The MILLS & NEBRASKA Blog

Central Florida Lumber and Supply Company, Inc. d/b/a Mills & Nebraska announces that earlier this year it successfully met WBENC's standards and became a certified National Women's Business Enterprise Certification (WBENC) organization. Bridget Pulsifer, sole owner since 2011, is pleased about the opportunities and open doors this certification will bring to the company. The team at Mills & Nebraska, already active members of NAWIC (National Association of Women In Construction), are excited about this recognition. Central Florida Lumber and Supply Company, Inc. d/b/a Mills & Nebraska has been serving the Southeastern part of the country and its local Orlando community since 1933. This certification is another milestone in the company's 86 year history.

When searching for fire rated commercial door solutions with glass, often the best solution is an Air Louver glass window. Specifically, the VSL Air Louver Slimline Vision Lite is an ideal solution when the application calls for fire rated doors.

In many areas of the country you can find specialty purpose shelters and rooms designed to withstand the devastating effects of hurricanes, tornados, and other storms.

Now a days we take the presence of fire rated exit doors for granted. Hotels, movie theaters, restaurants, and nearly all buildings we enter come equipped with exit doors. The reason this is the case, however, is because for many years there were no building standards that dictated exit devices or fire doors and many people lost their lives when fire or other emergencies caused a rush for the exits. Many times people could do escape a structure because exterior doors opened inward and, as people tried to escape, they could not be opened. Other times exterior doors were locked from the outside, or there simply weren't enough exits to accommodate the number of people trying to flee the building.