tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43069222880441622022024-03-13T16:24:57.864+10:00GET, LLC's Blogwww.get-guam.comGET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-24085738806023559122017-03-06T16:12:00.000+10:002017-03-06T19:23:13.208+10:00NAWIC Guam Chapter #381 Joins Annual Women in Construction Week Celebrations<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">On the eve of the Proclamation signing of 2017 Women in Construction Week in Guam by the Office of the Governor of Guam, GET, LLC wanted to take this opportunity with all the members of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Guam Chapter #381 to get out the word on this annual celebration of the success of women in the construction industry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is important to note that the focus of WIC Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. It is also a time for local chapters, including the Guam Chapter, to give back to their respective communities. WIC Week provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Among the NAWIC Guam Chapter Activities this week: a Foundations for Safety Leadership Education Program hosted at the Guam Contractors Association and the annual NAWIC Builds Event at the GCA Trades Academy in Barrigada. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WIC Week comes as we enter the 35th annual National Women's History Month. The 2017 theme for National Women’s History Month honors women who have successfully challenged the role of women in both business and the paid labor force. We can all agree that women have always worked, but often their work has been undervalued and unpaid. GET, LLC thanks all women for their role in building Guam and America and their role in maintaining our great society.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">GET, LLC is proud to be a member of NAWIC and the Guam Chapter-one of 150 chapters with a network of 4,500 members nationwide. We hold NAWIC's core values close to our business- Believe. Persevere. Dare. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check out the NAWIC Guam Chapter page on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nawicguam381">https://www.facebook.com/nawicguam381</a> for more details about this year's WIC Week Guam activities. A</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lso check out our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or drop us a line to help us do our part to grow this important industry. </span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-25472242086048677762017-03-01T10:30:00.000+10:002017-03-01T10:30:01.121+10:00GPA ROLLS OUT NEW MY ENERGY STATEMENT<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past week, the Guam Power Authority (GPA) rolled out its new My Energy Statement as an effort to improve the sharing of vital energy information with its customers. For our small business, this new product is not just another social media campaign we helped roll out with GPA on Monday via the agency's Facebook page. As a home based business, the new GPA statement has features that really jump out at us. It is a product that all 50,000 GPA customers should take notice of. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first glance of the GPA My Energy Statement, the Read Date shown on the statement is key to knowing when GPA was in your neighborhood and monitored your meter for proper billing. I think this issue puts to bed many concerns that questioned whether GPA actually did their job at our respective homes and home-based businesses each and every month. Also, the outlining of the monthly customer charge is prominently displayed-even if you opted out of this by turning away the use of the Smart Meter. Effectively highlighted are the assortment of Energy Charges-well it better be prominent as Guam Public Law 21-142 mandates the GPA complete this important task for all its rate-payers. Not too far below this particular nugget of information is the infamous Fuel Recovery Charge. The Charge reference is the most well publicized of costs on this Statement and is followed closely by many on fixed incomes from Yigo to Merizo. While this blogger is not so crazy about the Emergency Water-Well and Wastewater Charge being shown on this product-the GWA Bill would be a better place for this-I am happy about the Average Daily Amount of Power Used Section. This bit of data is helpful for decision making for our homes and home-offices. This is the type of information that can drive the local sales of energy efficiency products like smart controls, Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting, solar thermal and even solar photovoltaic systems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The GPA My Energy Statement is a great tool for all GPA customers. If you have yet to see it, we encourage you (yes-as a social media advisor to GPA) to visit <a href="http://myenergyguam.com/">myenergyguam.com</a> to take that first step towards managing your household power use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on how GET, LLC can assist you with your social media and energy efficient product needs, please call us at 671-483-0789 or check out our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a>. </span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-84485729346646550832017-02-16T12:07:00.001+10:002017-02-16T12:07:24.751+10:00IRIDIUM TO GROW SERVICE WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW SATELLITES<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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10 communications satellites into low-Earth orbit for the Virginia-based
company Iridium. In the lead up of a week filled with heavy rain and strong winds, just a few
clouds dotted the skies in Southern California when the rocket climbed skyward.
The first batch in a $3 billion 72-satellite network that will replace the
company’s current fleet of aging low-Earth-orbit mobile voice and data relay
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lost two of 29 Falcon 9 rockets -- one in flight and one on the ground -- a
successful mission will help restore confidence in the low-cost boosters and
clear the way for a resumption of commercial and government launches that have
been on hold since a September mishap.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Iridium, the launch was
the first step in a complex satellite-by-satellite swap out, part of a
long-range effort to retire satellites that have operated long past their
design life, replace them with upgraded, more capable spacecraft and expand the
company’s capabilities in an increasingly competitive commercial space
operations environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Frankly, it means our
future, because we have to replace this network anyway,” Iridium CEO Matthew
Desch said in an interview with CBS News. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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replacement operation, Desch said the first order of business is “to do no harm
to our 800-and-some-thousand current subscribers. So the new satellites do
everything the old satellites did, but they do a whole lot more. It really gets
us seriously into sort of broadband connections.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Global Service General Manager Terry Daniels tells this blogger that the
Iridium launch will help initially with overall coverage and service which
could mean less dropped calls and improved signal quality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the big picture, the new constellation - which will take about two years to get
launched and fully operational - will offer higher speed data solutions,"
wrote Daniels in an email. " Of course, higher data speeds come at a
higher price. All pricing is still yet
to be determined, and higher speed service won't be available until late this
year."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is excited about the short term prospects in which there will be due to couple
of satellites that are not working at 100%.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Down the road, the software
upgrades implemented after launch, the first-generation satellites can relay
voice and data at ISDN-class speeds, but the Iridium NEXT spacecraft will work
at up to 1.4 megabits per second or "a whole lot more performance".<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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more about how GET, LLC, through our Iridium satellite phone partner at Range
Global Services, LLC-can help your satellite phone needs, give us a call at
671-483-0789 or our website at www.get-guam.com for more information.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-11534158146317551032017-01-28T20:38:00.000+10:002017-01-28T20:38:37.436+10:00NAWIC Guam Hosts 2017 Block Kids Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It was not a typical Saturday on Guam. While many were just stirring
their way to start yet another weekend in Paradise, a handful of our Island's
young people made their way to the Guam Community College (GCC) to participate
the in the third annual Block Kids Lego Competition hosted by the National
Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) Guam Chapter #381.</span><br />
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children, representing the villages of Yigo south to Merizo and all areas in-between,
were eager to show off their skills with a Lego and their imaginative thinking using
the iconic plastic construction toy. </span></div>
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event and all were very proud of the prep work each of their respective
youngsters put into the NAWIC event. No
question that there were many in the 2017 edition that had participated in the
two previous events. Additionally, many of the volunteers were excited to be a
part of this signature event too. I was
impressed by the organization and energy-it was not hard to smile at the
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Program with many island schools that culminates in the annual event at GCC.
