It's the Launch of A-1's 2020 Season!

A-1 is pleased to begin our 14th year of concrete leveling with the 2020 season this week. Our project managers are busy estimating projects and our crew schedules are filling up to complete approved projects. As the majority of our projects are in exterior areas we are happy to complete our electronic estimates, which include pictures of the project area(s), via email delivery to minimize contact if that is more comfortable for you. If desired, our estimators can call you directly to discuss the scope of the project while they are onsite viewing the affected area(s) to eliminate the need for contact. Additionally, as long as there is access to a working water spigot and an electrical outlet on the exterior work area, our crews are able to complete your project even if you not able to be onsite or if you are practicing social distancing. In line with other responsible companies, and as a commitment to our employee and customer health, we have increased our employees awareness of sanitary safety practices and ensured abundant access to hand sanitizer. Regardless of the scope of your project A-1 Concrete Leveling can pump it up!

Buffalo Home Show & Rochester Home Show Cancelled

In the interest of public safety, and in compliance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement today banning statewide gatherings of more than 500 people, the second weekend of the Buffalo Home Show, scheduled for March 13-15, and the Rochester Home and Garden Show, scheduled for March 21-22, are cancelled due to the potential of the Covid-19 virus to spread. 

To read the New York Post article click here and to see the video click here. To view the New York Times article click here.

From the Buffalo Home Show website:
Based on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s order to cancel all gatherings of 500 people or more, the Buffalo Home Show, scheduled to resume March 13-15, 2020, has been cancelled. During this time, we urge all in the community to follow guidelines from local public health officials. The wellbeing and safety of all attendees and exhibitors are our first priority in creating a dynamic marketplace. Be safe, and we look forward to seeing you at the Buffalo Home Show, March 5-7 and 12-14, 2021, at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. More info on the Buffalo Home Show can be found here.

From the Rochester Home and Garden Show website: 
Due to COVID-19 and the recommendations made today, March 12, 2020 by Dr. Michael Mendoza, the Monroe County Commissioner of Public Health, the ROC Home & Garden Show previously scheduled for March 21 & 22, 2020 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center has been cancelled. More info on the Rochester Home and Garden Show can be found here.

Be safe and take care of yourself and your loved ones. 
Thank you for your continued business.

A-1 Concrete Leveling at the Buffalo Home Show!

Visit A-1 Concrete Leveling at booth 752 at the Buffalo Home Show this Friday (10-9), Saturday (10-9), and Sunday (10-6), and next weekend as well! We look forward to answering your concrete leveling questions. Bring pictures of your sunken concrete and we can help advise you with our recommendations! We pump it UP! See the website here for additional details.

A-1 Concrete Leveling Western New York Receives 2019 Top Performer Award

We are proud to have received the 2019 Top Performer Sales Growth Award at the 2020 A-1 Concrete Leveling National Meeting in Orlando, Florida! Our deepest thanks and appreciation extend to other A-1 locations and the corporate franchisor who have helped us along our journey since 2007. Even more important than their support are the commercial and residential customers of Western New York who have trusted us to help raise Buffalo to higher ground! As we prepare to begin our 14th year of service we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Earthquake Causes Ground to Shift Today

At A-1 Concrete Leveling we know that the ground is always shifting. Sometimes it's subsidence due to surface level drainage issues caused by improperly installed gutters or concrete which has sunken and is pitched incorrectly, and other times it is compaction due to the brutal freeze-thaw cycles in Winter. 

What people frequently fail to consider is that the earth below your feet is constantly moving due to tectonic shift which is the movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust. The heat from radioactive processes within the planet's interior causes the plates to move, sometimes toward and sometimes away from each other.

 
This shift happened today when a 3.3 magnitude quake occurred 10.7 kilometers below the area northwest of Plattsburgh, NY, on the border between the US and Canada. The orange circle in the picture below shows the location of today's quake while the two yellow circles, one North and one South of today's quake location indicate smaller quakes that occurred on January 11, 2020, and January 7, 2020, respectively.

