Texas Contractor articles from March 2008

Texas Contractor archives from March 2008

Bobcat.
March 3, 2008... Staff As Bobcat marks 50 years of equipment innovation, the company is still seeking input from customers through the How Bobcat Unleashed Me Contest. To enter, equipment users need to write a brief essay about their experiences with...

Corgan Assoc.
March 3, 2008... Staff Corgan Associates, Inc., one of the largest U.S.-based architectural and interior design firms, has announced five associates to add to its team of professionals with expertise in corporate, aviation, medical and education design,...

Hanson Brick.(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Staff Hanson Brick has launched 14 new clay brick styles from three Texas manufacturing plants. The new textured earth-tone product line includes 10 bricks, which have edge treatments designed to complement each unique face texture from...

TTC.(appointment of Esperanza Andrade at Texas Transportation Commission)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Staff Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, of San Antonio, was named interim chair of the Texas Transportation Commission, filling the vacancy after the death of Commission Chairman Ric Williamson. The commission oversees the statewide activities of...

TDI.
March 3, 2008... Staff For the eleventh consecutive year, TDIndustries has been named to Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list with a ranking of Number 35. This year's achievement places TDIndustries in a unique, national spotlight as...

Hanson Pipe & Precast.
March 3, 2008... Staff Hanson Pipe & Precast, a leader in the concrete products industry, was recognized with an award of appreciation for donating concrete pipe to Camp Blanding in Clay County, Fla. The pipe was used to construct the first Army Improvised...

Caterpillar.
March 3, 2008... Staff Caterpillar has announced that they will build a 500,000-square-foot distribution center for Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. in Waco. This, the third facility for Caterpillar in Waco, will break ground this spring and begin...

Hill & Wilkinson.(promotions of Paul Driscoll, Doug Talley and Gary Montgomery)
March 3, 2008... Staff Paul Driscoll has been promoted to executive vice president of Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd.'s operations serving clients in the manufacturing/mission critical, institutional and hospitality/senior living market sectors. In his current role...

ROMCO.(ROMCO Equipment Co)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Staff Each year during Associated Equipment Distributor's (AED) Annual Meeting & CONDEX, the association recognizes members and local groups for outstanding service to the industry and the association. This year, the Founders' Award was...

SpawGlass.(promotions of Joel Stone, Pat Williams and Rene Capistran at SpawGlass Contractors, Inc)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Staff SpawGlass Vice President/Austin Regional Manager Joel Stone has been promoted to vice president of corporate business development, SpawGlass Vice President/South Texas Regional Manager Pat Williams will assume responsibilities as...

Supersized Plano Pipe Burst.
March 3, 2008... By Jeff White, Two Rivers Marketing Miller Pipeline successful with quadruple-upsized HammerHead Mole technology. As officials from Miller Pipeline Corporation and Earth Tool Company considered bidding on a major mainline sewer...

Galmor's In The Oil And Gas Fields.(Company overview)
March 3, 2008... Staff Small town business succeeds with Ditch Witch and market diversification. There is heavy activity these days in the oil and gas fields of the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma. The crews of Galmor's, Inc. seem to be...

Jobsite Safety.
March 3, 2008... By Liz Moucka Working safely also means considering the elements. Attitudes toward jobsite safety are taking hold in different ways. More construction companies now have serious safety programs. More firms are entering into safety...

Women In Construction Week.
March 3, 2008... Staff The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will be celebrating the 11th anniversary of Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 2-8. NAWIC exists to enhance the success of women in the construction industry, and every...

SHW Group.
March 17, 2008... Staff Troy Contreras, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, joined SHW Group as a project designer. Contreras has 10 years of industry experience, serving as project architect and project manager at several architectural firms, including Austin-based Noack...

CF Jordan.(C.F. Jordan Construction appoints Tom Lyons as chief estimator, Greg Vaughn as senior estimator and Kyle Pennington as project engineer.)(Brief article)
March 17, 2008... Staff The San Antonio office of Texas-based C.F. Jordan Construction has added two estimators and two project engineers to its staff, according to Vice President David Baer. In the construction industry since 1976, Tom Lyons comes to...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
March 17, 2008... By Liz Moucka If replacing all your older equipment with that shiny stuff you saw at CONEXPO-CON/AGG last week isn't in your plans just now, you might still be able to bring most of your older off-road machines up to Tier III standards...