The work of the NAWIC Guam sisters paid off. Prizes were awarded for the top
designs across the different grade levels-including a Lego version of the
United States Capitol Building. </span></div>
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and insight were rewarded today. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I understand that the judges were impressed
with the range of final products which they said gets better each and every
year.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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our kids are losing their interest in such activities with the amount of mass
media and technology getting the best of many their age, this event reminds us
that the creation of the structures today are creations of Guam's future
engineer or construction professional. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One final note, a good portion of the
participants in the Block Kids event were girls-including the youngest of my
four daughters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">GET, LLC is proud to be a member of <a href="http://www.nawic.org/">NAWIC</a> and the Guam
Chapter-one of 150 chapters with a network of 4,500 members nationwide.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We hold NAWIC's core values close to our
business- Believe.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Persevere.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dare. Check out our website at
<a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or drop us a line to help us do our part to grow this
important industry.</span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-70142912122820181122017-01-24T19:08:00.000+10:002017-01-24T19:08:30.497+10:00The Internet of Things-Keeping Your Data Safe<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the last year, AFLAC had been working with its customers with a cost-effective service to help protect business owners and their respective employees personal and financial information complete with internet monitoring and identity restoration services to keep at bay a growing threat in the US consumer marketplace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2014, Americans lost $16 billion due to fraud and identity theft victims spent hours trying to recover from this emerging white collar crime. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the Internet of Things or IoT continues to evolve, the focus of much of this emerging technological crime, we thought we could share some advice to protect you and your devices from compromise. Keep in mind, this has been a growing issue since 1985 and many would have never thought that such crime would be proliferated while the technologies or "smart devices" have brought the world closer to our fingertips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, consider setting up a separate network for your IoT devices in your home or office. By keeping IoT devices and other information separate, those unscrupulous hackers will have a harder time gaining access to your personal information. Second, never connect your IoT devices to unsecured networks. Sure it is convenient when you are on the road or when you need to quickly respond for fear of losing that business lead. Be sure to create strong passwords for your Wi-Fi networks-the easiest way for hackers to gain entry into your home or business device that will further compromise your respective Wi-Fi network. Finally, look into any available security measures offered for your smart devices. It helps that once you get it, to constantly update your IoT software since these devices are especially susceptible to cyber attacks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do not be discouraged by such news or the threats of the hacks of IoT devices worldwide. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just take the necessary precautions to avoid having your information compromised and keep yourself aware of other threats to your identity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our hats off to AFLAC and Independent Insurance Agents like ours, Jenny D. Sarmiento, for their advocacy on this important issue. For more information on the AFLAC suite of fraud protection services via EZ Shield, please contact Jenny at 671-488-3669 or jenny_duenas@us.aflac.com. For all of your network security needs in the Western Pacific, please contact GET, LLC for information on our solutions that can be of assistance to you and your respective businesses including access to the Panduit and Cisco line of network security products-of which we are proud Business Partners of both. Give us a call at 671-483-0789 or find out more at our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com./">www.get-guam.com.</a></span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-70583961285339937342017-01-13T16:40:00.001+10:002017-01-13T16:40:43.528+10:00GET, LLC AWARDED ISLAND ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">GET,LLC has been awarded an Independent and Professional Services Contract for the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) Island Road Maintenance Program. The award is for the duration of the Government of Guam's Fiscal Year 2017 with two available option years. A Notice to Award was issued to the Talofofo-based business by GVB on November 22, 2016 and the Notice to Proceed followed on November 28, 2016. The scope of work includes grass cutting/mowing, trash collection, edging of medians and planting strips, scraping of curbs and sidewalks and post-disaster cleanup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"We understand the Guam Visitors Bureau has made it a priority to promote Guam as a favorable visitor destination by maintaining the basic tourism plant and infrastructure," said GET, LLC Managing Partner Tricia J.S. Gumataotao. "Our experience in managing policies, processes and procedures, our expertise and familiarity required to manage and support GVB Projects, setting up and managing staff requirements and implementing procurement and buying processes make GET, LLC uniquely positioned to assist you in achieving your overall goal of industry leadership and enhancing the visitor experience."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">GET, LLC has worked in cooperation with GVB and the Guam Department of Public Works to ensure this important GVB contract is executed from Yigo to Merizo and has cut nearly 100 miles of roadway along Route 1, Route 2, Route 4 and Route 34 (Two Lovers Point) since their work began on the program on December 2, 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Our team is excited to be a partner with GVB on this important program," said Gumataotao. "By helping keep our island beautiful, our work we hope gives that lasting impression to our tourists to come back to Guam and our residents proud of the responsible use of such valuable resources to support an industry that is the lifeblood of our economy ".</span></div>
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Gumataotao, right, pose with one of a number of recently manufactured traffic
signs in support of the Guam Visitors Bureau Island Road Maintenance Program on
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-63177197170461972992017-01-06T09:13:00.001+10:002017-01-06T09:13:45.365+10:00Terex Completes the Sale of Its Material Handling and Port Solutions Business<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some news from our friends at Terex. The Terex Corporation has announced that it
has completed the sale of its Material Handling and Port Solutions business to
Finland-based Konecranes Plc for $595 million, €200 million in cash and 19.6
million newly issued class B shares representing a 25% interest in Konecranes.</span></div>
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compelling industrial logic that will deliver significant value to Konecranes
customers, team members and shareholders, including Terex” said John L.
Garrison, Terex President and CEO.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “The sale of our MHPS business is a major
milestone on our journey to become a more focused, high performance enterprise.
