June 2021 The SFNE Buy American Fabricated Campaign is Making Progress! With the help of Delaney & Associates, SFNE’s lobbyists, the association recently filed Buy American Amendments to the Massachusetts House and Senate Budgets. The amendments address the procurement language in Chapter 30B, the Massachusetts statute that requires local authorities to award projects to the lowest bidder.…
SFNE is pleased to announce that the membership has elected a new Board of Directors. Given the ongoing pandemic the election took place take place electronically. New terms began on January 1, 2021. The officers elected include: PresidentRick Coughlin, Quinn Brothers of Essex Vice PresidentDavid Orlando, Berlin Steel Construction Co. SecretaryJames McBrady, James McBrady, Inc.…
SFNE is developing a Buy American Fabricated Educational and Public Relations Campaign to increase awareness that New England public construction jobs are being awarded to companies outside of the United States. The plan underway is to activate public awareness campaigns at the beginning stage of construction projects. The program will consist of an SFNE generated…
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SFNE congratulates the Kenney & Sams attorneys who have been included in the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers List. They include Michelle De Oliveira, Mike Sams and David Kerrigan. All three have conducted excellent educational webinars for SFNE during this challenging year, covering issues ranging from Managing a Changing Workforce During COVID-19 to Complying with the…
By: Michelle De Oliveira, Esq, Kenney & Sams | July 28, 2020 On July 24, 2020, Governor Baker issued a COVID-19 Travel Order[1] to safeguard residents from exposure to the Coronavirus due to interstate travel. The Travel Order goes into effect on August 1, 2020, requiring visitors and returning residents entering Massachusetts to complete and submit a…
2020 Scholarship Recipients Chosen The Steel Fabricators of New England (SFNE) is pleased to announce that two $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to students who will use the funds to further their education in the trades. The scholarships were awarded to Shalor McKee from Dedham, MA, and Harry McDade from Rutland, MA. The SFNE scholarship…
May 7, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs). The action marks the department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators and follows President Donald J. Trump’s Memorandum on Making…
April 1, 2020 Today we have an update for Maine and Massachusetts. Others will follow as they become available. Please stay safe and well during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Maine Update Governor Janet Mills issued a series of substantial new mandates to protect public health and safety in the face of COVID-19, including a Stay…