Texas Contractor articles from September 2005

Texas Contractor archives from September 2005

Safway.(Acquisitions In Equipment Indsutry)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Effective August 8, 2005, Safway Services, Inc. acquired the scaffold assets and related operations of 12 Sunbelt Rentals scaffold service locations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Texas. The two Texas locations acquired are...

TTC.(Texas Transportation Commission)(Comprehensive Development Agreements )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Meeting in Brownwood on July 28, The Texas Transportation Commission approved rules expanding the state's options for developing rail projects. By adopted the new rules as defined in House Bill 2702 - recently passed during the Texas...

Constructors & Assoc.
September 5, 2005... Staff Brice E. Hill has been named president of Constructors & Associates, a member of the Structure Tone Organization. Based in Dallas, Hill has technical, administrative, marketing, and financial responsibility for all Constructors...

C&B.(Carter and Burgess Inc Appoints Steve Chong and Gregory M. Creamer)
September 5, 2005... Staff Carter & Burgess announces the addition of Steve Chong , P.E. to the firm's Dallas Transportation Programs Unit. Chong, who joins the firm as a senior project manager, has more than 20 years of experience working with state DOTs...

Vermeer of Texas.(Vermeer Manufacturing Co Appoints Terry Weed)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Terry Weed has joined the Vermeer equipment sales team serving West Texas. Native to West Texas, Weed will be serving customers from Lubbock south to the Big Bend, including Abilene, Alpine, and Midland-Odessa. He will office in the...

Cadence McShane.
September 5, 2005... Staff Corey Lanham has been promoted from Assistant Superintendent to Project Superintendent with Cadence McShane. Lanham joined Cadence McShane in 2003 with nearly 10 years of construction industry experience in the office, manufacturing,...

Centex.
September 5, 2005... Staff Centex Construction's Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Division announces the promotion of several key management team members in its Operations, Business Development and Marketing departments. Centex Construction, a leader in the commercial...

Houston NAWIC.
September 5, 2005... Staff The Houston chapter of NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) held their annual golf tournament benefiting The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in March at Cypresswood Golf Club. The event was so...

ABC North Texas.
September 5, 2005... Staff The North Texas chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), an association of commercial contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and construction industry professionals, has retained the law firm Thompson, Coe, Cousins &...

CFMA.(Construction Financial Management Association)(Luke J. Nolan Jr Appointed As President)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) has elected Luke J. Nolan Jr. of Aon Construction Services Group to the position of president. Nolan is a licensed insurance agent in the state...

New Products.(Manitou-BF)(Bilsom International Inc)(Jalema Inc.)(New Products In Industrial Equipment Industry)
September 5, 2005... Staff KD Manitou Staff Manitou North America has introduced its newest compact telehandler, the MLT 627. This new Maniscopic is an update to the MLT 526. The new Perkins TIER II engines incorporate advanced technology designed to...

Trucknation.(New Facility In Truck Indsutry)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Houston-based Trucknation has begun construction, serving as their own general contractor, on a new facility along Loop 610 near I-10 east of Houston. The growing dealership has also announced plans to build a new $1.3-million...

Independent Insurance.
September 5, 2005... Staff Independent Insurance Group, Inc., Dallas, Texas, is pleased to announce the acquisition of PCL Contract Bonding Agency by its partners. PCL, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was sold to the group by SureTec Financial...

Conley Lott Nichols.(New Dealer For Construction Equipment Industry)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Conley Lott Nichols (CLN) is pleased to announce it is a new dealer for the Terex A[bar] CMI brand of equipment by Terex Roadbuilding. As an existing dealer of the Terex A[bar] Cedarapids products, CLN is expanding its road building...

Ritchie Bros.
September 5, 2005... Staff Over 2,400 bidders from 33 countries including 48 U.S. states registered to participate in the Ritchie Bros. Fort Worth unreserved auction in mid July. Bidders competed for 2,695 trucks and industrial equipment items, generating a...

Sundt Construction.
September 5, 2005... Staff Sundt Construction, Inc.'s Federal Division has moved to new offices at 4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 100, in Irving from their previous office in the Uptown area of Dallas. The new office location gives Sundt employees better...