We are committed to delivering improved profitability and return on capital
across Terex as we implement our strategy of focus, simplify, and execute to
win. Also, we will move forward over the coming weeks with our planned debt
reduction, significantly reducing our interest expense and leverage as we enter
2017.”</span></div>
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post-closing adjustments for cash, debt, working capital, MHPS actual 2016
EBITDA and the closing of the sale of the Stahl CraneSystems business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A great step for Terex-we do
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aerial lift needs and would like to discuss potential solutions, please drop
GET, LLC a line via our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give us a call at
671-797-0789-your authorized Terex/Genie Representative for Guam and
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-29193955413087845422017-01-04T18:53:00.003+10:002017-01-04T18:53:47.448+10:00Smart Lighting Is On the Way<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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an important part of our daily routines here in the Western Pacific. It should
come at no surprise that wireless technologies like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and "RF Ids" are experiencing a rise in usage both here and beyond our shores in
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wireless technology in lighting solutions is thus considered to be one of the
major reasons driving the smart lighting market. The wireless lighting
solutions are easy to control and help its customers to attain maximum energy
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fancying themselves as the industry research provider of "actionable
intelligence", The Insight Partners defines smart lighting as a technology that enables its users to govern
the lighting of any space without being surrounded by unnecessary wires.They
call out in their 198 page report that Smart lighting is a part of upcoming IoT
technology, facilitating mobile and sensor based control on the luminosity of
lights in a particular space. Additionally, they claim that the intelligent
connected lighting offers its users a eco-friendly environment and effectively
reduces the consumption of energy. Based on their research, they surmise that
the global Smart Lighting market is expected to grow at a compound annual
growth rate of 17.1% between now and 2025 and would grow into a $51 billion
industry into the next decade. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The report wisely notes that the global smart lighting
market is fragmented based on geographical area and the types of lighting being
used across commercial and residential applications in those areas. Whether it
be from Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lamps, Fluorescent Lamps, Compact
Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) to High Intensity Discharge Lamps, the usage of these lamps will vary across the
globe with many developing countries in the region of Middle East and Africa
expected to have the highest growth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be the occasional disturbance in communications among devices. When a wireless lighting system is
installed in a place, one should always make sure that the keypads, processors
and dimmers are within a specific range. For example, some old residential
buildings may be constructed with metal wire integrated in the walls that might
create disturbance or weaken the signals of a wireless system. Though it has
certain drawbacks, it is expected to capture more than half of the lighting market
in next few years. </span></div>
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companies and the lighting manufacturing giants who have been switching their
product portfolio to wireless smart lighting solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Need a lighting
controls or LED lighting solution or both for your facility? Check out our
website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give GET, LLC a call at 671-483-0789. We are a provider of Independence LED
Lighting and Deco Lighting Inc. products-All Made in America!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-56892857398169547172016-12-29T09:52:00.001+10:002016-12-29T09:52:49.237+10:00Taking Time for Preventive Maintenance: An Update for Genie Scissor Lift and Telehandler Owners and Users<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across this handy piece of advice from the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based on-line magazine Utility Products. While their respective focus is power, telecom and cable tv product solutions, they recently came out with updated guidance on aerial lift safety-specifically Genie Scissor and Telehandlers. The writer noted that maintenance time and costs are being reduced with a consolidated maintenance protocol for all Genie GS-scissor lift models and Genie GTH-telehandler models in North America. It appears that following updated procedures and simplified intervals, new Genie maintenance instructions now provide rental companies, including those here in the Western Pacific, the flexibility needed to keep their equipment on rent longer while making routine tasks a priority.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With rental equipment constantly going out and coming in, the streamlined maintenance procedures reduces the number of visits a Genie scissor lift or telehandler needs to make to the shop for preventive care. That means that less time in a lift shop translates to more time out on rent, lowering customers’ total cost of ownership and driving a higher rental return on invested capital. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uHoR-pMfHPEZaOIGlYQ1KCMhMO8S4HdMAnGRdhD1gAsTufgmt-AbL0wmPyLBek1a8msezAJ1rrIF1iuLBOx2itmK5CLy6fvr6anLwKDk7d8aye_LV_e2v66wDspfd9MYg-6aUiiyysk4/s1600/OEM50003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uHoR-pMfHPEZaOIGlYQ1KCMhMO8S4HdMAnGRdhD1gAsTufgmt-AbL0wmPyLBek1a8msezAJ1rrIF1iuLBOx2itmK5CLy6fvr6anLwKDk7d8aye_LV_e2v66wDspfd9MYg-6aUiiyysk4/s320/OEM50003.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this maintenance protocol, Genie has condensed six separate maintenance manuals into one easy-to-use manual. This one-stop maintenance manual contains complete performance specifications, as well as a streamlined list of maintenance tasks to complete. And it is available in hard copy or digital format for easy integration into custom electronic systems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed to save and simplify, the protocol also includes recommendations for extended service intervals opportunities; for example, many periodic procedures for scissor lifts have moved from quarterly and semi-annually to annually. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commissioning has changed, too. Rather than perform some of the tasks at the 30-hour mark and some at 50 hours or longer, now all of the commissioning assignments for scissor lifts and telehandlers sold in 2016 and beyond are set for 50 hours and 150 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have any aerial lift needs and would like to discuss potential solutions, please drop GET, LLC a line via our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give us a call at 671-797-0789-your authorized Terex/Genie Representative for Guam and Micronesia.</span><br />
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<br />GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-84063532690382359942016-09-26T20:43:00.000+10:002016-09-26T20:43:03.345+10:00TARUC WINS GENIE ASIA PHOTOGRAPH CONTEST-Guam-based Photographer beats out regional competition with a photo featuring GET,LLC's TZ-50<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">GET,LLC
Managing Partner Tricia Gumataotao received word today from Genie Industries Asia
that a photo taken by Guam-based Photographer Norman Taruc won its 2016 Jobsite
Photo Contest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"We
are so honored that our friend and colleague won the Genie Asia Jobsite Photo
Contest," said Gumataotao.
"Norman has been instrumental in the growth of our company and has
documented some of the most important moments that has shaped our business since
its founding."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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into the Regional Genie Contest back on May 17, 2016, the photo shows a worker
completing typhoon preparations on a Commercial Building in Tamuning using
GET,LLC's Genie Trailer Mounted Boom-TZ-50. The Taruc photo beat out scores of
photos submitted from across Genie Asia including two exceptional photos taken
on jobsites in Vietnam that were named the consolation winners.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"This
photo shows the versatility of the TZ-50," said Gumataotao. "The
strength of this important Genie Aerial Work Platform is that it is battery
powered-a sustainable alternative to the gas powered units in the marketplace
to work effectively and efficiently at height."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">GET,
LLC has been appointed by the Terex Corporation as its authorized distributor
for Terex and Genie aerial work platforms, cranes, construction and materials
processing equipment and parts in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the
Federated States of Micronesia. Working directly with the best name in the
aerial lift business, GET, LLC utilized the global sales, service and support
network of Terex to provide the Guam market with Genie Industry's TZ-50
Trailer-Mounted Articulating Boom-named in 2004 as an Innovative Product Award
Winner by Rental Equipment Register (RER). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you have any aerial lift needs and would like to discuss potential solutions, including the TZ-50, please drop GET, LLC a line via our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give us a call at 671-797-0789.</span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-70291761295079216122016-08-17T23:25:00.002+10:002016-08-17T23:25:45.067+10:00NAWIC GUAM CHAPTER DISCUSSES FEDERAL OT CHANGES<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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federal government sent the shot over the bow to all employers in America that
there will be changes to federal overtime rules. In advance of the December 1,
2016 implementation date, the National Association of Women in Construction (<a href="http://www.nawic.org/nawic/default.asp">NAWIC</a>)
Guam Chapter used their August Monthly meeting to discuss this important change
with their membership. Member and Chief
Operating Officer of Pacific Human Resources Services Inc. Grace Donaldson
broke down the final rule changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Donaldson shared that the final rule focuses
primarily on the updating the salary and compensation levels needed for
Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the rule sets the standard salary level at the 40th percentile of earnings of
full-time salaried workers, sets the total annual compensation requirement for
highly compensated employees (HCE) subject to a minimal duties test and
establishes a mechanism for automatically updating the salary and compensation
levels every three years to maintain the new percentile levels. Donaldson used
examples and sought member input and questions relative to the duties test to
better understand the impacts to the Guam workforce. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Donaldson noted that
Guam's visitor industry would be hit the hardest with this rule change. The hotel industry relies heavily on modestly
paid middle managers, who are exempt from overtime, to pick up the slack—and
extra hours—when called upon. Some of the flexibility may be a thing of the
past as property owners adjust to the new rule. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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rattle industries that have long used a federal exemption for so-called
“creative professionals” to avoid paying some workers overtime, like architects.