Here's the local story: WIVB News About Today's Earthquake. 

See more in-depth details of the quake on the United States Geological Survey website.

Think it can't happen in Buffalo? Check out this Buffalo Spree archive article from 2008, "Cool Stuff: Tracking the Big Ones" to read more about the history of earthquakes in Buffalo which includes information about a significant fault line, known as the Clarendon-Linden Fault System, which runs from Lake Ontario south to Rushford Lake.

If your concrete is sinking, whether from subsidence, compaction, or tectonic plate shifting, A-1 Concrete Leveling can help return your sunken concrete slabs to their original position. Call 716-341-4550 to find out how A-1 can help extend the life of your concrete!

It's So Cold...How Long Can A-1 Concrete Leveling Still Work?

Ground soil temperatures are much slower to drop than ambient air temperatures. While you may have experienced frosts, below freezing temperatures, or even snow these are not individually sufficient to cause the soil to freeze. The freezing of the ground requires an extended period of time below freezing in the daytime as well as night. It does depend somewhat on soil type and soil hydration as well but in general, you need five or more days of sustained subfreezing temperatures before the soil will freeze solid. It would be pretty unusual for ground soil to be frozen anywhere in the continental United States at this time. That would not be expected until well into December or even January depending on temperature fluctuations. Give us a call at 716-341-4550 if you still need concrete leveling in 2019!

Facilities Management Expo 2019

Facility and property managers, please join us at the annual FM Expo on October 23rd at the Hamburg Fairgrounds! Get more info here!

