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A fun and informative sales training took place in Hampshire August 20th through 23rd that offered an opportunity to allow our newest employees to get hands-on with some of our most popular products and listen to several information-packed sessions presented by our knowledgeable team members. This comprehensive week of learning covered W. R. Meadow’s liquid line of products, expansion joints and plastics, restoration products, vaporproofing, waterproofing, cementitious waterproofing, air barriers, hot and cold sealants, and our pool and POURTHANE products. There was also an architectural presentation and direct marketing segment that took knowledge of W. R. Meadows’ product line one…
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New and Improved Product Submittal Builder Now Available
To help our customers create up-to-date, complete product submittals, we’ve updated and improved our product submittal builder, a handy online tool to create comprehensive documents that include data sheets, SDSs, guide specifications, etc. Our new features include an ‘expand all’ options at the top of the main product category page to make locating a product easier. A ‘select all/select none’ option was also added directly below the product name to quickly select or deselect all items within a section to avoid unnecessary extra clicks. During the submittal package review section, there is now the ability to add a project name…
Congratulations David Boyle, FCSC, CTR on recently being inaugurated into the CSC College of Fellows
Congratulations David Boyle, FCSC, CTR on recently being inaugurated into the Construction Specifications of Canada College of Fellows. After over 20 years as a Technical Sales Representative at W. R. MEADOWS of Canada and being one of the most respected people in the industry, David was honored by being officially recognized by the CSC as a member who has made an outstanding contribution to the enhancement of the Association. This elite group holds high standards to even be nominated into the College of Fellows, and being elected as a member is an incredible achievement. After earning Salesperson of the Year…
Request our newly updated 97C Catalog
Our 97C catalog has recently been updated and reprinted to include our newest products, AIR-SHIELD ALUMINUM SHEET MEMBRANE, DECRA-SEAL NATURAL, PENCURE OTC, ULTRITE COATING REMOVER, and ULTRITE CLEANER. This catalog provides a quick and easy reference guide to our extensive line of W. R. MEADOWS and DECK-O-SEAL premium-grade construction products complete with product photos and descriptions. This 28-page catalog is organized by product application categories and MasterFormat designation. Our 97C catalog is a great way to learn about the wide variety of available products from W. R. MEADOWS and DECK-O-SEAL. A downloadable, printable PDF version of our 97C catalog is…
Russell Snow to Detail W. R. MEADOWS’ Air Barrier Performance at Pittsburgh Conference
W. R. MEADOWS’ Building Envelope Product Group Manager and Building Science Specialist Russell Snow will be featured in a panel discussion on liquid-applied air barriers during the one-day Materials Selection Conference in Pittsburgh on September 26. The event, hosted by Durability + Design magazine, is titled “Building Wall Coatings, Water Repellents and Liquid-Applied Air Barriers.” Snow currently serves as Chair of the Air Barrier Association of America and is a member of the ASTM E06, ASTM D08, and American Concrete Institute committees. He has also been involved for a number of years with Construction Specifications Canada and is currently involved…
Read Our “Building in Tight Urban Spaces” Article!