The US Department of Labor currently gives businesses some latitude in deciding
who meets the criteria. But under the new rules, no one making less than $47,476
a year could be considered a creative professional exempt from overtime.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even the American
Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has formally asked DOL for removal from the
regulatory list that blocks travel agents from an exemption from federal
overtime rules.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Will there be an end?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing is for
sure, change is coming and the Guam NAWIC Chapter will be keeping a close eye
on its developments as we head into the latter half of the year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GET,
LLC is proud to be a member of NAWIC and the Guam Chapter-one of 150 chapters with
a network of 4,500 members nationwide.
We hold NAWIC's core values close to our business- Believe. Persevere.
Dare. Check out our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or drop us a line to
help us do our part to grow this important industry.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-19330738166673689432016-08-11T22:39:00.000+10:002016-08-11T22:39:22.466+10:00COMING TO A STREETLIGHT NEAR YOU...DRONES!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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brightest minds in the world-and some of the richest. Late last month, Amazon was granted a US patent for a drone
docking stations on standalone
structures to include streetlights.
While the patent mentions these drone home bases on top of buildings and
pylons, the linking to a street light is the most interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amazon has been working on this effort of awhile. News
stories across the news networks, print and the internet highlighted the drone
plans of the 29th Ranked Company on the Fortune 500. Believe it or not, most of
the effort seemed like a great sci-fi novel.
It is reported that Amazon hopes that the docking stations will act both
as package handling facilities and as a final destination where drones are able
to recharge and refuel. The drone docking stations would incorporate solar
panels, security cameras, and even Wi-Fi.</span></div>
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means that drones would be able to continuously hop from drop off point to drop
off point, opening up, potentially, whole villages to the Amazon drone service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offer navigational assistance, helping to guide the craft to the location of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The imagery is something straight from the 1960's cartoon
"The Jetsons". Millennials may need to consult the World Wide Web for
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is important to note that the filing of the patent does not necessarily mean
that the docking stations will get built, but it does allow us to see how
Amazon is preparing for their future drone revolution, whenever it arrives</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This street light drone docking is as much the future as is
Intelligent street lighting,. Also referred to as adaptive street lighting, the
lighting on our roadways and walkways will dim when no activity is detected,
but brightens when movement is detected. Devised in Europe, this type of
lighting is different from traditional, stationary illumination, or dimmable
street lighting that dims at pre-determined times. </span></div>
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off, literally and figuratively, we will be looking for George Jetson and his
boy Elroy for a tutorial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about
the lighting products that GET, LLC provides, including the LED lines of our
partners, Independence LED Lighting and Deco Lighting Inc., please check out
our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or call us to discuss solutions for your
important lighting needs-All Made in America!!!</span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-84583885517426592782016-07-02T09:37:00.001+10:002016-07-02T09:37:08.438+10:00AMA Warns of Risks With LED Street Lighting<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was doing my daily search of the news making
headlines around the world, a story on www.cnn.com last week caught my attention
and forced me to look closer at the whole issue of Light-Emitting D</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">iode (LED)
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It all started with "<a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2016/2016-06-14-community-guidance-street-lighting.page">community guidance</a>" by the American Medical Association (AMA) earlier
this month to reduce the harmful human and environmental effects of high
intensity street lighting. While many
American communities, including Guam, are taking significant efforts to modernize roadway lighting systems, it appears that
converting to "improper" LED technology can have great impacts on
health and the ecosystem near these lighting fixtures. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAkt8yONbEJfc4iQwxTW6dhV2ZoTNU3-d1H2FiNvYuT4ezHNPN-zwVjGRxxOpqPL7CLBgHglqp_HkrpGhNcn7hHd5mH-A-fgjqbYbFnKkyOMucxZQ2mMFc7ZDiAN9I6hjtKBDW4pkhzPY/s1600/20160701_225203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAkt8yONbEJfc4iQwxTW6dhV2ZoTNU3-d1H2FiNvYuT4ezHNPN-zwVjGRxxOpqPL7CLBgHglqp_HkrpGhNcn7hHd5mH-A-fgjqbYbFnKkyOMucxZQ2mMFc7ZDiAN9I6hjtKBDW4pkhzPY/s320/20160701_225203.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The AMA cites the Blue Lighting, or the white light of an
LED to the naked eye, can decrease visual acuity which can create a
road hazard for drivers. The AMA guidance also cites
the impacts of LED lighting on species of animals that need a dark environment in which the related systems can disorient some birds and sea-life in and around the modern streetlight. The AMA guidance would imply that all Guam drivers and much of our mangrove
ecosystems, in and around our main roadways, are at risk. There were
recommendations to utility companies to use among other things lower correlated color temperature fixtures,
LED lighting shields to minimize glare and utilize dimming technologies in the street lighting during peak time
periods as a way to reduce such risks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The guidance adopted today by
grassroots physicians who comprise the AMA's policy-making body strengthens the
AMA's policy stand against light pollution and public awareness of the adverse
health and environmental effects of pervasive nighttime lighting, " said
the AMA in a news release.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJ90YhxRuOTJlkyOhOernY5UYhleVdA2Sbt7CxZd21htkiUn8E-AkZtB0QkwRlcoZeZ2YkLt6B3tp18BteecZuATcvcaMDyT-7FUoZHLhyphenhyphenJUCC3jzmVZqUEIlyHpwrgHRvMQtos5sJ2L/s1600/20160630_222355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJ90YhxRuOTJlkyOhOernY5UYhleVdA2Sbt7CxZd21htkiUn8E-AkZtB0QkwRlcoZeZ2YkLt6B3tp18BteecZuATcvcaMDyT-7FUoZHLhyphenhyphenJUCC3jzmVZqUEIlyHpwrgHRvMQtos5sJ2L/s320/20160630_222355.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The AMA did recognize LED street lighting does have energy
efficiency benefits. Nearly 10 percent of the Nation's roadways feature LED
lighting today. More of Guam's roads can expect to see more of this technology
installed during these times of rising costs to manage this important public
program as directed by the Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The new AMA guidance encourages proper attention to
optimal design and engineering features when converting to LED lighting that
minimize detrimental health and environmental effects," said AMA Board
Member Dr. Maya A. Babu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">University of Connecticut School of Medicine Professor
Richard G. Stevens also noted that there is almost never a completely satisfactory
solution to a complex problem-the impacts of LED Streetlights to human health. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We
must have lighting at night, not only in our homes and businesses, but also
outdoors on our streets, said Dr. Stevens. "The need for energy efficiency
is serious, but so too is minimizing human risk from bad lighting, both due to
glare and to circadian disruption. LED technology can optimize both when
properly designed".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on bringing an LED lighting solution to
your facility, please contact us at GET, LLC at 671-483-0789 or see our website
at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> for details of the technologies that can be of significant