ROMCO.(Romco Equipment Co)(Ingersoll-Rand 2004)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff Romco Equipment Co. has been named an Ingersoll-Rand 2004 Sales Excellence Award winner for their best sales record for Ingersoll-Rand compaction equipment. "Romco Equipment is a family-owned dealer that has shown stability...

NTTA.(North Texas Tollway Authority)(Unioted States. Federal Highway Administration)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Staff The North Texas Tollway Authority has been authorized to proceed with the Oak Lawn Project on the Dallas North Tollway. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) approving the...

PHA.
September 5, 2005... Staff At their meeting in late July, the Port of Houston Authority commission approved a recommendation to award a construction contract in the estimated amount of $1.795 million to BRH-Garver Construction, L.P. for the construction of a...

Over And Under In Laredo.
September 5, 2005... Staff The Milo Interchange has begun to take shape and improve traffic flow in this growing commercial area. With the passage of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) in 1994, Los Dos Laredos (Laredo, Texas, USA and Nuevo...

The Cost-Management Tool.
September 5, 2005... Staff The CatA[R] Rental Store Tip of the Month: Cost Management with Equipment Rental Contractors across North America rely on rental providers like The Cat Rental Store as a fast, reliable way to supplement their core fleets, either...

Constellation Energy.
September 19, 2005... Staff Constellation Energy Group has received sufficient tax abatements from Milam County commissioners to commence plans to build a $900-million coal-fired power plant near Rockdale, a central Texas community situated in the middle of a...

TTC.(Texas Transportation Commission's Robert Nichols joins State Senate )(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Staff Robert Nichols of Jacksonville, who has been a member of the Texas Transportation Commission since May 21, 1997, recently resigned his post in order to run for the State Senate this fall. Nichols was serving his second term on the...

OSHA.
September 19, 2005... Staff Except for one article in the New York Times -- Immigration Sting Puts 2 U.S. Agencies at Odds, Steven Greenhouse, July 16, 2005 -- this story apparently got little play in the media. It did, however, arouse a lot of interest and ire...

CTL[bar]Thompson.
September 19, 2005... Staff CTLA*Thompson Texas (CTL|T) has been selected to provide foundation design and geotechnical investigations for the Lakeside Medical office building, a facility serving as offices for the newly constructed Lakeside Hospital. The...

PCA.(Portland Cement Association's brochure on Full-Depth Recycling)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Staff The Portland Cement Association offers a brochure on advantages and process of Full-Depth Recycling (FDR). Deteriorating roads are a consistent dilemma for cities and counties. To add to an already costly problem, a century of...

TxDOT.
September 19, 2005... Staff "Texas scored some impressive victories in SAFETEA-LU that add horsepower to the new transportation programs Governor Perry and the Texas Legislature have put into law," said Ric Williamson, chairman of the Texas Transportation...

Constructors & Associates.
September 19, 2005... Staff Constructors & Associates, a member of the Structure Tone Organization, has named new senior vice presidents Joseph J. Cribbin and Robert S. Gallup. Cribbin will have technical, administrative, marketing, and financial responsibility...

HOLT CAT.(Jacob Wray is agricultural sales representative)(Keith Collins is product support sales representative)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Staff HOLT CAT recently named Jacob Wray as their Agricultural sales representative for the San Antonio area. In his new position, Wray will assist customers with their agricultural product needs in San Antonio and the surrounding areas....

Editor's Report.(a look at construction materials industry)(Editorial)
September 19, 2005... By Liz Moucka Within these covers lies our annual Materials, Supplies And Services Users' Guide. It's an issue that you will want to keep until next September to help locate suppliers throughout Texas. The prices of materials and...

TxDOT Bryan District.
September 19, 2005... By Richard G. Pickard Giving new life to Texas highways with cement After older asphalt roads wear out with ruts, cracks and foundation failures, traditional methods of repair and replacement have normally involved removal and...

Re-Phasing Cuts Construction Time.
September 19, 2005... Staff Motorists will soon enjoy driving the widened expanse of US 59, also known as Saunders Avenue, through northeast Laredo. Gilbert Texas is taking the originally planned 23-month project and completing it in only 13 months. Work began...

ECAT Demonstrates Conservation.
September 19, 2005... Staff Landowners and heavy machinery operators witnessed firsthand how appropriate conservation practices can be effective in their lives at the 2005 Land Stewardship Field Days. The Earthmoving Contractors Association of Texas (ECAT)...