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Earlier this month firefighters from the town of Ipswich in the United Kingdom got a phone call in the mid-afternoon of a typically normal day from a bank. When they arrived, no fire was found however a small pigeon was trapped in netting high above the bank entrance.

Recently announced that our nearby Major League Baseball team is extending and replacing its safety netting. The Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park will have a new addition soon. Spectator safety is a high priority to the Pittsburgh Pirates and with the new netting comes the ability to see more and experience the game with peace of mind.

Although the current temperatures may not feel like it, spring is just around the corner! It’s not too early to start planning your warmer-weather activities—and many of these endeavors will involve netting.

The African elephant is one of the largest land creatures in our current time. Weighing up to 7 tons, and eating up to 300 pounds of food in a single day! While the Elephants may be peaceful creatures that eat plant matter from trees, bushes, and small shrubs.

The Frederick Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association released a statement that it’s creating a new membership option for its prestigious group. This new option is for what it’s calling Remote Pilots, or better known as Drone Pilots.

Styrofoam, plastic toys, bouys, and even a few shoes are just a small list of items found by Close Dubois and James Middleton. The founders of Ocean Legacy Foundation and the crew members have already set a massive clean up effort in the ocean off Vancouver Island.

Here is an excellent article about World War II Army Pfc. Desmond Doss. I thought I would share this article because it does talk about one of the last campaigns in the Pacific and how using cargo nets, Doss’ battalion climbed a treacherous, 400-foot-high jagged cliff, nicknamed Hacksaw Ridge, to get to a plateau.

Upgrades in technology, changes in our country and, the diminishing amount of lower-skilled blue-collar workers are causing some serious problems across our great land. While the trade of manufacturing is growing, and slowly becoming our goldmine industry again.

It is my pleasure to introduce the latest and greatest in the world of loading dock safety. The Ultimate Defender Gate™ has been the pinnacle of loading dock safety when it comes to protecting workers from plowing through the dock door.

While we are all still sitting here scratching our heads on how the Patriots came back to beat the Falcons we can all agree that the halftime show was filled with some awesome drones!

In 2015 a total of 4,836 individuals have been killed in the workplace across the United States. This information was released in December (2016) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

When someone is said to “eat like a bird,” it means he or she consumes only little portions or has a small appetite. Yet, as many growers know, flocks of birds can eat or destroy significant portions of their crops, especially fruit. Each year, birds cause crop losses that run into millions of dollars.