value to all building and property owners-All Made in America!!!</span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-78908379947028457042016-06-20T11:24:00.000+10:002016-06-20T11:27:10.949+10:00NAWIC GUAM CHAPTER FUNDRAISER DREW MORE THAN DRINKS, DUDES AND GREAT GEAR<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcNEUzRC5EYl3-Xz3Y_vIiosBg16P3h7Fc0NV-Tj_e3b1oc1_k5BsnJfoedy0Xh3g0Sec8EnizgLc9EZTLxIwt3DMSv_KaP7WmWvPLu3_DJi7bf_KjFFJQV4wF92JpSXvJkboRhr4jxXr/s1600/20160616_184335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcNEUzRC5EYl3-Xz3Y_vIiosBg16P3h7Fc0NV-Tj_e3b1oc1_k5BsnJfoedy0Xh3g0Sec8EnizgLc9EZTLxIwt3DMSv_KaP7WmWvPLu3_DJi7bf_KjFFJQV4wF92JpSXvJkboRhr4jxXr/s320/20160616_184335.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a great opportunity to attend the National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) Guam Chapter's first "Beer, Boys and Toys" Fundraiser at the Triple J Showroom in Upper Tumon. The recent event featured a host of craft beers, the attendance of the construction industry elite and plenty of cool jobsite gear that was eventually raffled off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As important was the NAWIC Guam Chapter leaning forward to bring more awareness to their efforts to enhance the success of women in the construction industry. The Chapter does utilize its time meeting regularly to bring together the small influential group of women construction industry executives. They do always invite their male counterparts to participate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In talking to many in attendance, the efforts of NAWIC seemed a bit new to them. When disclosing that the Guam Chapter has been around since 2013, there was a collective interest in the membership. Most were impressed with the fact that the "Beer, Boys and Toys" effort was well organized. As impressive-the turnout of the NAWIC Guam Chapter members. It was hard to hide the ladies with </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the red scarves who were all smiling from ear to ear and enthusiastically engaging each guest. The discussions were also fruitful. Plenty of networking in support of a host of projects was happening at each table. Insight into local construction industry policy was also discussed in and around the food and drink stations. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xeV6XanyKsPYW6i_20PQjYc8E80hkQWXijjxPo7HU1YWPttWt1bDtBI2YnKCzZK6aN_VIAgIE1LpyVSTQVfMAMOBXrB1buU8gB5XvYWl9H1DZtskDVD7DCk0qtEM_bC_SrFB7OF4E_8_/s1600/20160616_184423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xeV6XanyKsPYW6i_20PQjYc8E80hkQWXijjxPo7HU1YWPttWt1bDtBI2YnKCzZK6aN_VIAgIE1LpyVSTQVfMAMOBXrB1buU8gB5XvYWl9H1DZtskDVD7DCk0qtEM_bC_SrFB7OF4E_8_/s320/20160616_184423.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was pretty clear that there were many in the crowd who had attended previous events hosted by NAWIC Guam and were satisfied with the unique fundraiser-something hard to come by with the scores of competing philanthropies and their respective themed functions throughout the year. This blogger had a great time and believe the "Beer, Boys and Toys" events to support the Chapter's education programs and Hard Hats and Huge Hearts programs will be a hit for years to come. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">GET, LLC is proud to be a member of NAWIC and the Guam Chapter-one of 150 chapters with a network of 4,500 members nationwide. We hold NAWIC's core values close to our business- Believe. Persevere. Dare. Check out our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or drop us a line to help us do our part to grow this important industry.</span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-11841430831551080002016-06-08T05:59:00.002+10:002016-06-08T05:59:57.393+10:00Report: Nationwide Construction Job Losses Worst in Three Years<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is hard not to pay attention to job numbers these days. But just as Guam is seeing some traction on the Guam Buildup front, news out of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) late last week is paining a bleak picture of the days and months to come in relation to construction jobs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Citing a U.S. Bureau of Statistics report, an ABC analysis has found that America's. construction industry lost 15,000 net jobs in May. The monthly number is the worst for the industry since December 2013. During the period, just shy of three years ago, payroll shrank by 15,000 jobs. The ABC says that the construction industry has lost jobs over the last two consecutive months-the first time this has happened in four years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Today's jobs report was earth-shattering," said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu on the June 3, 2016-dated report. "This signals the worsening of the industry-wide skilled labor shortage."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Without question, the U.S. economy is associated with significant weakness," said Basu. "Still, contractors should be on guard."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The construction industry unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in May, its lowest level since October 2006. The nonresidential construction sector lost 2,100 jobs in May after adding 4,700 jobs in April. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors added 3,000 jobs for the month, and employment in that category is up by 67,500 jobs or 2.9 percent from the same time one year ago. The heavy and civil engineering construction segment lost 8,200 jobs in May but is up by 7,000 positions or 0.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find out more about how <a href="http://www%2Cget-guam.com/">GET, LLC</a>, through our construction equipment and materials partners can help your next project, give us a call at 671-483-0789 or check out our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> for more information. GET, LLC is a proud member of the National Association of Women in Construction (<a href="http://www.nawic.org/">NAWIC</a>) and stand in support of enhancing the success of women in the construction industry.</span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-23098100710407772682016-05-23T13:26:00.000+10:002016-05-23T13:32:26.661+10:00Revised Standards for Aerial Work Platforms on the Horizon<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWx-TfFlVfTw4JmSFMO6O0KQ6KPbmB_yepslnhQwCPGr2h09tgjoR1yrYBdD4Oz23nyrTC-AOk-6pVZNSkbIy-TcS-5pt4q81RZ8wv3vzPKKru7wEZAHjloS6CHgaKKEO8e8N8L198tH3/s1600/OEM50010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWx-TfFlVfTw4JmSFMO6O0KQ6KPbmB_yepslnhQwCPGr2h09tgjoR1yrYBdD4Oz23nyrTC-AOk-6pVZNSkbIy-TcS-5pt4q81RZ8wv3vzPKKru7wEZAHjloS6CHgaKKEO8e8N8L198tH3/s320/OEM50010.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interesting news from the 99-year old Engineering News-Record that will soon have some impact on construction job sites in the Western Pacific. The Troy, Michigan-based publication earlier this month reported that the use of aerial work platforms is on the rise citing a recent study by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) which found that AWPs continue to grow as a percentage of rental fleets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have heard concerns from island specialty rental firms and construction companies that is in line with a growing nationwide effort to revise ANSI safety standards and curb the number of potential operators calling for quotes and renting out our collective gear that not highly experienced using an aerial work platform. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“In these new standards, we’re looking at what we know today that we didn’t know when we wrote the last standard,” said IPAF North America Development Manager and ANSI committee member Tony Groat. “We’re looking at new equipment in the marketplace, as well as new technology available to us.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The proposed draft standards from IPAF and the Scaffold & Access Industry Association are A92.20 Design, Calculations, Safety Requirements and Test Methods for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs); A92.22 Safe Use of MEWPs; and A92.24 Training Requirements for the Use, Operation, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of MEWPs. These will replace the existing A92.2, A92.22 and A92.24 standards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aerial work platforms, referred to in the new standard as “mobile elevating work platforms,” or MEWPs, have been reclassified in the new A92.2 as either vertical- or boom-based lifts. The categories now also include truck-mounted lifts, which were not addressed in the previous edition of the standard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the biggest changes in the draft standard is the requirement for load-sensing alarms and cutouts to be built into new work platforms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to design changes, the new ANSI standards will include new guidelines for operators, passengers and supervisors. Fall-protection gear will be required on all boom-type lifts, and the new standard will discourage the use of MEWPs to transport workers from one level to another. The standards will also make it the responsibility of a supervisor to prepare a risk assessment for any use of the platform, placing the onus not just on the worker at the controls but also on site managers and contractors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have any aerial lift needs and would like to discuss potential solutions, please drop GET, LLC a line via our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give us a call at 671-797-0789-your authorized Terex/Genie Representative for Guam and Micronesia.</span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-74679957304981140282016-04-11T23:16:00.000+10:002016-04-11T23:16:01.330+10:00GET, LLC and Deco Lighting Team Up on GFA Futsal Lighting Retrofit Project<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSZM2gsgtmtqwT7BRB8yaFTXgHP75xpHm1g39jpxIF4Zf-DVxEbQWOqK6rzxg-LdXBcGqgUOku0SaoTk7pppj_isD48LP7fzABIwxjSM4NwPNs74dNQJKGRNQ5Rt2WMupyCMyon0IvRCS/s1600/G0022734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSZM2gsgtmtqwT7BRB8yaFTXgHP75xpHm1g39jpxIF4Zf-DVxEbQWOqK6rzxg-LdXBcGqgUOku0SaoTk7pppj_isD48LP7fzABIwxjSM4NwPNs74dNQJKGRNQ5Rt2WMupyCMyon0IvRCS/s320/G0022734.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GET, LLC and Deco Lighting, in cooperation with the Guam Football Association (GFA) has completed the installation of energy efficient lighting of the sports federation's recently renovated futsal court at the GFA National Training Center in Harmon, Guam. The installation of 14 Deco Lighting D823-Light-Emitting Diode (LED) 23" Area Lights by GFA partner SET Pacific Inc., was part of a major retrofit of the futsal court which included the installation of a modern artificial playing surface. