Texas Contractor articles from November 2008

Texas Contractor archives from November 2008

URS To Provide Services for TX Waste Disposal Facilities.
November 3, 2008... Staff A URS Corporation has been awarded a contract by Waste Control Specialists LLC for the design, engineering, procurement, and construction management of waste disposal facilities and infrastructure improvements in Andrews County, TX....

Motion Industries Acquires Drago Supply Company.
November 3, 2008... Staff Drago Supply Company, Port Arthur, TX, has been acquired by Motion Industries. Drago has eight locations in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Drago Supply customers include the refinery, petrochemical, construction, marine,...

L-Con Selected by Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services.
November 3, 2008... Staff L-Con Engineers & Constructors, Inc. has been selected by Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services of Houston to provide engineering and design services for its latest gas treatment facility. Engineering and design is under way and...

New Tellepsen Family YMCA in Houston.(YMCA of Greater Houston)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Staff The YMCA of Greater Houston, which has closed on the purchase of a city block at 808 Pease, revealed the new Downtown YMCA will be named in honor of the Tellepsen family - known for long service to the Houston community and the YMCA...

Manitou Seeks To Acquire Gehl.(Tenedor Corporation)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Staff Manitou announces the launch of a friendly tender offer to acquire all shares of common stock of Gehl Company, a NASDAQ listed U.S. company headquartered in West Bend, WI. Tenedor Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Manitou, is...

The Beck Group Builds for Kids.(Empower African Children)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Staff The Beck Group of Dallas, TX, has joined an alliance agreement to help develop a public secondary school in Kampala, Uganda, to serve orphaned and vulnerable children there. The Empower African Children School Alliance is an alliance...

Gen-Tech Construction New Partners.(appointment of Jeff Stocks and Roy DiPasquale)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Staff Jeff Stocks and Roy DiPasquale have become partners in Gen-Tech Construction, serving as CEO and president. Gary Jorden, founder of the company specializing in health care and interior construction, is chief operating officer. ...

Burt-Watts Expands Staff.(appointment of Joe O'Jibway at Burt-Watts Industries, Inc.)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Staff Burt-Watts Industries, Inc., a leading Austin-based commercial general contracting firm, is expanding its staff to accommodate a record year of nearly 95-percent revenue growth in 2007. Burt-Watts has added new project manager Joe...

Efficiency Production New Director of North American Business Development.
November 3, 2008... Staff Efficiency Production, Inc. has appointed Ron Sunderland Sas director of North American Business Development. He will be responsible for working with Efficiency's current network of national distributors, as well as expanding and...

LAN New Senior Project Manager.
November 3, 2008... Staff Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has announced that Daniel Krueger, P.E., will join the firm as senior project manager with its Transit Business Group. He will be based in Dallas and working initially within LAN's...

Linbeck New Client Executive.(promotion of Ike Allen)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Staff Linbeck has announced the promotion of Ike Allen to the position of client executive. Linbeck is a nationwide facility solutions company offering a variety of services includingA project management, program management and...

Genesis Adds to Senior Management Team.
November 3, 2008... Staff Genesis Energy, L.P., has appointed Robert (Bob) V. Deere as new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Deere was previously vice president accounting and reporting for Royal Dutch Shell. Deere will be reporting to...

Tinted Concrete And Detail Work.(Serco Construction)
November 3, 2008... By Liz Moucka Serco Construction rises in its market niche tackling construction of unique architectural features. With building design moving in artistic directions from the vertical box look of the post World War II era, demand is...

GATS 2008 Review.(Great American Truck Show)
November 3, 2008... By Liz Moucka The Great American Truck Show in Dallas helped trucking manufacturers and suppliers introduce new technology to the marketplace. Ritchie Brothers Auctions Ritchie Brothers Auctions brought a new approach to their...

Technology vs. Father Time.
November 3, 2008... By Don Talend Innovation and Topcon surveying equipment help Jensen Construction keep a Dallas-area bridge on the fast track to easing congestion. Lewisville Lake, a 23,280-acre lake located just northwest of Dallas, is a favorite of...

New Group IGT Provides Engineering Services.
November 17, 2008... Staff Infrastructure Group Texas, LLC (IGT), a full-service civil and transportation engineering firm headquartered in Frisco, TX, was created by a group of four Texas engineering companies. Member firms Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc.;...

ECC Awarded AFCEE Design-Build Task Order.(Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment)(Brief article)
November 17, 2008... Staff ECC, headquartered in California and with offices nationwide and worldwide, has been awarded a design-build construction task order under their AFCEE HERC for the Medical Education Training Complex (METC) Medical Instructional...

PrimeSource Building Purchases Assets of Compass International.
November 17, 2008... Staff PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., Carrollton, TX-based wholesale distributor of building materials and construction fasteners, is purchasing the assets of Compass International, Inc, headquartered in Anaheim, CA. Compass...

PB Joint Venture Wins North Texas Contract.
November 17, 2008... Staff The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) has awarded a five-year contract to a joint venture led by Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) for construction management (CM) services. Called the Tollway Transportation Team (TTT), the joint venture...

AEM Updates Safety Manuals.(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief article)
November 17, 2008... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is now offering new equipment safety manuals for pneumatic construction tools, augur boring machines and compact tool carriers. To broaden the reach of its safety messages, AEM has...

TxDOT Markets New License Plates.
November 17, 2008... Staff Can an orange Texas license plate be official? Well, what about maroon? The roads are a lot more colorful as My Plates, a new first-of-its-kind program, debuted in Texas this past August. This innovative public/private partnership is...

Orion Energy Systems Increases Presence in Dallas.
November 17, 2008... Staff Kirk E. Brewer has joined the sales force of Orion Energy Systems Inc. to deliver guaranteed energy savings to Dallas and surrounding area companies. Brewer's duties will include selling and coordinating installations of Orion's...

Hanson Director Gets ASTM Award.
November 17, 2008... Staff Joe M. Lundy, director of structural product design for Hanson Pipe & Precast, has been awarded the Merlin G. "IB" Spangler Award by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) International Committee C-13 on Concrete Pipe....

Infrastructure Group New President.
November 17, 2008... Staff The Board of Managers has appointed Bruce D. Nipp, P.E. as president of Infrastructure Group Texas, LLC (IGT). Nipp has over 23 years of experience in transportation planning and engineering, including eight years in the private...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
November 17, 2008... by Liz Moucka Good Time To Buy Our economic quagmire has construction contractors and equipment suppliers deep in worry and crunching the numbers as the end of 2008 draws near. Equipment dealers at a recent trade show bemoaned slow...

Hyundai Helps in Hurricane Ike Recovery.
November 17, 2008... Staff When Hurricane Ike struck this past September, countless lives were again affected along the Gulf Coast. Hyundai decided it was time to act and help out where it could. Jeff Wolfe, vice president of Marketing for Hyundai Construction...

Public and Private Meet in the Hallway.
November 17, 2008... By R.G. Pickard Photos courtesy of Flintco Constructive Solutions Flintco builds adjoining Embassy Suites Hotel and city conference center. In San Marcos, general contractor Flintco Constructive Solutions has recently completed...