FEBRUARY 2011

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Mr. Ron Morris, of Lyons Manufacturing, producers of Patchcrete, Pavecrete,

Super Flowcrete, Cast-Patch, Power-Crete,

and many other fine products, will be demonstrating and discussing the

advantages of these products at the

following HUB Locations.

Feb 14 - National City  -  1:30 p.m.

Feb 15 - San Marcos   - 11:00 a.m.

Feb 16 - Murrieta        - 11:00 a.m.

Feb 17 - Santa Ana     - 11:00 a.m.

For additional information, or if you would like a jobsite demonstration, please contact your nearest Hub Location.

Hub Construction Specialties, Inc.

is proud to announce our 

Vendor of the Year Awards for 2010.

ADA Solutions, Inc.,

Bosch Power Tools,

Stego Industries,

U.S. Mix,

W.R. Meadows, 

The Ebbert Company

       as Manufacturers Representative of the Year.

These awards are presented to companies

that have provided excellent products, quality product knowledge, outstanding customer service, high fill rates, delivery promptness,

and great accuracy of orders. 
Hub Construction Specialties, Inc. values

these companies as hard working and conscientious partners in commerce.

Housing Rebounds from Mid-Year Decline

Housing market activity progressively improved late in 2010 returning home sales to above the average level over the past year. Starts also improved late in 2010 but remained short of the artificially high levels during the homebuyer tax credit period. Home prices remain essentially steady at 15% below the pre-recession level although a modest rising trend appeared to underway at yearend.

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The controversial numeric turbidity limit and associated monitoring requirements for construction site stormwater runoff are officially on hold until EPA reevaluates the data and issues a "correction rule." EPA recently admitted that it miscalculated the stormwater runoff limit published in the December 2009 "Effluent Limitations Guidelines" for the "Construction and Development Industry" (C&D ELG rule) and subsequently announced an administrative stay pending the completion of a new rulemaking. EPA plans to propose a revision to the current numeric limit of 280 nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs) in early 2011 and to take final action by May 30, 2011.

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Construction Industry Forecast: Better Than Last Year

More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Navigant.

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Register now for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011
The American Concrete Institute is proud to be an Official Supporting Organization for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 is your source for what's new in construction and will be the meeting place for construction industry professionals. The show will take place March 22-26 in Las Vegas. Make Las Vegas your destination for ideas and products that positively influence everything you do -- from safety, to sustainability, to your bottom line. 

Contractor Comedy

Genie In A Bottle

A contractor was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie. The genie said, "OK, OK. You released me from the lamp...yada yada yada! This is the fourth time this month and I'm getting a little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three of them. You only get one wish!" 

The contractor sat and thought about it for a while and said, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I'm scared to fly and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?" The genie laughed and said, "That's impossible. Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete ... how much steel! Do you know how many engineers I would have to hire to figure how to do it?  No, think of another wish." 

The contractor said OK and tried to think of a really good wish.  Finally, he said, "I've been married and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don't care and that I'm insensitive.  So, I wish that I could understand women... know how they feel inside and what they're thinking when they give me the silent treatment... know why they're crying, know what they really want when they say 'nothing'... know how to make them truly happy." The genie paused for a few minutes and then said, 

"You want that bridge with two lanes or four?"

 Strange Facts

and Useless Information

The Super Bowl is broadcast to over 182 countries in the world.

Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television, only do so to view the commercials.

 

The football team Green Bay Packers comes from a meat packing company called Acme Packing.

During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.

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