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Two great teams came together for a great cause/program at GFA," said GFA Executive Director Cheri Stewart. "This project will do much to support our National Teams and allow us to incorporate LED lighting into our expansion plans of the world class soccer facilities here."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The D823-LED 23" floodlight is the right choice for applications requiring high light levels, excellent beam utilization, and smooth distribution making the D823-LED ideal for tennis courts, building perimeters, large parking lots-and outdoor basketball courts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"GET,LLC is so very proud to have worked on this important retrofit project for the GFA, AFC and the soccer players of Guam," said Managing Partner Tricia Gumataotao. "We credit the expertise of the Deco Lighting Team that continues to help us bring modern commercial lighting technologies and solutions to Guam's village communities."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deco Lighting has done a number of signature projects across America including the recent LED retrofit of the Staples Center and Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The GFA Project joins similar efforts in the Municipality of Santa Rita, Guam and the Guam International Airport Authority using Deco Lighting LED products to further illuminate important public facilities using state of the art energy efficient lighting technology.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even for the most savvy and skilled of Do-it-yourselfer, the prospect of installing a lighting retrofit kit to save money on the installation and operations is very attractive. But the premier safety science organization this week announced that there may be some adverse consequence for the un-educated and or novice electrical worker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The move to more modern and efficient lighting fixtures is a positive step towards energy savings and sustainability, but care must be taken to use certified retrofit kits and install them properly. A qualified electrician must complete the retrofit according to accompanying installation instructions, as improper installation may pose a fire or shock hazard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The common thinking is that LED retrofits are low-voltage. This is not true. All retrofit kits will include branch circuit connections, and should be treated with proper safety precautions," said UL Lighting Division Principal Engineer Bahram Barzideh. "A retrofit kit is more than just parts. When a luminaire is modified using off-the-shelf parts, there is no way to know if the luminaire is compliant or even safe." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UL urges those installing a lighting retrofit to use only third-party certified retrofit kits and follow the accompanying installation instructions. UL Certified lighting retrofit kits can be verified in UL's Certification database found on <a href="http://ul.com/">ul.com</a> at <a href="http://iq.ul.com/ssl/">http://iq.ul.com/ssl/</a> and selecting LED Retrofit Kits from the product category pull-down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about the lighting products that <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">GET, LLC</a> provides, including the LED lines of our partners, Independence LED Lighting and Deco Lighting Inc., please check out our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or call us to discuss solutions for your important lighting needs-All Made in America!!!</span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-32972699684879974542016-03-01T18:30:00.001+10:002016-03-01T18:30:34.941+10:00NAWIC Guam Chapter 381 Takes Part in Women in Construction Week March 6-12, 2016<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guam Chapter 381 of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 6-12, 2016. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The focus of WIC Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. It is also a time for local chapters to give back to their communities. WIC Week provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. A proclamation signing by the Office of the Governor of Guam to celebrate WIC Week on Guam is set for Friday, March 4, 2016. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“There are more than one million women employed in the construction industry. Ten percent of these women are administrative specialists, general contractors, subcontractors, trades people, or professionals, are vital to the construction process,” says Barrett. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“WIC Week brings attention to the industry and encourages women to realize that construction is a viable, profitable career field.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on NAWIC and the efforts of the Guam Chapter 381 feel free to <a href="mailto:tricia.gumataotao@get-guam.com">contact</a> us at 671-797-0789. <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">GET, LLC</a> is a proud member of NAWIC and stand in support of enhancing the success of women in the construction industry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Extreme Weather has challenged the power and telecommunications infrastructure in the Western Pacific, As we found out in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) last year, if our cell phone towers or undersea cables are severed during a natural disaster, the connecting network between our isolated islands in Micronesia and the rest of the world is at risk of failure. One tool that can utilized in preparation of such an emergency is the satellite phone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Satellite phones rely on a network of satellites that are either fixed above the Equator (Geostationary), or in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) anywhere from 500 to 1,000 miles above the surface of the Earth. These phones are rarely affected by violent storms and, depending upon their system architecture, work virtually anywhere in the world. Their compact design is familiar to many of us and very similar to that of the cell phone in our bags and purses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For years, the traditional sat phone buyer and user has been the government, public safety agencies, shippers and energy companies. That is changing. Private individuals are securing the use of sat phones so they do not lose their capability to communicate with the rest of the world. Why get one?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With its origins dating back to 1965, the launch 20 years ago of the first low earth orbit satellite network by Motorola and today about 66 satellites crisscrossing the globe on a continual basis via the now thriving Iridium, sat phone options are better and allow us to communicate via this technology more than ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A March 2013 article in Forbes Magazine noted that if you purchase a sat-phone, expect to spend between $600 and $1700, depending upon the network. All of the phones are lightweight, small, and replicate the functionality of your cellular telephone. Some have Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities so you can use a remote headset, and wirelessly connect your computer for data access.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All satellite phones have a number of common characteristics that you need to be aware of in order to select the one that will work the best for you. The most important point to understand is that sat-phones are not cell phones, and they work on an entirely different network architecture and radio propagation characteristics. There are certain inherent limitations as to how they operate, and where.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Satellite phones help save lives, provide communications during natural disasters, and link users with the outside world when terrestrial-based networks fail. Cellular networks can be fragile and can be unavailable for a variety of reasons. Satellite networks rarely if ever are out of service, which means that if you have a satellite phone, you are almost guaranteed a connection with emergency services, business, government agencies, friends and family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are, in my view, inexpensive communications insurance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find out more about how GET, LLC, through our Iridium satellite phone partner at Range Global Services, LLC, can help your satellite phone needs, give us a call at 671-483-0789 or our website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> for more information.</span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-64976001222709482342016-01-20T22:24:00.001+10:002016-01-20T22:24:14.177+10:00Newest National Lighting Bureau Sponsor-IBEW<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blogger is not "anti-union" or
"pro-union". I believe we
should have the individual freedom as Americans to not be subject to compulsory
union abuses. My younger brothers are union members and I write this as their
respective union has engaged with the leading advocate of high quality
illumination for the greater good. I don't do it often-giving credit where it
is due.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week, the 750,000-member International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW) has become the newest sponsor of the National
Lighting Bureau (NLB). For 40 years, the independent, not-for-profit foundation
has educated commercial, industrial, residential, and other lighting-system
owners, managers, and users about the benefits of High Benefit Lighting® or function-focused, purpose-specific lighting systems
designed to maximize bottom-line returns.