At W. R. MEADOWS, we’re proud to employ seasoned, experienced, educated professionals with impeccable product knowledge. Our sales team features many knowledgeable employees who have decade upon decade of experience in the construction industry. To help share this knowledge, our personnel actively write technical articles to help educate readers on several facets of the construction industry. Recently, our very own Wendy Talarico authored an article for respected trade publication, The Construction Specifier, which is the official publication for the Construction Specifications Institute. The article, entitled “Building in Tight Urban Spaces,” was featured in the August issue of the magazine. The…
CONSTRUCT: September 13th-15th
Mark your calendar for CONSTRUCT sponsored by CSI. You won’t want to miss the one and only national trade show and educational conference from Wednesday, September 13th through Friday, September 15th at the Rhode Island Convention Center. This event brings together thousands of leaders in the commercial building construction industry that spec and source building products. Learn about real-world, practical products and education solutions for building success during this three-day event. Hear from W. R. MEADOWS’ very own Wendy Talarico, Architectural Services Specialist, who will be presenting at CONSTRUCT. Make sure to visit W. R. MEADOWS at booth # 502.…
W. R. MEADOWS hosts ABAA Installer Training Course
W. R. MEADOWS was very pleased to host an Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) installer certification training course at our location in Hampshire, Illinois for 15 contractors from across the country. ABAA is the national voice of the air barrier industry, setting a high standard for building envelope excellence through their Quality Assurance Program. ABAA President Russ Snow is also Building Science Specialist at W. R. MEADOWS. This 3-day training program, taught by Peter Spafford, the Director of Quality Assurance from the ABAA, focused on both theory and practical instruction for self-adhered and fluid applied air barriers. The classroom…
David Boyle Named President of CSC
W. R. Meadows congratulates David Boyle on his appointment to president of Construction Specifications Canada (CSC). David has been a member of CSC since 2000, obtained his CTR designation 15 years ago, and has been working his way up through the ranks ever since. David is a member of the Grand Valley Chapter and was a vital part of the resurgence of that Chapter. After taking an active role as Chapter Director for two years, he then was elected to the Executive Council as 4th Vice-President, and has moved up through the VP roles and is now President. His responsibilities…
ABAA Conference: April 18th-20th
ABAA Air Barrier Association of America will be hosting their 6th annual Conference & Trade Show this Tuesday through Thursday, April 18th-20th, in Reston, VA. This conference provides three days of comprehensive learning taught by some of the most innovative minds in building science with a focus on air barriers and building airtightness. Come visit W. R. MEADOWS at booth number 4 to see our Air Barrier products and speak with our experienced sales personnel. W. R. MEADOWS offers quality air barrier protection with our AIR-SHIELD air barrier line. W. R. MEADOWS’ own AIR-SHIELD has completed the ABAA evaluation process…
Our Blog Received a Fresh Coat of Paint
Our Blog just received a fresh coat of paint. This site is mobile friendly as well, so try viewing our blog on your phone or tablet (no re-sizing necessary!). Here is a before and after screenshot. Update 12/1/16: We’ve updated our blog, yet again! Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Check out our updated website!
W. R. MEADOWS is proud to announce the launch of our new website! Many changes have been implemented, including the basic feel and navigation of the website. The website has been redesigned to give it a more contemporary feel, including a more immersive front page, easier navigation to product information, and an enhanced layout. A key improvement of the website is its enhanced mobile-friendly features. The site automatically adjusts based on the width of browser or size of mobile device. The site looks sharp regardless of device – from the largest monitor to the smallest smart phone. With all these innovations,…
This year, we turn 90.
