Construction articles from December 2004

Construction archives from December 2004

Maintaining A Healthy Hydraulic System.
December 13, 2004... By Rudy Urbano, Caterpillar Inc. You hear about it all the time. The skinny guy from work who ran a marathon a couple of months ago, but just had a heart attack. Or the vegetarian next door who's recovering from a stroke. Even the fittest...

Skanska Promotes Miller.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. has promoted David C. Miller to senior vice president of the company's Washington, D.C.-Baltimore office.

Fab-Form Appoints Dealer.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Fab-Form Industries Ltd., manufacturer of fabric forms for concrete footings, columns and pads, has appointed Tidewater Polysteel as its dealer in Virginia.

Vermeer, Ring-O-Matic Announce Strategic Alliance.(Vermeer Manufacturing Company)(Ring-O-Matic Manufacturing Company)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Vermeer Manufacturing Company has entered into an exclusive strategic alliance with Ring-O-Matic Manufacturing Company to distribute vacuum excavation units through the Vermeer worldwide dealership network. Ring-O-Matic will handle...

McNeilus Announces Acquisition.(McNeilus Companies, Inc.)(Concrete Equipment Company, Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff McNeilus Companies, Inc. announced the acquisition of Concrete Equipment Company, Inc. (CON-E-CO), a leading manufacturer of concrete batch plants.

Topcon(r) Moves To New Headquarters.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff After being located in Pleasanton, California, since 1996, Topcon moved into its new headquarters in early September 2004. The company took the morning of October 27, 2004, to thank its employees, its distributors and the users of...

Federal Contracting Database Open To Public.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff The government's new and improved procurement database debuted October 1, giving the public free access to real-time federal contracting information. The procurement database will be integrated fully with each agency's computer...

AISC Offers Free Seminar.(American Institute of Steel Construction)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Seismic design is not just for the west coast. AISC is offering a six-hour online seminar to help engineers throughout the country apply the 2002 AISC Seismic Provisions to their projects. "Seismic Design and the 2002 AISC Seismic...

Komatsu Credit Card.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Komatsu, a leading manufacturer and supplier of construction, mining and utility equipment and parts and services in North America, announced that it will begin a new multi-year relationship with HSBC - North America's business...

Ober[bar]Kaler Hires Abromson, Purvis.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff OberA[bar]Kaler has hired Henry M. Abromson and Dorinda Purvis in its Baltimore office. Both will practice construction law in the firm's Construction Group.

Ziehl-Abegg AG Forms U.S. Subsidiary.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Ziehl-Abegg, AG of KA1/4nzelsau, Germany, a century-old, privately owned manufacturer of precision fans, motors and electronic controls, has formed its first U.S. subsidiary in the United States, with offices based in Greensboro,...

New Chairman Assumes PCI Post.(Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute )(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Thomas J. D'Arcy, has been elected the 2005 chairman of the Chicago-based Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). D'Arcy, founder and president of The Consulting Engineers Group, San Antonio, Texas, served on the board during...

HRUHCA Awards, Election Night.(Hampton Roads Utility and Heavy Contractors Association)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff The Hampton Roads Utility and Heavy Contractors Association (HRUHCA) elected the following officers and directors for 2005: Terry Pruitt, Precon Construction Company - president; Wade Wolf, Paragon Paving - president elect; Andy...

AEM Elects 2005 Officers, Directors.(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Charles Stamp Jr., vice president Public Affairs Worldwide of Deere & Company, has been elected chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Other officers elected to serve in 2005 are Gerald Shaheen, group president of...

Earth Tech's New Appointments.(Earth Tech Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Earth Tech Inc., a business unit of Tyco Engineered Products & Services, and a global provider of consulting, engineering and construction services, has made several appointments to its Alexandria, Virginia, office. Pamela...

Thompson Pumps Honors Employees.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Kathy Coor of the Goldsboro, North Carolina, office was recognized as the 2004 Office Manager of the Year. Kathy has been with Thompson Pump for 26 years. Greg Villareal, Goldsboro branch manager, stated that Thompson Pump is proud...

Genesis Names New Regional Manager.(Genesis Attachments)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Genesis Attachments has announced the appointment of Mike Condron as regional manager in the mid-Atlantic. Condron will represent Genesis in New Jersey, the New York City metro area, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and...

Greg McFadden Joins Structural Group.(Structural Preservation Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Structural Group - a $150-million Baltimore-based specialty-contracting firm that delivers services, systems and technologies that build, repair, protect, strengthen, and reinforce concrete, steel, masonry, timber, and soils - has...

HDR Hosts First ACE Intern.(Architecture, Computers and Engineering)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Chris Yandricha, a member of the Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology first graduating class in 2005, recently started school after spending the summer with HDR as the first summer intern out of the new high school's ACE...

Green Joins Steel Joist Institute.(Perry S. Green)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Steel Joist Institute announces the addition of Perry S. Green, Ph.D., as technical director to the organization.

Seretta Construction's New Office.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Seretta Construction announces the grand opening of their new 26,000-square-foot office building in Charlotte, N.C. Seretta Construction continues to grow their commercial concrete and tilt-wall business and is operating as a...

Southeastern Crane Changes Name.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Southeastern Crane has changed its name to Ring Power Crane effective immediately. The change ensures that Ring Power Crane will be easily identified with Ring Power Corporation's reputation in the heavy equipment industry.

Wix Filters Expands Hydraulic Program.(enhancement of hydraulic equipment)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Discovering that contaminated hydraulic fluid is the root cause of more than 70 percent of all hydraulic system failures, Wix Filters, located in Gastonia, N.C., has decided to double its efforts to expand its comprehensive hydraulic...

RCC At Saluda Dam.(Roller Compacted Concrete placement at the Lake Murray Backup Dam.)
December 13, 2004... By Christina Fisher Over 700,000 cubic yards of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) have been placed at the Lake Murray Backup Dam project, and there are 620,000 cubic yards to go. The RCC placement at the Lake Murray Backup Dam project is...

Potomac Falls New Catholic Church.(Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church will open soon in Virginia)
December 27, 2004... By Christina Fisher Scott-Long Construction has performed several functions in the construction of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church and its new parochial school. Potomac Falls, Virginia, will soon be home to Our Lady of Hope Catholic...

Preserving Trees During Construction.(take help from Registered Consulting Arborist)
December 27, 2004... By Judson R. Scott, RCA Preserving trees during construction can enhance customer satisfaction. As a builder, it can be tempting to see trees only as obstacles during the construction process. But there is no denying that trees can be...

New Products.(product introduction)
December 27, 2004... Staff Trimble SiteVision(r) GPS System Staff Trimble introduces a new version of its SiteVision(r) GPS system to enhance performance of excavators with tilt-bucket attachments. Using dual GPS antennas to compute the position of...

Hall Contracting Upgrades Pump Station.
December 27, 2004... Staff Hall Contracting Corp. recently finished upgrading the Plott Road Pump Station in Charlotte, N.C., for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department. The original pump station consisted of a wet well and a dry pumping station with...