Company	Booth #	Description
A-1 Concrete Leveling	400	Concrete Leveling Services
Abbott Answering Service *	405	Telephone Answering Services
Abj Fire Protection Company  *	315	Sprinkler & Fire Alarm Inspections and Services
Ace Flag & Visual Promotion	18	Signage/Banners-Interior & Exterior; Visual Promotions; Flagpole Sales & Service
Admar Supply Co. Inc.	514	Small Equipment Rentals featuring Stihl, Honda, Topcon
All State Fire & Security	818	Life Safety Systems
Allied Building Products/Beacon Roofing Supply	42	Concrete & Asphalt Repair Materials, Roofing, Siding, Windows and Ice Melt Products
Allied Environmental Services of NY	300	Industrial Cleaning & Maintenance; Environmental Services
American Roofing & Coating Systems	10	Roofing and Coating Systems
Apex Window Films	48	3M Window Film Sales & Installation: Solar Control, Safety, Security & Decorative
Apollo Concrete Coatings	619	Concrete Coatings
Austin Air Systems Ltd.  *	918	Standalone Air Purifiers/Filters
Marty Baldwin Associates	819	Nacecare Floor Maintenance Equipment - Henry Vac, Duplex Latitude Battery Back Packs
Bathfitter	302	Acrylic Tubs & Liners
BOMA Buffalo (Building Owners & Managers Association)	32	Assn Promoting the Interests of Commerical Office Building Ownership and Management
Botanicus	500	Live Plants; Containers; Green Walls - Sales and Service
Brady Corporation	613	Sign & Label Printers; Lockout/Tagout & Arc Flash Safety Products
Brawdy Construction Inc.  *	116	Showcasing Masonry & Concrete Work
D.V. Brown & Associates	900	HVAC-R and Plumbing Service & Preventative Maintenance
Buffalo Business First	TBD	Leading Source for Business News, Data & Networking in WNY Region
Buffalo Lift Trucks Inc.	606	Forklift Trucks; Pallet Jacks; Material Handling Equipment
Buffalo Solar Solutions, Inc.	303	Commercial Solar Energy Design & Installation
Business Impressions *	518	Custom Embroidered & Screen Printed Apparel; Ad Specialty Items
Busy Beaver Lawn and Garden Inc.	715-717	Landscape Design & Installation; Commercial Snow & Ice Management; Firetables
E.M. Cahill Co.	12	Indoor Air Quality. LEED Products-Replacement Filters, Air Purification, Dust Collection
CAS/Carlisle & Soprema Roofing Systems	711	Roofing Products and Systems
Capital One  *	702	2% Cash Back Spark Business Credit Card
Casco Security Systems, Inc.	412	Photo ID Badging; Access Control; Cameras; Security; Fire Alarm Systems
CertaPro Painters of WNY	902	Professional Painting Services: Interior, Exterior, Wall Paper Hanging & Removal
Chem-Dry of Buffalo	6	Commercial Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
Chudy Paper Co. Inc.	817	Janitorial Equipment & Supplies - Sales & Service
Constellation Energy	31	Electricity Price Risk Management
Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, Inc.	703	Not-For-Profit Organization Serving Construction Industry
Cudney Mechanical *	507	HVAC Services-Commerical & Residential; Aeroseal Interior Duct Sealing
Culligan Water	17	Commercial and Industrial Water Treatment
Cummins Sales and Service	503	Power Generation Equipment Sales and Service
John W. Danforth Company	600	Design-Build, Energy Performance Contracting, Preventive Maintenance, Air Filtration Products
Davis-Ulmer Fire Protection	501	Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression, Sprinker - Service, Inspections, Monitoring
DiVal Safety Equipment Inc.	615	Facility Safety Products and Services
Dobmeier Janitor Supply Inc.	905-907	Featuring Vacuum, Robot Floor Scrubber, Paper Products
Door Specialties Inc.	517	Commercial Doors, Frames & Hardware
Doritex Corp.	203	Uniform Rental & Direct Sale; Entrance Matting Rental
Drapery Industries, Inc.	207	Custom Roller Shades; Custom Blinds; Cubicle Curtains; Privacy Curtains; Draperies; Stage Curtains; Window Treatments
Duro-Last, Inc.	33	Commerical Roofing Materials
DynaTech Control Solutions, Inc.	313	Safety Equipment: Portable Gas Detection; Personal Protection Equipment; Thermal Imaging Cameras; Escape & Rescue Equip.
EagleHawk One Inc.	24	Drone Powered Inspection Services: Aerial Roof, Masonry, Solar Panel, Chimney and More
