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MarShield will be at the 2013 Annual CRPA Conference

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:33

MarShield will be exhibiting at the CRPA (Canadian Radiation Protection Association) Annual Conference in Sherbrooke, Quebec on May 27th and 28th. A complete range of radiation shielding products for the medical industry will be available for viewing in our booth #4. This Annual Conference will be held at the Delta Sherbrooke Hotel.

MarShield™ Offers a New Line of Lead Lined Cabinets with CAD Drawings

Monday, April 15, 2013 - 10:49

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April 12th, 2013
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MarShield™ understands that our customers would like to know well in advance what they are getting when they order a standard or custom lead lined cabinet from us. To make the process very simple we have added all of our standard cabinet models online with photo realistic renderings, detailed descriptions of uses, and CAD drawings. Our MarShield™ website now offers our customers the following CAD drawings:

Approval drawing – PDF format

MarShield Honoured with Excellence in Manufacturing Award

Friday, April 12, 2013 - 10:03

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April 12th, 2013
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A Day in the Life of a Radiation Protection Technician at Brunswick Nuclear Plant

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 09:49

The Nuclear Information Center blog posted a great read about Keith Ferdinando, a team mate at Brunswick Nuclear Plant. This blog offers a prospective from the inside on the importance of Radiation Shielding. One of the items mentioned that is used in this plant is the type of shielding that contains tungsten, which is a non-lead shielding alternative called Silfex. Silflex is flexible, tungsten, or iron mixed silicone impregnated non-lead radiation shielding.

Burlington Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:38

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February 1st, 2013
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MarShield is excited to announce that we are officially a finalist for the Burlington Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence in Manufacturing Award! MarShield has joined the elite of Burlington companies which are being recognized for demonstrating business leadership. We were nominated by the Burlington Chamber of Commerce in October 2012 and have advanced through the selection process to become a finalist.

MarShield Specs and CAD Details on AECinfo.com

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 10:05

Browse and Download Radiation Protection Information

MarShield Radiation Protection specs (Section 13090/13 49 00) are now available in CSI 3-Part format on AECinfo.com. Section 13 49 00 includes:

A. Lead Sheet and Plate.
B. Interlocking Lead Bricks.
C. Straight Lead Bricks.
D. Lead-Laminated Gypsum Board.
E. Radiation-Shielded Doors.
F. Lead-Lined Doors and Door Frames.
G. Radiation Shielding Leaded Glass.

MarShield Using ARCAT for all our Specs for Engineers, Architects

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 09:20

MarShield uses ARCAT to handle our Company information for architects, engineers and specifiers,

Check us out here

http://www.arcat.com/arcatcos/cos44/arc44402.html

ARCAT publishes quality products for architects, engineers and specifiers to enable them to easily specify ARCAT building product manufacturer clients.

MarShield Showing at Candu Energy Suppliers Day September 27th

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 08:22

MarShield and Bombardier

Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 10:36

MarShield is proud to be an qualified supplier to Bombardier, a world class leader in aerospace and transportation manufacturing. Bombardier has come to MarShield for solutions to their needs and work hand in hand with us to achieve their goals.

MarShield will be showing at the OCI/AECL Chalk River Suppliers Day show

Monday, August 20, 2012 - 09:56

MarShield updated line of lead glass

Monday, August 20, 2012 - 08:13

MarShield has improved their range of lead glass to accommodate the most current sizes and lead equivalencies demanded in the work place today

MarShield builds its first custom fabricated lead lined Nuclear Densometer steel storage box.

Monday, August 20, 2012 - 08:11

MarShield builds its first custom fabricated lead lined Nuclear Densometer steel storage box.
(A nuclear densometer is a field instrument used in geotechnical engineering to determine the density of a compacted material.)
MarShield built this box to customized specs.
Internal Box Size: 32” long x 20” wide x 20” high
Lead lined with 3/32” lead in all sides and lid fully encapsulated with no exposed lead
Featuring a lift assisted single gas strut fitted to the box to open and close the heavy lid effortlessly.

MarShield Presents Proton Shielding with "VeriShield"

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 15:10

MarShield Annouces their Preferred Distributor With Silflex

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 10:50

Fukushima children in study have thyroid radiation

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 09:20

So what are the primary kinds of food you must be consuming? Lets take a look at 4 of the primary food kinds:And that is not all. Back in the day when physicians treated by symptoms, they prescribed twice the dosage that today’s physicians prescribe utilizing blood tests. Prescribing 5 grains of Armour Thyroid wasn’t unusual. And patients did a entire lot greater than they do these days.

The Importance of Radiation Safety for Healthcare Workers as Well as Patients

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 09:20

Jane Kiah, RN, Director of Invasive Services, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida; Program Director, Innovations in Cardiac and Vascular Care: Advanced Interventions for Nurses and Technologists, The International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET)Dick Stueve, RT, radiation safety consultant to Philips Healthcare, providing on-site radiation safety courses for physicians, nurses and technologists performing fluoroscopically guided vascular interventions.

Radioactive water spills at N.B. nuclear plant—CBC News—December 13, 2011

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 10:14

NB Power officials say a radiation alert at the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station Tuesday was caused by a small spill in the reactor building. The station has been shut down for nearly four years for refurbishment and the utility is refilling equipment with heavy water as it gets ready to restart, spokeswoman Kathleen Duguay stated in an email.

Public meetings being planned to discuss storing nuclear waste in our region—Net News Ledger—December 7, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 11:00

SAUGEEN SHORES OPENS DOOR TO NUKE WASTE—THE SUN TIMES—DECEMBER 7, 2011

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 10:44

Saugeen Shores wants to explore the possibility of storing Canada's used nuclear fuel for centuries to come, 500 metres below ground. Council passed a resolution Monday requesting "an initial screening be undertaken to determine whether the municipality is a candidate" for the site to store used nuclear fuel.

MarShield Named a Top 10 Company!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 09:05

Construction Links named MarShield a weekly Top 10 Company! Check it out here!