W. R. Meadows is celebrating 90 years of business in 2016! Co-founded in 1926 by W. R. “Bob” Meadows and Edna Meadows, the company has grown steadily through the decades to become what it is today: a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high quality building materials for today’s construction professionals, as we continue to treat our clients with the utmost product quality, outstanding service, and business integrity. From our Asphalt Expansion Joint product that started it all (and is still being made and sold today all over the world!) all the way to its jump into pool deck products and everything…
W. R. MEADOWS Completes GHS Upgrade for all Safety Data Sheets and Product Labels
W. R. Meadows has upgraded its Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) and product labels to be GHS compliant. The GHS, or Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, is a set of guidelines created by the United Nation and recently implemented by the United States; most other countries are either already complying or are in the process of doing so. The GHS sets forth recommendations to ensure safe handling, use, and disposal of chemicals, and to make known health or environmental hazards. To assist with international language barriers, the GHS uses globally agreed-upon and known pictograms to display such…
Download Your CAD Details from W. R. MEADOWS’ Website
Among the many various items available on W. R. MEADOWS’ website are its Application (CAD) Details. Current CAD Details available include W. R. MEADOWS’ AIR-SHIELD™ air barrier family, its underslab vapor barrier products, as well as its line of waterproofing products and cementitious waterproofing products. The individual products for which CAD Details are posted can be below. Recently, we’ve added thumbnails next to each product name. These thumbnails, like the one above, make the CAD Detail page more user-friendly, as they act as a preview so you know exactly what you’re downloading before you begin doing so. All CAD Details are…
Visit Blue Ridge Fiberboard at the International Roofing Expo
Our sister company, BLUE RIDGE FIBERBOARD, will be at the International Roofing Expo in New Orleans from February 24-26th at booth #1709 with some exciting new things to share with you. Brought to you by popular demand, the same STRUCTODEK HD WITH PRIMED RED COATING that you know and love is now available in both 1/2“and new 1” sizes! The new 1” STRUCTODEK HD WITH PRIMED RED COATING can span a typical 2-5/8” flute on a metal “B” deck for a very cost effective, yet solid direct to deck application. When compared to a glass faced gypsum cover board, STRUCTODEK…
See W. R. MEADOWS products in action on Instagram!
W. R. MEADOWS is now on Instagram! We will be posting photos and architectural renderings of projects that contain W. R. MEADOWS products. If your company has a project that you’d like featured on our Instagram please send a high resolution photo, contact information for us to link back to your company, and some background about the project and how W. R. MEADOWS products were used in it. If your company uses Instagram and your photos feature our products, we now have an official #wrmeadows hashtag that you can use as well. We’re excited to be featuring your work in…
We Have a New Air-Barrier Code Compliance Page
We’ve developed a new Air Barrier Code Compliance page to help you navigate W. R. MEADOWS products in relation to code compliance regulations in your area. It includes the testing requirements for air barriers for air permeance, air leakage, and fire resistance, including use of air barriers in NFPA 285 assemblies, as well as updated information about air barrier requirements in national codes and standards. With the continued rise in energy costs and the concentrated design of structures that are more energy efficient, the industry has continued to revise codes and standards to provide minimum requirements that need to be…
W. R. Meadows on SlideShare
Have you visited the W. R. Meadows page on SlideShare lately? This page is a great way to learn more about the construction industry and the technology that W. R. Meadows provides. Currently, we provide nine presentations that cover a wide variety of topics in the construction industry, including concrete restoration, underslab vapor barriers, concrete surface treatments, and more. These presentations are the actual files we present to architecture and engineering firms to help them earn continuing education credit from the American Institute of Architects, so these presentations are a great way to learn what actual design firms are learning…
Happy July 4th!
We’d like to take a minute and wish all our partners and customers in the U.S. a happy and safe 4th of July weekend. Whether you sell, specify, or apply our product, we thank you for your business and patronage. W. R. Meadows truly is a great American success story. Our humble beginning was in 1926, when the founder of the company, W.R. “Bob” Meadows, pioneered the creation of concrete expansion joint fillers. Installing these fillers in periodic intervals in concrete absorbed the stresses of concrete as it expanded and shrank due to the freeze/thaw cycle. These fillers allowed concrete to…
W. R. MEADOWS Goes to Building Envelope Boot Camp
On April 30th-May 2nd, eleven members of our W. R. MEADOWS sales team took part in our first ever two day building envelope boot camp. The boot camp consisted of a combination of technical and hands-on training where the participants took part in product demonstrations, practiced presentations, and were brought up to speed on all the new happenings within the W. R. Meadows line of building envelope products. In the classroom, our sales team was provided with technical knowledge on air barriers, waterproofing, and underslab moisture protection in order to provide a greater level of technical support to all members…
Interview With Anne Ellis, American Concrete Institute
“We transform the world around us each and every day,” says longtime construction industry leader Anne Ellis. Ellis has personally had a hand in so many transformations in her career that if each were a pre-cast concrete slab, you’d have enough to construct a skyscraper. In a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Anne Ellis has seen just about everything that the construction industry can throw at a person. And she’s wore enough hats that she could practically start her own haberdashery: engineer, project management, instructor, marketing, policy influencer, lobbyist. Yeah. She’s done all that. And more. Her…
Visit us at the World of Concrete!