EcoTech Office Environments LLC	415	Office Furnishings
Encorus Group	701	Engineering Services; Environmental Services; Mechanical Integrity Testing; Non-Destructive Testing
ENGIE Resources LLC	406	Retail Electric & Natural Gas
eWorkOrders *	306	Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Software
FB Displays & Designs, Inc.	30	Displays and Technology for All Face-to-Face Marketing Events
Fastenal	605-607	Industrial Vending Solutions; VMI Binstocks
Ferguson Electric Service Co.,Inc.	511	Electrical Construction & Preventive Maintenance
First Choice Coffee Services	604	Coffee Services & Water/Ice Machines
Forseti Protection Group	706	Security; Bullet Resistant Security Glass; Anti-Intrusion/Theft Prevention Security Glass; Active Shooter Training; Site Assessment
GAF/Weatherpanel, Inc.  *	4	GAF Commercial Roofing Products: Liquid Applied Membranes, TPO, Mod Bit and Silicone
GP Flooring Solutions	119	Commercial Flooring: Carpet Tile, Carpet, VCT, LVT
Great Lakes Building Systems, Inc.	710	Fire Alarm, Security, Fire Extinguishers, Suppression, Sprinkler
Hamburg Overhead Door, Inc.	34	Overhead Garage Doors, Loading Dock Equipment, Garage Door Openers, Preventative Maintenance
Hearts for the Homeless	TBD	Feeding & Clothing the Homeless - Placing Donation Bins in WNY
Hercules Corp.	402	Commercial Laundry Equipment
HJS Supply Co. LLC	410	Janitorial Equipment & Supplies
Holby Valve Inc.	807	Thermostatic Tempering Valves
Home Improvement Council of WNY	TBD	Association of Contractors
Indoor Air Professionals Inc.	611	Ventilation Cleaning; Indoor Air Quality Services; Mold Remediation; Kanberra Gel
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)-Buffalo, Inc.	TBD	Membership Association for Supply Chain Professionals
Isaac Commercial and Industrial Services	200	HVACR Products and Services
iSIGNS Inc.	210	LED Traffic & Lane Control Signs; Warning & Safety & Directional and Way Finding Signs; Interior Signs
JD Enterprises LLC  *	304	Employee Uniforms; On-Line Stores; Promotional Products
Jani-King of Buffalo, Inc.	47	Janitorial Services
Kee Safety, Inc.	909	Fall Protection Guardrail; Self-Closing Safety Gate
Kelley Bros. LLC	46	Doors and Hardware
Raymond E. Kelley, Inc.	719	Masonry Restoration Services
C.S. Kimeric, Inc.	403	Commercial & Industrial Water Treatment Systems & Service
Kraft - Cleanroom Services *	218	Cleanroom third party ISO 17025 Accredited Certification Services: Consulting, Training Seminars, SOP Dev/Writing & Review
Kraftwerks, Inc.	305	Storage & Space Solutions; Industrial Products; Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Project Mgmt. Services
LaBella Associates	515	Engineering & Architecture Services
Lachut Electrical Sales	311	Excel Paperless Hand Dryers; LED Lighting Fixtures & Lamps
Lehigh Construction Group Inc.	43	Commercial General Contractor & Facility Maintenance
Lime Energy	11	Utility Lighting Programs; LED Lighting
Lume Strategies, Inc.	704	Information Technology Solution Center; Deployment; Rent a CIO; Cyber Security Training; Concierage Service
Mannington Commerical Flooring	416	U.S. Manufacturer of Commercial Carpet & Resilient Floor Coverings
Marketing Technologies of WNY, LLC  *	810	Interior & Exterior Vinyl Graphics
W.B. Mason Co.	314	Janitorial & Breakroom Supplies
Mazza Mechanical Services, Inc.	319	HVAC and Mechanical Services
The MJA Company	401	Exposed Concrete Surface-Repair, Treatment & Renovation
McCullagh Coffee	519	Coffee and Related Beverage Products
The Metro Group, Inc.	301	Industrial Water Treatment; Chemical Cleaning; Legionella Prevention
Midcity Office Furniture	901	Office Furniture
Millennium Construction, Inc.*	602	Flooring Solutions: Urethane Mortar, Epoxy Coatings, Reflections, Polished Concrete, Grind & Seal
Moley Magnetics Inc.	705	Manufacturer & Supplier of Magnets, Shears, Grapples, Track Pads
Monroe Table Company *	206	Tables for Any Occasion - Banquet, Hospitality, Logo'd
Montante Construction LLC *	307	Management of New Construction, Building Expansions, Rehab of Aging Structures
NRF Distributors Inc.	103	"Eco 2" 100% Silica Free Subfloor Preparation Technology
