Construction articles from September 2007

Construction archives from September 2007

McDonald Joins R.W. Moore.
September 10, 2007... Staff Michael McDonald has joined John Deere dealer R.W. Moore Equipment Company as a parts manager at the Fayetteville, N.C., branch.

Gabriel Joins Greenhorne & O'Mara.
September 10, 2007... Staff Engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O'Mara announces the appointment of Jack J. Gabriel, P.E., DBIA, as division manager for its Southeast Transportation Structures group. Working from the Jacksonville, Florida, office, Gabriel...

Frost Miller Group Announces Promotion.
September 10, 2007... Staff Frost Miller Group announces that Eileen White, a 10-year employee, has been promoted to finance manager at the Bethesda, Maryland-based agency. In this position, White will be responsible for overall financial management of the...

ASC Volvo Announces Reorganization.(ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc.)(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff The board of directors of ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is pleased to announce the following reorganization. Brad Stimmel has been named vice president and general manager of the...

Volvo Rents Opens New Williamsburg Branch.
September 10, 2007... Staff Nelva Corporation, owned by Bill and Ned Dickinson, has opened a second Volvo Rents franchise in Williamsburg, Virginia. The new Volvo Rents center will carry a comprehensive line of essential equipment for the construction,...

Compost Company Promotes Green Environment.
September 10, 2007... By Valerie Van Kooten. Edited by Christina Fisher. Diverting organic material from the landfill to a recycling facility helps preserve and protect the environment - and adds to the bottom line. On average, Americans waste 25 percent of...

New Safety Campaign Will Save Lives.
September 10, 2007... Staff Aerial Work Platform Training has launched a new campaign to encourage the use of full-body harnesses and adjustable lanyards on boom-type platforms. A new safety campaign has been launched by Aerial Work Platform Training...

Volunteers Help Iraq Veteran Come Home.(Rebuilding Together Montgomery County)
September 10, 2007... Staff A crew of community partners joined forces to make Specialist Ryan Major's home more accessible when he returned critically wounded from Iraq. Rebuilding Together Montgomery County (RTMC) in partnership with the National...

Rigging For A Condenser Retrofit.(Southern Industrial Constructors )
September 10, 2007... Edited by Christina Fisher. Original text and pictures courtesy of Southern Industrial Constructors. Southern Industrial Constructors used "old-style rigging" to remove a 30-ton condenser from the second floor of a co-generation plant and...

Three Paths To Success.
September 24, 2007... By Christina Fisher These three women have successful careers in the construction industry and prove that "aptitude has no gender." Whether as business owners, accountants, project managers, engineers, or equipment operators, I have...

Mulkey Receives Lifetime Achievement Honor.
September 24, 2007... Staff Barbara Mulkey, CEO for Mulkey Engineers & Consultants headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., was awarded the 2007 Triangle Business Journal's Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award. Mulkey was presented with her award at the 10th...

Bandit Welcomes New Regional Sales Manager.
September 24, 2007... Staff Rick Wurster was recently appointed Mid-Atlantic and Northeast sales representative for the Bandit Industries hand-fed chipper and stump grinder line. Wurster brings over 17 years of experience selling chippers and stump grinders to...

Southern Industrial Constructors Reaches Safety Milestone.(employee work hours)(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff Dedicated employees at Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane worked 2 million hours without a single lost-time incident, a significant safety milestone. Throughout the past several years, Southern Industrial/Southern...

Skanska's Bilyeu, Hullen Promoted.
September 24, 2007... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. announced that construction industry veteran Gary D. Bilyeu has been promoted to vice president of Operations. A construction engineering specialist, Bilyeu also frequently takes responsibility for...

H&E Equipment Services Named New JLG Dealer.
September 24, 2007... Staff JLG Industries, Inc. has appointed H&E Equipment Services, LLC as a dealer for LullA[R] and SkyTrakA[R] telehandlers. They will provide sales and service coverage throughout the greater Charlotte, N.C. area. H&E will represent three...

Editor's Report.(Balfour Beatty Construction Inc. repairs states public schools)
September 24, 2007... By Christina Fisher Balfour Beatty Employees, Partners Make A Difference D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty asked for help from the business community to revitalize more than 30 public schools in time for classes this fall - garnering support...

Buying A Telehandler.
September 24, 2007... Staff Doing your research can make you an informed buyer when you go to purchase that new telehandler. Being able to trust your dealer certainly lessens the load when it comes to making a sound telehandler purchase, especially if...