Posts by Chris Denny
Top 10 Ropes Courses Around Houston
High ropes courses are not only known for their unique ways of challenging thrill-seekers and climbing enthusiasts, but also for the way they utilize wood products in their obstacle installations. From suspended balance logs to soaring piling platforms, ropes courses continuously push the limit for park engineers and participants alike. Down below are 10 of the top…
Read MoreDaily Deliveries & Safety
Construction is an essential industry and we’re here in full force to supply your projects. We are delivering daily! For your safety and the safety of our drivers, they are equipped with an arsenal of sanitizers and cleaners and the understanding that we’re all in this together. While they can’t offer the usual handshake, you…
Read MoreBuilding Products Plus Swaps Diesel Forklifts for Cleaner Natural Gas Forklifts
Houston-based Building Products Plus has taken another step toward running leaner and greener by switching their entire fleet of forklifts from diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) forklifts. Building Products Plus is what you might call “green” already. Several years ago, they switched their entire delivery fleet, including semi’s and tilt-bed trucks, to all CNG-powered…
Read MoreNever Replace Your Pilings Again
EcoPile pilings are an exceptional alternative to wood pilings designed to extend the longevity of your marine structure. Due to the ever-growing restrictions of using treated wood in water, wooden pilings are now having to be replaced more often than before. Since the untreated pilings are completely exposed, they are quickly being ravaged by weathering,…
Read MoreBeautify, Protect, & Repair Pilings In The Water
This is one product we are especially excited to bring to the marine & shoreline market. Until now, if your pilings were rotten due to marine boring organisms like barnacles or fungus such as “horse hair” fungus, your only real option was to replace the pilings. Yes, you can wrap pilings but that only protects…
Read MoreBPP Turns A Single Tree Into 36 Bikes For Charity
Sales Manager, Eric Lincoln, saw a Texas Cedar that had been declared dead and tagged for removal as an opportunity to make something beautiful. “They were going to cut it down anyway.” Lincoln said of the tree and many others that had been affected by the central Texas drought over the last few years. So…
Read More2015 Spring Scholarship Honorable Mention – Esmael Mayar
American Pole and Timber offers a $500 scholarship to two students each semester. The topic for submissions changes each semester and information for the Fall 2015 scholarship can be found on the APT website. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2015 with the winners being announced November 30, 2015. Congratulations to Esmael Mayar; her essay…
Read More2015 Spring Scholarship Honorable Mention – Samuel Deshields
Congratulations to Samuel Deshields; her essay earned her an honorable mention from American Pole and Timber. We asked the question, “In what ways can the increased use of wood and wood-derived building materials in construction make the most positive impacts on the environment in next 35 years (by 2050)?” The following is Samuel’s winning submission …
Read More2015 Spring Scholarship Honorable Mention – Stefani Lee
American Pole and Timber offers a $500 scholarship to two students each semester. The topic for submissions changes each semester and information for the Fall 2015 scholarship can be found on the APT website. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2015 with the winners being announced November 30, 2015. Congratulations to Stephani Lee; her essay earned…
Read More2015 Spring Scholarship Winner – Christopher Gallegos
American Pole and Timber offers a $500 scholarship to two students each semester. The topic for submissions changes each semester and information for the Fall 2015 scholarship can be found on the APT website. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2015 with the winners being announced November 30, 2015. Congratulations to Christopher Gallegos, Harvard University, for…
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