NYSEG and RG&E	502	Rebates for Installing Energy Efficient Equipment
NYSERDA	100	Cost Share Incentives to Support (RTEM) Real Time Energy Mangement Programs
National Fuel	713	Conservation Incentive Programs
National Solar Technologies	618	Commercial Solar Energy Systems-Grid Connected, Off-Grid, Battery Storage Options. Commercial Solar Lighting Systems
Newton Supply  *	118	Drainline Chemicals; Photoluminescent Exit Signs; Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Safety, Janitorial & Environmental Supplies
Nick's Mowing Service LLC  *	903	Lancscaping & Concrete Curbing
NOCO Energy Corp.	800	Natural Gas & Electric Supply; Diesel & Gasoline Supply
Northcoast Companies	106	Commercial Window Washing, Power Washing, Spider Spray, High Dusting, Caulking
Northeast HVAC Solutions, Inc.*	110	HVAC Equipment & Services
Oaks Dumpster Rental  *	603	Roll Off Dumpster Rentals
Orkin	219	Pest Control Products & Services
PCS Plumbing & Heating Inc.  *	811	Plumbing & HVAC Installation, Repair and Maintenance; AC Repair;
Paint of WNY	7-8	Painting Contractor-Interior/Exterior; Epoxy Flooring; Concrete Polishing
Philipps Bros. Supply Inc.	801-803	Full Line of DeWalt Products; New Products Introduction
Picone Construction Corp.	418	General and Maintenance Contractor
Picture Your Walls  *	906	Wall Decor Solutions; Custom Framing; Photographic Services
Q Ware	40	Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Renewal by Andersen of WNY	414	Custom Replacement Windows
Republic Services	516	Recycling and Trash Hauling; Dumpsters; Universal Recycling Services
RIBCO Inc.	505	Commercial & Industrial Spray-Applied Roofing Systems
R.M. Landscape  *	111	Landscape Development; Snow + Ice Management; Athletic Field Development; Irrigation
SCI Telecom  *	716-718	Low Voltage Cabling Infratructure; Network Equipment; Customer Facing Advance Technology
Satco Lighting Products Inc.  *	804	LED Lamps; LED Fixtures
Schaefer Plumbing Supply Co.,Inc.	212	Plumbing, HVAC & Safety Equipment
Scheid Architectural	45	Architecture, Engineering & Interior Design
Scott Electric Supply  *	317	Electrical Supplies; LED Llight Fixtures, Lamps & Retrofits; VMI Program; Safety Supplies; Batteries
Servpro of the Southtowns	513	Emergency Fire and Water Restoration
Sherwin-Williams Co.	419	Paint, Stains, Coatings, Sundries
Simon Roofing	316	Commercial Roof Repairs, Restoration and Replacement; Concrete Repairs and Resurfacing
Skyworks Equipment Rental	310-312	Aerial Lift Rentals and Service
Solar by CIR	707	Solar Array Installations
Solar Liberty	41	Turnkey Services for Design & Construction of Solar Arrays and Battery Storage Systems
Starco Lighting, Inc.	712	LED Lighting & Retro Fit Kits
Strut Systems Installation LLC *	417	Fall Protection Systems & Inspections
Sunnking Inc.	806	Electronics Recycling; Data Destruction; IT Asset Management
Surface America, Inc.	610	Flooring; Playground Surfacing
ThyssenKrupp Elevator	404	Elevator Maintenance & Repair
Triad Recycling & Energy Corp.	9	Dumpster Service and Recycling
Twin "D" Associates Inc. *	700	Plumbing Products - 16 Brand Lines
TY Lin International Engineering & Architecture, PC  *	318	Full Engineering & Architectural Services for Building & Code Assessments, Bldg. Reno & Rehab, Bldg. Additions, New Builds
Unique Paving Materials Corp.	49	High-Performance Road Maintenance, Preservation, and Repair Products for Asphalt & Concrete
Upstate Rebar	904	Construction Supplies
Usource	504	Energy Advisor
VJ Stanley, Inc.	107	Steam & Hydronic Products
WMS Sales Inc.	211-213	Manufacturers' Rep for Plumbing & Heating
WNY Industrial Tire  *	802	Material Handling Tires
WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable	101	Forum for Business Sustainability
F.W. Webb Company *	612	Water, Steam Temperature Controls, Instrumentation, Mechanical Room Equipment & Services
L.A. Woolley Electric, Inc.	201	Electrical Products
YeaVoice, LLC	601	Phone Systems; Desktop Phones, Call Boxes; 4G Failover Internet; Cloud Based Camera Systems

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