounded Warriors

By |May 12th, 2015|

Warren is proud to be able to support the Heroes Hunt for Wounded Warriers (HHWW) since its inception by sponsoring a blind. http://www.heroeshuntforww.org/ Heroes’ Hunt is a non-profit organization designed to benefit wounded or disabled veterans, which gives them the opportunity to experience a quality, guided, free-range, deer or turkey hunt. HHWW is local to […]

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