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Increase Your Furnace’s Efficiency and Lowering Heating Costs
Heating and cooling costs can be very expensive. This is especially true for the northern, cold winter states. People can improvise in the summer with fans and individual air conditioning units, but the winter often requires the consistent usage of your furnace to properly warm the home. As we go into the coldest months of…
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Why Buy a Portable Storage Container Instead of Renting a Storage Unit?
If you’re moving your home or office, you’re bound to have a number of possessions you need to store for at least a little while. Although you may think your best option is to rent a storage unit, you may find that renting a portable storage container might actually be more advantageous for your situation.…
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Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Workers from Falls
If you run a construction company or other business that required your workers to use lifting equipment or crane services, you want to make the situation as safe as possible. To protect workers, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set up specific rules and regulations to prevent falls at work. The good news…
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7 Tips to Hiring the Right Driveway Contractor
Many homeowners do not spend a lot of time thinking about their driveways but they are important for a number of reasons. The driveway is one of the first things people see when they look at your home. The good news is that a driveway that has been installed correctly and is properly maintained can…
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How A Good Sign Can Make Or Break A Modern Business
What’s the first thing a customer sees when they take note of your business? You guessed it — it’s your business sign. While a steady reputation is certainly one of the effective tools in your arsenal, most won’t even get to that point without seeing you put your best foot forward. Commercial business signs are…
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The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Cleaning Service
Winter brings cold weather. It also brings the spread of germs and disease. More people develop cold and flu symptoms during the winter months, than any other time of the year. Regular home and office sanitization can reduce the spread of sicknesses. It can also prevent outbreaks of common cold weather illnesses, such as the…
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10 Tips to Protecting Your Business from Fires
No one expects to suffer a fire at their business but it does happen. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in 2015 there were 113,500 fires in businesses. These fires killed 80 people, injured another 1,425 and did about $3.1 billion in damage. Despite this, only 35% of all businesses surveyed have a…
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Pharma Packaging A Complex, Vital Industry
Pharma packaging is a bigger concern than ever. The pharmaceutical industry has always been huge, and it’s only growing. Within the past 30 days, 48.5% of Americans have used at least one prescription drug, and in 2011 alone the American pharmacy and drug store sales amounted to around $231.46 billion. The fact is that the…
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How Old Are the Smoke Detectors in Your Home?
Did you remember to set your clocks back when you went to bed last night? Did you enjoy the extra hour of sleep? Remembering the saying spring forward and fall back also serves as a reminder to many homeowners to also perform the twice a year check on the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors…