By Jim Poage, Director of Safety, Formetco Operations employees, sign erectors, service technicians, and anyone else that works on creating installing, maintaining, or servicing outdoor advertising structures use a variety of ladders during their normal workday. These can be portable extension ladders, portable A-Frame ladders, special duty hook ladders, and […]
Duluth, GA – Formetco, the nation’s leading supplier and manufacturer to the outdoor advertising industry, has promoted Digital Billboard Sales Manager, Britt McConnell to Director of Digital Sales. After running his own sign business, McConnell joined Formetco as Print Division Sales Manager in 2010. Nearly doubling revenue within the first […]
Poor record keeping is one of the top OSHA citations each year . Billboard Insider talked with Formetco’s Safety Director Jim Poage to learn what record keeping requirements OSHA expects from out of home companies. What is the OSHA requirement for record keeping? Employers are required to keep accident, illness, […]
January 12, 2022 Duluth, GA – Formetco, an innovative out of home advertising manufacturer for half a century is transforming the industry once again by partnering with SignBird to provide brand new state-of-the-art marketing resources to every billboard customer. SignBird produces breathtaking and eye-catching drone photography and videography, approach footage, […]
By Jim Poage, Safety Director, Safeco Incorporated A study was performed by the Navy SEALS that revealed that if you are wearing wet clothes, in sixty degree weather, for sixty minutes, you will begin to experience the first stages of hypothermia. Because of this low temperature threshold, it is extremely […]
Billboard Insider asked Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage for an update on pending White House COVID 19 vaccination rules. What’s new with the White House COVID19 vaccination plan? Well, technically speaking, the expectation that businesses with 100 or more employees will require vaccinations or weekly testing of employees is still […]
We saw Deanna Berry’s linkedin post on the sale to Trailhead and asked to reprint it. Deanna credits the employees and vendors who helped McWhorter thrive and grow. A great read if you are new to the out of home business or are thinking of starting your own out of […]
Last month the Biden administration proposed rules to require companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or require weekly covid testing. The rules could impact two-thirds of private sector workers. Billboard Insider talked with Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage to get his insight on how this enforcement may […]
A reader writes: “We are having issues with our cameras on our digitals getting dirty, do other companies have this issue? Do they regularly clean them? I thought you would be the guy to ask or it might make for a good article on the site.” Billboard Insider talked with […]
Arnold Outdoor founder John Arnold has learned a lot in a 21 year career in the Out of Home business. Last week he talked about hiring, permits and easements. This week he talks about digital billboards. Digital billboards. I have 3 and was just permitted for the 4th. It’s a […]
