Tim O'Toole

Dan Yoder Interviews Paul Bolin

Industry Leader Spotlight: Paul Bolin

Paul Bolin had a successful career as the Vice President of Sales for Kennedy Tank and Manufacturing in Indianapolis for twenty-seven years before retiring. Paul recently joined Dan Yoder, Vice…

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Fishing

Use Your Bid as Bait To Win More Work!

“It’s impossible to compete in this tight market as there’s always too much competition.” “The only way I get any jobs is when we leave too much money on the…

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Malta Dynamics custom XSERIES being used at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

7 on 7 with Greg Brown

STI/SPFA recently spoke with Greg Brown, President of Malta Dynamics, about his career in the steel fabrication industry. STI/SPFA: Tell us about the history of your company. Greg Brown: Malta…

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Filtering the Noise So You Can Focus on Success

Filtering the Noise So You Can Focus on Success

No matter your professional or personal goals, there will always be perpetual pessimists out there who doubt you will be successful. And it is not always your competitors or perceived…

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Column with heat exchanger trial fit-up

Significant Changes to CSA B51 – The “impact” on pressure vessels in Canada

There are significant changes in the 2024 Edition of the CSA Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping Code. Manufacturers should be aware of the changes, possible regulatory compliance, and new…

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Playing business like golf is the perfect shot towards shooting par.

Play Business Like Golf!

One of my dreams is to play the top 100 rated golf courses in the world. Often these courses are private country clubs that hold professional golf tournaments. To date,…

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Tea, South Dakota

7 on 7 with Brian Cooper

STI/SPFA recently spoke with Brian Cooper, Vice President of Business Development for Maguire, about his career in the steel fabrication industry. STI/SPFA: Tell us about the history of your company. Brian…

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U.S. Capitol in Washingon, D.C.

Raise Your Voice, Raise Our Industry

It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet so many new people at the STI/SPFA Fall Meeting in Cleveland a couple of weeks ago.  I thoroughly enjoyed…

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Is Your Competition on Your Payroll?

Is Your Competition on Your Payroll?

Have you ever paid the salary of one of your competitor’s employees? I am confident your answer is a resounding NO. But you may be wrong. In fact, this may…

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Are Customers Your #1 Priority?

Are Customers Your #1 Priority?

There are lots of ways to make a profit. They include cutting costs, reducing overhead, improving field productivity, accurate estimating, making zero mistakes in the field, and having an excellent…

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