Wall work

Published: August 25, 2010
Tags: Fitchburg Public Library, J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville

Divided equally

Published: April 1, 2010
Tags: Ambrose Engineering Inc., Bray Associates Architects Inc., Craig High School, Fredericksen Engineering Inc., J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, Janesville School District, Larry Bray, Muermann Engineering LLC, North American Mechanical Inc., Parker High School, Rettler Corp.

The $70.8 million expansion and remodeling project at Craig and Parker high schools in Janesville was an exercise in equality and economy.

Contractor warns county of the price of preference

Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: bid, City of Milwaukee, J.P. Cullen & Sons, J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Johnny Thomas, Lipscomb, local hiring, Milwaukee County, preference, public works, Rocole, Tim Russell
Comments: 1

By Sean Ryan A contractor is warning Milwaukee County that paperwork, oversight and program management are unavoidable costs of a local hiring preference for projects. “It might not cost bids, but it will cost taxpayers,” said Larry Rocole, vice president of J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc.’s Brookfield office, which is in Waukesha County. Milwaukee County [...]

The OSHA report

Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: A-1 Excavating Inc., Appleton, Badgerland Buildings Inc., citation, Dan Romenesko Builders Inc., Design Structures LLC, education, Endeavor Hardwoods Inc., equipment, excavation, fall protection, hand tool, hazard communication, highway, housing, J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., ladder, Lyndon Station, Madison, Menzel Builders, Milwaukee, Mosinee, New Richmond, Northwoods Custom Builders Inc., Oak Creek, Oconomowoc, osha, power tool, record keeping, rough-terrain forklift, safety, scaffolding, Schofield, self-propelled elevating work platform, settlement, Shawano, Sky General LLC, stairways, street, Superior, training, U-Haul Co. of Wisconsin Inc., Zenith Tech Inc.
Comments: 1

OSHA reports •    Design Structures LLC, Middleton, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 4 to pay a $375 hazard-communication citation and reduce a $375 hand-and-power-tool citation to $187.50. The company was issued the citations Oct. 21 during a nonresidential building job at 501 W. Rawson Ave., Oak Creek. •    Endeavor Hardwoods Inc., Lyndon [...]

The OSHA report

OSHA reports •    Roofing Specialist LLC, Madison, must pay a $2,000 fall-protection citation, a $2,000 ladders citation and a $4,000 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Sept. 1 during a nonresidential building job at 2309 Columbus Lane, Madison. •    U Care We Care Roofing, [...]

Industry on hold for cell phone bill (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder It would cost J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. about $4,200 to buy headsets for about 120 employees who use cell phones in the field. “For a company that does the level of business we do, that’s a small price to pay for safety,” said Kevin Hickman, director of business and development for [...]

Stone stacking

Business People

Published: October 23, 2009
Tags: Arizona State University, Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc., Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc. Richard Pierce joined Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc. as a facility planner. He is a certified facility manager with more than 30 years of experience directing operations of large, complex facilities. He also is an International Facility Management Association fellow. Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Fernando Aniban joined the Housing [...]

Training bill draws call for jobs

Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com State lawmakers who want to expand training for displaced workers are running into critics arguing that new jobs are the only true solution for the construction industry. “Saying you’re creating more training is a political answer,” said state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine. “It’s designed to look like you’re doing something, then not [...]

OSHA Citations

Published: July 17, 2009
Tags: Bayland Buildings Inc., Belknap Electric Inc., citations, Dave Jones Plumbing, Hart Erectors Inc., J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Keller Inc., osha, Tilsen Roofing Inc., United Construction & Development

Belknap Electric Inc., Superior, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Feb. 18 to reduce a $525 general-safety-and-health-provisions citation to $315 and two electrical-wiring-methods citations, totaling $1,400, to $840. The company was issued the citations Jan. 28 during an electrical job at 4751 S. High School Loop Road, Maple. Tilsen Roofing Inc., Madison, reached an [...]