The Bureau and IBEW share a common focus on lighting. For the IBEW, they recognize that lighting
systems are becoming a part of the electronic infrastructure-essential to
contemporary buildings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Our interests have always been close," said IBEW
Business Development Represetative Edwin Hill, Jr. "We both believe that
quality pays for itself, from design and specification through installation and
commissioning. We look forward to helping the NLB make that point ever more
vigorously in the years ahead.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The IBEW joins GE Lighting, the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America, Lighting Controls Association and the National
Electrical Contractors Association among others as sponsors of the NLB.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This news comes on the heels of pending fourth quarter news
after a huge third quarter as demand for lighting equipment jumped 4.4% between
the second and third quarters of 2015 to achieve what the National Lighting
Bureau hails as “the best quarterly performance since the second quarter of
2008.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kudos to the IBEW!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out our website for energy efficient lighting
solutions at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give GET, LLC a call at 671-797-0789. We are a provider of Independence LED
Lighting and Deco Lighting Inc. products-Made in America!!!</span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-86933266099679956012016-01-13T20:33:00.000+10:002016-01-13T20:33:11.237+10:00Metal Roofs-The Right Choice<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two facts that cannot
be disputed relative to the usage of metal for the roof of your home or
business. The first is that The Metal
Roofing Association (MRA) has reported that non-metal roofs last 17 years on
average, but metal roofs can last a lifetime. Though higher in initial costs,
they can boost homes’ resale value and cut homeowners’ insurance premiums in
some states by up to 35 percent. The
second is The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has produced a study that
found that certain metal roof systems can last at least 60 years, meaning they
do not require replacement during a commercial building’s service life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do we know about metal
roofs? Metal roofing systems do not rot,
warp, crack or break. They are also superior to conventional roofing systems in
standing up to extreme weather with great finish warranties and guarantees to
warranty in high winds-an important factor of roofing systems in
Micronesia. Metal roofs last two to
three times longer than ordinary roofs, meaning they can last 40 to 60 years or
longer, according to both the MRA and MCA.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrbBorp_uqXB9_qEyojUBmgouy8WuWdBF_3e8TDbapiuAj8ResXAy0Ol6Pe1LOJUArWabx4dPwe7wIJWs1WWTSSopEAO2HEWcJNhdy5CXIiOiF3xOM_h_CIGX607FE_1YqBQLEJWSp863/s1600/20130330_073825_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrbBorp_uqXB9_qEyojUBmgouy8WuWdBF_3e8TDbapiuAj8ResXAy0Ol6Pe1LOJUArWabx4dPwe7wIJWs1WWTSSopEAO2HEWcJNhdy5CXIiOiF3xOM_h_CIGX607FE_1YqBQLEJWSp863/s320/20130330_073825_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The MCA holds that the expected service life of an unpainted 55%
Al-Zn coated steel (known by many trade names throughout the world, principally
GALVALUME® and Zincalume® in the United States) standing seam roof constructed
today in a wide range of environments using best practices can be expected to
be in excess of 60 years, a value that equals the assumed building service life
as described in the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design building rating program, Version 4. The study also
confirmed that these types of metal roofs resist corrosion even in
"weak" spots, such as sheared edges and panel profile bends.
Inspections showed an absence of significant red rust after up to 35 years,
indicating exceptional corrosion resistance in areas susceptible to exhibiting
the first signs of corrosion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While we would be the first to ask you to make the switch,
it is clear that one thing needs to be done to protect these investments over
time-maintenance. All roof systems
require a regular maintenance program to annually clean off debris and to
inspect the condition of the roof in order to achieve the kind of service lives
reported in this blog post. While steel standing seam roof systems were
projected to last up to 60 years, components such as fasteners may need to be
replaced during the roof life, but this represents significantly less than 20%
of a total roof replacement cost. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find out more about how <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">GET, LLC</a>, through our metal
building partner Fabral can help with your next steel building or aluminum
roofing project, give us a call at 671-483-0789 or our website at
<a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> for more information. </span> </div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-27466778020346502052016-01-11T19:17:00.000+10:002016-01-11T19:17:57.156+10:00Working at Height in Windy Conditions-Be Safe, Not Sorry<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfhIp4UXcT7qnx9J0vUnlabjtoUCUhvJ75jvBVi1Xc14L6-ej2o5rOCbjgfA-eXirxAhyphenhyphen-KXbJ7bxx4Ou0wFRdffhVmhX5IYGkTQZ_80tbxmxKkQMn_TUFt8SsjpiWDlwCNjmA_cp0JnL/s1600/OEM50008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfhIp4UXcT7qnx9J0vUnlabjtoUCUhvJ75jvBVi1Xc14L6-ej2o5rOCbjgfA-eXirxAhyphenhyphen-KXbJ7bxx4Ou0wFRdffhVmhX5IYGkTQZ_80tbxmxKkQMn_TUFt8SsjpiWDlwCNjmA_cp0JnL/s320/OEM50008.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As an owner of an aerial work
platform, we spend much time to understand the challenges of working at height
and how to help our customers with their unique requirements on the job
site. While much of our discussions
center on getting the right lift for the job, I stumbled across an interested
read that led me to a resource and particularly a section about working at
height outdoors in windy conditions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The University of Kentucky Aerial
Lift Safety Program is a document that is provided to all of their employees
and contractors who work at height. As
part of the program, each operator is required to complete a Work Area
Checklist for Aerial Lifts before and during use. Among the items that crews are asked to look
out for on the job is wind and weather conditions. The University directs lift operators that at
20 miles per hour wind speeds or anticipated gusts, lifts will be lowered to a
maximum height of 20 feet. With wind speeds or anticipated gusts of 25 miles per
hour or more, all lifts are grounded for that day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such wind hazard reporting is
important for the safety of those working at height and for the integrity of
projects that could be compromised by less that ideal work in higher wind
conditions. A number of universities across America have similar wind policies
relative to working at height including the University of New York, Temple
University and the University of Montana just to name a few. State Governments and private sector
companies in the U.S. also have such wind safeguards in place as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All organizations must address
the hazards of operating aerial work platforms in windy conditions as the
hazards can include the lift falling over,
a worker slipping off the platform if the lift is used during bad
weather or high winds, positioned on soft or uneven ground, overloaded with
heavy objects and driven over uneven, unstable ground, or surface in poor
condition, with the lift in an elevated position.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While all lift owners and
operators stress following their manufacturer’s instruction regarding operation
in windy conditions, If at any time, personnel feels unsafe, due to weather or
wind conditions prior to using an aerial lift, they may make a decision to
ground the lift and cease. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No questions asked</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lift industry has recognized
for years that we all have a responsibility to do our part in supplying safe,
efficient equipment to users, and to ensure that those users know how to
operate the equipment in a proper manner so that the job is completed safely...