This week is the annual World of Concrete tradeshow in Las Vegas! We hope all of you that are attending the show stop by the W. R. Meadows booth. We’re located at booth #S10707. Our dedicated staff will be there showcasing our latest product technology and enhancements. This year, our focus is on concrete curing and sealing compounds. This line has been a W. R. Meadows staple for years. We’re constantly refining our formulas to make sure they conform to the latest VOC standards, are easy to apply, and perform with the same quality as they have for years. Stop…
Goodbye MSDS, Hello SDS
We are in the process of updating our current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to meet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new SDS (Safety Data Sheet) format and information standard. All technical documents produced by W. R. Meadows will be updated to comply with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard Final Rule. According to OSHA’s website, the new Hazard Communication Standard is being brought into alignment with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). This system was developed to create a standardized system for the classification and labelling of chemicals to logically define health, physical, and…
David Boyle Named 4th VP of CSC
Congratulations to our own David Boyle, outside sales representative, as he has recently been named 4th Vice President of Construction Specifications Canada (CSC). CSC is a national multi-disciplinary, association committed to ongoing development and delivery of quality education programs, publications and services in the construction community. David’s role as 4th Vice-President will include membership, chapter development and communications responsibilities. David has been involved with CSC since 2000 and is a member of the Grand Valley Chapter. He has held the previous roles of Chapter Chairman and Chapter Director and is currently the co-chairman of the CSC National Conference 2014. As…
Cant and Edge Now Available in Fort Worth
Our subsidiary company, Blue Ridge Fiberboard, is proud to announce that they are now stocking: 1.5″ x 4″ x4′ (AKA “3 x3) Cant Strip 1/2″ x 6″ x 4′ Edge Strip Cant and Edge can now be will-called and mixed and matched with other flat stock fiberboard at the Texas warehouse located at 2555 NE 33rd Street, Ft. Worth, TX 76111. Recommended for all types of roof systems, Cant and Edge Strip smoothes out the 90 degree angle created where the surface joins the perpendicular wall (parapet). Edge Strip creates a slope to aid roof drainage and prevent standing water.…
Our New Patent Page
W. R. MEADOWS recently created a page on our websites for our patents. We’ve created this page in order to make people in the industry aware of our intellectual property. To check out our new page, click here.
Our website is now available in French
We’ve recently released our website in French to better serve our French-speaking customers. The website has been translated into French, offering product data, literature and much more information. It can be viewed directly at https://www.wrmeadows.com/fr-ca/fra/. https://www.wrmeadows.com/fr-ca/fra/
Stacey Bogdanow Designated as CTR
Congratulations to our own Stacey Bogdanow, sales representative, on her recent designation as a Certified Technical Representative (CTR) from CSC – Construction Specifications Canada! The CTR designation provides professional recognition for individuals who market and distribute products and materials to the construction industry. Stacey’s designation attests to her independent and objective adherence to the highest quality of product representation. Stacey joins Sales Representative, David Boyle, and Building Science Specialist, Russ Snow, from our Canada office as CTRs. At W. R. Meadows, we are dedicated to serving our customers with the most current product knowledge and these three, as CTRs, are…
New Course on Knight School
We have recently added a new course for Premoulded Membrane Vapor Seal with Plasmatic ® Core (PMPC) on our training site, Knight School. PMPC is a vaporproofing and waterproofing membrane designed to stop moisture migration in footings, concrete floors, and structural slabs. With the lowest perm rating in the industry of 0.002 perms, PMPC offers a virtually impermeable vaporproofing system and waterproofing system for horizontal applications. Knight School is designed to provide more information about our products and to offer continuing education. Click here to log in or register to take our new PMPC course.
