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Upside down, inside out
January 21, 2010 - On the morning of January 11, a worker at SouthWest Metro Transit in Eden Prairie, Minn., pressed the automatic garage opener to lift a garage door with a broken cable. All of the rollers instantly fell from the bent tracks. The 24-feet-wide-by-16-feet-high garage door flipped upside down and inside out. SouthWest Transit called upon Twin City Garage Door Co. (TCGD), the largest full-service garage door company in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., to fix the problem. "T
APi Electric's new LEED professionals
January 20, 2010 - APi Electric's Project Manager Wesley Blake and Project Engineer Adam Hopp have both earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® (LEED) Green Associate credential. Both also received their associates' degree in Electrical Construction Design and Management from Dunwoody College of Technology in 2008 and 2009 respectively. LEED professional accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LE
APi NSG awarded GSA schedule
January 11, 2010 - APi National Service Group (NSG) is pleased to announce the award of its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) schedule 03FAC contract, a pre-approved and preferred federal contract that is used by thousands of federal buyers to make purchases quickly with limited paperwork, red tape and competition. APi NSG's contract number, GS-21F-0060W, is now included on the GSA's 03FAC schedule for Facilities Maintenance and Management. As a GSA approved schedule holder, all l
APi acquires Reliance Fire Protection
Jan. 6, 2010 - At years end APi Group Inc. sealed the deal to acquire Reliance Fire Protection Inc., APi's third and final acquisition in 2009. Reliance specializes in non-residential fire sprinkler design, fabrication, installation, repair, inspection testing and counter sales. It is believed to be the second largest union contractor and the second largest fire protection contractor in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and su
