Construction News articles from September 2007

Construction News archives from September 2007

NES Rentals Sponsors Youth Competition.
September 3, 2007... Staff Chicago, Ill.- NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., one of the largest aerial equipment rental providers in the country, announced it will be a team sponsor in the Construction Challenge, a youth-oriented critical thinking and creative...

Caterpillar Customer Safety Services Launches New Website.(Website overview)
September 3, 2007... Staff Customer Safety Services, a division of the Caterpillar Technology & Solutions Division, has launched SAFETY.CAT.COM(TM) , a new website dedicated to promoting the safety and health of everyone in, on or around Caterpillar products....

People.
September 3, 2007... Staff Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. has promoted Jeff Wendte to product manager for the washing and classifying product line manufactured at Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. Wendte has over 17 years' experience with Kolberg-Pioneer in Engineering and Sales...

Sewer Collapse Gets Quick Fix.
September 3, 2007... By Jeff Duplantis, M.S., P.E., Senior Project Manager, CH2M Hill, and Philip R. Snyder, M.A., Chief Technical Writer, The Snyder Agency Custom-Made To Order HOBAS Pipe Manufactured In Less Than Five Days For Emergency Sewer Repairs In...

Timber Provides Rustic Interior.
September 3, 2007... Staff New Cabela's retail store in Gonzales, La., utilizes glued laminated timbers in construction Many new outdoor merchandise stores are being designed with exposed timber interiors that harmonize with the products they sell. ...

Trimble Construction Boot Camp.
September 3, 2007... Story by Tom Hale Attendees learn about productivity-enhancing products at Dayton event Several hundred people attended Trimble Construction Boot Camp 2007, a field-based, hands-on training event for the construction industry, held...

Chart Your Safety Course.
September 3, 2007... Staff Using load charts to safely operate a telehandler Imagine you've just climbed inside the cab of your telehandler. A hulking load of concrete blocks sits on the dusty path in front of you. Your mission, should you choose to accept...

Topcon, Dudley, Hayes Distributorships Bond to Serve Survey, Construction Customers.(partnerships of Topcon Positioning Systems Inc., Earl Dudley, Inc. and Hayes Instrument Co.)
September 17, 2007... Staff Livermore, Calif.- Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) and two of its award-winning positioning products dealers - Earl Dudley, Inc. and Hayes Instrument Co. - have signed binding agreements to form a partnership to bring the highest...

Lafarge Addresses Issues Affecting Concrete Failures at 51st Annual CSI Convention and CSI University.(Conference notes)
September 17, 2007... Staff Herndon, Va.- Drawing on real-world cases from the company's technical field operations, Lafarge recently spoke with industry professionals at the 51st Annual CSI Convention in Baltimore about strategies for preventing concrete...

Ingersoll Rand to Sell its Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments Business Units for $4.9 Billion.
September 17, 2007... Staff Ingersoll Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR) has agreed to sell its Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments business units to Doosan Infracore for $4.9 billion. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and is targeted to...

Terex Roadbuilding Implements Fluid Analysis Program.
September 17, 2007... Staff Oklahoma City, Okla.- Terex Roadbuilding and POLARIS Laboratories have implemented the equipment manufacturer's new Managed Maintenance Fluid Analysis Program. The new program covers equipment from the manufacturer's mobile concrete...

2006 Statistics Show Decrease in Workplace Fatalities.
September 17, 2007... Staff Des Plaines, Ill.- The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Michael W. Thompson, CSP, applauded the apparent drop in workplace fatalities as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2006. He noted that we...

People.
September 17, 2007... Staff IronPlanet has named Gregory J. Owens chairman and chief executive officer of the organization. Owens has also joined the company's board of directors. Owens most recently served as managing director of Red Zone Capital, a...

Facility Requires Flexible Planning.
September 17, 2007... By Lisa Doyle Linbeck manages a complicated process of constructing a medical facility that continues to change with new advancements in technology When it comes to technology, staying ahead of the curve can be difficult in the medical...

Balancing Asphalt Production And Placement.
September 17, 2007... By Dale Starry, Volvo Construction Equipment Planning, use of right equipment are important when using hot mix asphalt Successful paving projects do not happen by accident. They are the result of careful planning and implementation....

Construction Education Gets GREAT.
September 17, 2007... Staff New workforce training initiative on the Gulf Coast to train 20,000 workers in two years. The private industry has teamed up with the education community on the Gulf Coast with the ambitious goal of training 20,000 workers by the...