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D.E. Gemmill Goes Orange for NWZAW!
Our entire D.E. Gemmill staff wore Orange for “Go Orange Day” during National Work Zone Awareness week to honor work zone safety and show our support for the families and victims who have lost their lives in work zones. We remind you to please use caution and slow down while driving through work zones and […]
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Unwrap the Gift of Safety this Holiday Season
D.E. Gemmill’s Traffic Control and Safety Products Division is preparing for the approaching holiday season. As we reflect, embrace, and look forward to the holiday season, we can all agree the greatest and most precious gift of all is that of life itself. Therefore, we should ensure and value this wonderful life in which we […]
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A New Generation of Head Protection: Are Hard Hats Being Replaced With Helmets?
A New Generation of Head Protection: Are Hard Hats Being Replaced with Helmets? A new generation of head protection is now available at D.E. Gemmill’s retail location in York, PA. For over 60 years, hard hats construction went hand and hand, but we are seeing more construction companies incorporating safety helmets into their safety protocols […]
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Brand Awareness Through Customized Workwear
Spread Brand Awareness Through Customized Workwear Brand awareness starts with creating a connection between your customer and your company. Rather than just understanding about what your brand does and what you stand for, associating your business with your logo, brand awareness also helps potential customers understand if your product or service is right for them. […]
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Snow Emergency Travel Kit Essentials for Winter Driving
Grandma Always Said,” Don’t Leave Home Without Clean Underwear”. Here Are a Few Things She Forgot… While driving in any weather can put you in an emergency situation, winter weather can make these situations even more dangerous. Road conditions can change rapidly, becoming snow and/or ice covered without warning. Although we can’t predict when an […]
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D.E. Gemmill Inc: YCEA December Member of the Month
D.E. Gemmill is finishing out the 2021 season being recognized as York County Economic Alliance December Member of the Month! We couldn’t be more proud of the recognition and award presented to us by YCEAPA. Thank you to all of our local customers who allow us to be your One Stop Shop for all your […]
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Tough Enough to Speak Up: Construction Suicide Awareness
Most construction workers know that falls are still the leading cause of death in the industry. But do you know that there is a killer of construction workers that is four times greater than in the general population. Workers in construction are four times more likely to take their own lives than the general […]
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D.E. Gemmill’s 35 Year Anniversary Celebration & Annual Spring Open House
D.E. Gemmill wants you to join us for our Annual Spring Open House and 35th Anniversary Celebration, at our retail location on Wednesday April 28 from 11:00-5:00pm. We want to show you our appreciation and thank you for allowing us to be your One Stop Shop for all of your pavement maintenance and line painting, […]
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Falling, I’m Not Talking About Falling in Love Here…
As many as five construction workers fall to their deaths every week. According to OSHA data, one in every five work deaths annually are in construction. Approximately 33.5% of construction fatalities are caused by falls. Construction worker fatalities have risen every year from 2011 – 2019. Falls continue to be the number one […]
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D.E. Gemmill Customer Appreciation Day!
D.E. Gemmill is excited to host an end of summer Customer Appreciation Day Event at our retail location on Wednesday September, 16 from 9:00-5:00pm. We want to show you our appreciation and thank you for allowing us to be your One Stop Shop for all of your pavement maintenance and line painting, signs, safety apparel […]
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D.E. Gemmill is Impacting The Vision Zero Movement
D.E. Gemmill is helping our local cities in the Vision Zero Movement to help eliminate traffic related deaths and serious injuries. Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990’s, Vision Zero has a proven success […]
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“Not More Construction…………..I’m Late Already!”
“Not More Construction…………..I’m Late Already!” By: Colleen Gemmill It never fails, you’re running late and now you see signs, barrels, and an array of workers you are sure are there only to inconvenience you. Now because of this person holding a sign that says “stop”, you are certainly going to be late! After what […]
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Work Zone Awareness, Not Just for National Work Zone Awareness Week
As Spring arrives awakening fauna and flora alike, so too awakens the construction on our roadways. It seems quite fitting that we celebrate National Work Zone Awareness Week April 20 – 24, 2020. But I would argue that, while it is great to have an awareness week, we should be aware in work zones at […]
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D.E. Gemmill Can Custom Make Your COVID-19 Construction Site Signage
In the upcoming days and months, clear Signage may be a requirement at entry points on your construction sites to outline the commitment of you to maintain health and safety measures during the COVID-19 crisis, including any daily updates on the latest developments and guidelines from your jurisdictions’ public health authorities and self-identification screening tools. […]
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An Important Update and Recent Response to COVID-19
In compliance with the Governor Tom Wolf’s orders put forth yesterday evening that all non-life sustaining businesses must close; our corporate office and retail location has temporarily closed. We will have and maintain an emergency response team for the following situations. Emergency Sign Manufacturing for: Medical and Emergency Services Municipal Emergency Repairs and […]
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D.E. Gemmill Named as One of CPBJ 2019 Game Changers for Business of the Year!
D.E. Gemmill Inc is proud to say they were named as one of Central Penn Business Journal’s 2019 Game Changers: for Business of the Year. Winners were judged and scored by CPBJ’s editors for their professional achievement, community engagement and commitment to the growth of the Central PA region. We will be celebrated as one […]
Continue ReadingD.E. GEMMILL IS HONORING NATIONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK WITH SAVINGS!
Today marks the first day of National Work Zone Awareness Week. This campaign is held annually in the spring at the start of the construction season to help raise public awareness of work zone hazards. D.E. Gemmill encourages you to understand that Work Zone Safety is EVERYBODY’S responsibility. Work Zones play a key role in […]
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Waterblasting – So Much More Than Removal
When D. E. Gemmill Inc. purchased a water blaster, the specific thought was to utilize the equipment for pavement marking removal, which would correspond with their core business of pavement marking. However, in a short period of time, we realized that we can offer so many more services with this piece of equipment. During the […]
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We are Excited to Announce that we Recently added a Second SOS Truck to our Fleet!
Our Mobile Safety on Site Division can be scheduled to visit any work site to assist safety departments in implementing their safety programs by giving their employees choices from 20 plus manufacturers of safety apparel, protective safety equipment and work boots. S.O.S. can also supply your regular bulk needs for your corporation. Our Mobile Safety […]
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Hydroblasting Our Way Through The Pavement Maintenance Industry
Line removal and surface preparation are now part of the extended services D.E. Gemmill Inc. can offer you. Hydroblasting machines are a technically proven water disbursement system with a capability of operating pressure up to 40,000 pounds per square inch, creating a very efficient process for line removal, pavement cleaning and surface preparation. Our new […]
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Completed Pavement Markings, Site Traffic Signage and Site Amenities
E. Gemmill Inc. Completed Pavement Markings, Site Traffic Signage and Site Amenities at new Amazon Facility in Maryland E. Gemmill Inc. of Red Lion Pennsylvania was contracted to install the pavement markings, site traffic signage and other various site amenities at the new Amazon facility in North East Maryland. The project was a fast pace […]
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