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Making Your Lab “Sticky:” Four Ways to Retain Highly Valuable Workers

In today’s environment, finding and retaining valuable laboratory team members can be a challenge. In addition to having the right culture and policies, the facility itself is a critical component to any retention strategy. While your lab may be state-of-the-art, how do the amenities that surround it compare to those offered by other organizations competing […]

Five Strategies for a Productive Return to the Workplace

The idea that most of our days are spent at desks, offices, or conference rooms is one that the COVID pandemic has completely changed. Having worked from home for so long, where physical and mental comfort may have reigned supreme, workers coming back to the office expect changes in their workplace environments. They want space […]

Airing Out the Lab: Mitigating Disease Transmission with HVAC Solutions

It is scientifically accepted that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 spreads through the air, putting an emphasis on proper air circulation and filtration in the past year. The September issue of Hixson’s S&T Perspectives newsletter outlines three options that may prove useful to the mitigation of airborne virus transmission. Read it today!

The One Workplace Amenity Every Business Should Consider

In the latest issue of Hixson’s Workplace Insights newsletter, we look at the one workplace amenity that every business should consider: Onsite childcare. While offices were shut down, many working parents quickly found themselves forced to fulfill multiple roles simultaneously: employee, spouse, parent, teacher… a stressful situation without a doubt! However, parents had the opportunity […]

The Influence of Viscosity on Equipment & Piping Design

Ingredient viscosity is a property that greatly influences equipment design and piping layouts. During the design process, it is important to understand the extent of viscosity changes with temperature, and the impact of the corresponding pressure drop on pipe design and the selection of the process pump. In the most recent issue of Hixson’s From […]

Mold Matters: Three Steps to Follow When Finding the Fungus

In places where there is moisture, mold will attempt to grow. This is true even in production facilities which adhere to the strictest protocols for cleaning. In the summer edition of Hixson’s EH&S From Experience newsletter, we look at the three steps to follow if one of your workers happens to find mold growing, or […]

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