and then go home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have any aerial lift needs and would
like to discuss potential solutions, please drop <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">GET, LLC</a> a line via our
website at <a href="http://www.get-guam.com/">www.get-guam.com</a> or give us a call at 671-483-0789-your authorized
Terex/Genie Representative for Guam and Micronesia.</span></div>
GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-69025241386441674372016-01-09T08:44:00.000+10:002016-01-09T08:44:03.275+10:00Polished Concrete Floors Are the Way to Go<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1905, Frank Lloyd Wright used reinforced concrete in the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois-the first of such structures to be ever be built and was considered by architects around the world as the first modern building in the world. For the past 110 years, concrete would continue to be leveraged for worship, work and living spaces and other applications all around the world. Lately, concrete, wood and hot-rolled steel are seeing a rise in popularity for sustainable living and business activities across the globe. In a Wall Street Journal October 2015 survey of 100 U.S. home builders, nearly 80% of respondents said industrial-influenced design was already popular or becoming popular with just 7% of the builders surveyed thought it was a passing fad.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcfJb-koTPNFAdR5zuk0pc8iHd7SH0f3WVEp74yqqzC-mjo4cy8fPuargqlfpov_bGsFbzDISDdVCqwD-Zbla7zQzeq1SXpKHMPNX8eXptD9_iF8hi5GIa-QXeIKzeE_hn9J3pgImbvZm/s1600/modern-wall-and-floor-tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcfJb-koTPNFAdR5zuk0pc8iHd7SH0f3WVEp74yqqzC-mjo4cy8fPuargqlfpov_bGsFbzDISDdVCqwD-Zbla7zQzeq1SXpKHMPNX8eXptD9_iF8hi5GIa-QXeIKzeE_hn9J3pgImbvZm/s320/modern-wall-and-floor-tile.jpg" width="238" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we are living in Guam with the initial influences of Wright for protecting against the seasonal winds through our latitude, thanks in large part to American military engineers, concrete flooring as an option for home improvement seems to be one that has been often overlooked for its beauty, sustainability and economy. Concrete flooring gives you a durable, low maintenance floor that will last the life of your home and business-heck, many businesses on island have been using them to sustain their bottom lines for decades. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no question that concrete floors, when left exposed, conserve resources by functioning both as a foundation slab and finished floor. This eliminates the need for carpeting and other floor coverings that would eventually require replacement. In addition to conserving materials, concrete flooring offers many other environmental benefits, such as contributing to better energy efficiency and improving indoor air quality. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Concrete floors utilize sustainable materials. The predominant raw material for the cement in concrete is limestone, the most abundant mineral on earth and is the material our island sits on. Because of their thermal mass and ability to retain heat, concrete floors are ideal for passive solar home designs. In hot and tropical climates like those found in Micronesia, concrete floors shielded from the sun will stay cool longer and can actually help lower air-conditioning costs. An exposed concrete floor is often an economical alternative to other finish solutions such as hardwood flooring and tile. For new residential construction or commercial projects with site-cast concrete floor slabs, choosing to leave the concrete floors exposed can save big money over the life of the building. First, you don't have to buy and install an additional floor covering to put on top of the floor slab. In addition, the durability and low maintenance needs of concrete flooring will save you the recurring maintenance and replacement costs associated with less-enduring flooring materials, such as carpet and vinyl tile. In a typical home environment, concrete floors are very low-maintenance, requiring only periodic sweeping or wet mopping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A darling of architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, for its versatile applications and honest good looks, polished concrete surfaces are enjoying something of a renaissance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An recent article from The Concrete Network pointed out that when properly installed and sealed, a concrete floor should last a lifetime and will never need replacement. Few flooring materials can boast this same longevity. Carpet, tile and even wood floors eventually need replacement, which uses up resources and creates waste disposal problems. </span></div>
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GET, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08864218872425234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306922288044162202.post-53215450841713198242016-01-05T12:02:00.000+10:002016-01-05T12:02:28.501+10:00 "Oversupply" Causes Korean Manufacturers to Trim LED Business<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we come into the New Year, we have to take notice of the changing landscape of the Asian lighting technology business. With many Guam based businesses looking to the region for more economical ways to reduce energy costs and illuminate their respective facilities, we all must be aware that the region's lighting business climate will take some interesting twists in 2016. Of note, the Korean lighting industry is starting to see significant shakeups.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taiwan-based LEDInside, citing a number of reputable industry sources, is reporting that the oversupply situation in the light-emitting diode (LED) industry this past year has pushed large Korean LED companies to downsize. The market intelligence provider, reported late last month that Iljin Group intends to close down its LED chip and package business, which has faced constant losses into profit since its founding in 2008. It is reported that the company has sent its application to Seoul Central District Court as of Dec. 18, 2015, and is waiting for the judge’s final ruling. It is rumored the LED business restructure was made to avoid negatively impacting the finances of the 49 year old parent company Iljin Group</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition, Korean company SKC is reporting that it will integrate its LED lighting business SKC Lighting back into the parent company by March 2016. SKC Lighting was established as an independent entity in September 2011, at the time SKC was bullish about the LED lighting industry’s sustainable development, but the lighting business operation flopped, and its revenue performance has been below par.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samsung Electronics announced its plans to down size its LED business in September 2015 with their rival LG Innotec, which intended to become a leader in the LED industry has secretly sold its sapphire wafer business to Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials, a joint venture established by Samsung and Sumitomo Chem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Korean lighting to see some bumps in the road, the picture is better industry wide with the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reporting today that demand for lighting equipment jumped 4.4% between the second and third quarters of 2015-the best quarterly performance since the second quarter of 2008. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Three months ago we said that ‘lighting-equipment demand is moving in the right direction’," said NLB Executive Director John Bachner. “We’re optimistic that the next report will show continued growth over the third quarter. Our optimism has been justified; in fact, it has been more than justified. Lighting’s back!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dramatic improvement – a 4.8% year-over-year gain – was revealed by data developed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) for the NEMA Lighting-Systems Index (LSI). </span></div>
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