Russ Snow is a BSSO Recipient
Congratulations to our own Russ Snow, building science specialist, as he has been honored with Building Science Specialist of Ontario (BSSO) accreditation from the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC). BSSO accreditation recognizes those who meet the strict educational and practical requirements set forth by the BSSO Advisory Board. The honor provides members of the industry, including building designers, specifiers, developers, contractors and owners, the assurance that the honored person has a high level of education and understanding in the building science field. Congrats on this achievement, Russ. As building science specialist, Russ’s main responsibilities include the development of specifications at…
W. R. MEADOWS Goes Mobile
Hampshire, IL – W. R. MEADOWS, a leader in the construction products industry for more than 85 years, recently optimized its website for mobile viewing on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Designed to load quickly on 3G/4G speeds, W. R. MEADOWS’ mobile site eases architects, engineers, and contractors’ searches for product information, data sheets, MSDS, and guide specs while traveling or on the jobsite. We wanted to provide an easier way to search for the information on our website when your only tool available is your mobile phone or tablet,” said Matthew Price, President of W. R. MEADOWS. “The re-formatted…
About QR Codes
As you may have noticed, W. R. MEADOWS has started using Quick Response codes (QR codes) on its labels, brochures, and other marketing material. While QR codes may look confusing, they continue to grow in popularity and widespread use, given the increasing popularity of smartphones. When you scan or read a QR code with your iPhone, Android or Blackberry, you can link to websites, YouTube videos, or display a user’s contact information. QR codes can be used in numerous applications: Labels: QR codes can display product data sheets from our website (which have links to MSDS, guide specs, videos, etc).…
Dianne Carey Is a CDT
Congratulations to our own Dianne Carey, director of technical services, as she recently passed her CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) Certification Program. Dianne is now a Construction Documents Technologist (CDT). The significant effort she has expended to acquire the knowledge necessary to pass a CSI examination puts her in an elite group of construction professionals. By being CSI-certified, Dianne has developed a conceptual understanding of the entire construction process, and earned concrete skills in construction documentation development and administration, specification writing and enforcement, product research and sourcing, and communication with the design and contracting teams. Congratulations, Dianne, on this noteworthy achievement.
We have the first CSP in the industry
Congrats to our own Russ Snow for being designated the first Construction Specifications Practioner (CSP) in the industry. The objectives of the CSP are to set standards and a high quality of practice for specification writers through prescribed qualifications, courses, and a demonstrated level of competence and ethical practices, as well as to provide a program for continuing improvement of specification writer skills and professional development and to establish a body of knowledge and standard of conduct for specification writers. This designation is one that has been in development within Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) for a few years and recently has been released. …
W. R. Meadows Goes Solar … Again!
On March 15, 2011, W. R. Meadows commissioned its second solar-generating facility, with the startup of a 120kW photovoltaic solar farm, located at W. R. Meadows of Southern California in Pomona. The system consists of 1,270 roof-mounted, thin-film solar panels that have the combined capacity to drive 2,000 60-watt light bulbs. Each panel converts direct sunlight into clean, non-polluting electrical energy. It’s the same technology found in solar-powered pocket calculators, just on a larger scale. As electricity is generated by the solar panels, the DC current from the panels is converted into more conventional AC current, and is then fed back into the utility…
It’s our 85th anniversary. Let’s party.
How are we celebrating? Nothing fancy – just providing our clients with quality, integrity, and service, which have been our core values since our founding in 1926. We’ve come a long way since our founding. The first product sold by W. R. Meadows was Asphalt Expansion Joint, a product we still sell today. The company first started with manufacturing these expansion joint products, but we gradually increased our line to including curing and sealing compounds, building envelope products, and concrete restoration. Pretty much, if you’re involved with concrete construction, we have a product for you. We’re also proud to have expanded…