Dixie Contractor articles from May 2005

Dixie Contractor archives from May 2005

Editor's Report.(Construction Industry)(Column)
May 2, 2005... By Steve Hudson Rain, rain, go away... It's coming down heavy today, which will surely mess up my weekend fishing. The streams and ponds hereabouts will be high and unfishable. A lot of them will be muddy, too, and rightly or...

Nashville "Woman in Construction" Named President Of National Construction Education Foundation.
May 2, 2005... Staff Susan Carson, eight-year member of the Nashville Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and active promoter of education and careers in the construction industry, has recently been named president of the...

Peters Joins Perimeter Community Improvement Districts As New Program Director.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff The Perimeter Community Improvement Districts (PCIDs) has announced the hiring of Tony Peters as their new program director. Peters will be responsible for the oversight of the PCIDs' $500-million portfolio of transportation...

Ron Gerding Celebrates More Than 30 Years With Heil Environmental.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff At the National Truck Equipment Association's recent Work Truck Show, Ron Gerding was recognized for his 31 years of service to Heil and the industry. Gerding played an integral role in developing the Heil Environmental Truck...

Altamaha Technical College And Yancey Bros. Co. Launch Heavy Equipment Service Technician Program.
May 2, 2005... Staff Altamaha Technical College and Yancey Bros. Co., the nation's oldest Caterpillar dealer, have announced a new technical education curriculum to provide a Heavy Equipment Service Technician Program beginning in the fall of 2005. ...

Harmon, Inc. Honored By Turner Construction As "Outstanding Subcontractor Of The Year".(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff Specialty glazing contractor Harmon, Inc. recently received a 2004 "Outstanding Subcontractor of the Year" award from Turner Construction Company. Nominated and presented by Turner's Atlanta Business Unit, Harmon's team in Lithia...

AmQuip Increases Presence In Tower Crane Market.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 2, 2005... Staff AmQuip has recently increased its presence in the tower crane market. Founded in 1967 by owner Joseph L. Wesley Sr., AmQuip "The Crane People" is the provider of crane rentals and related services in the Northeastern United...

NationsRent Named Link-Belt Earthmoving And Material Handling Distributor In Florida.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff LBX Company, makers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has appointed Nations-Rent as the authorized distributor of Link-Belt excavators and material handling equipment in the state of Florida....

Structural Preservation Systems Acquires Aquashield.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff Structural Preservation Systems, Inc (SPS) -- a Baltimore-based specialty-contracting firm that delivers services, systems and technologies that build, repair, protect, strengthen, and reinforce concrete, steel, masonry, timber, and...

Underground Concrete.
May 2, 2005... Staff How specialized concrete placement technology is helping bring a major Atlanta area sewer project to completion. Over the past few decades, Atlanta and its neighboring communities have seen their population increase at a rapid...

Building UAB's New Biomedical Research Building.(University of Alabama at Birmingham)(Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building)
May 2, 2005... By Steve Hudson In Birmingham, Ala., construction is moving ahead on a complex and challenging project for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As many contractors will affirm, urban projects frequently bring challenges to the...

Trenching for Growth.
May 16, 2005... By Valerie Van Kooten A Georgia contractor finds trenching to be just the ticket during utility installation in the fast-growing counties south of Atlanta. When Genesis Construction in Atlanta, Ga., is awarded a utility job from...

Old Problem, New Solutions.
May 16, 2005... By Richard Rybka New utility locating technologies are combining to eliminate guesswork when construction takes place around underground utilities. Underground utilities can become a nightmare for the site work or highway contractor. A...

NAPA Announces Quality Award Winners.(National Asphalt Paving Association )
May 16, 2005... Staff Top HMA projects, including a number of projects from the southeast, recently received National Asphalt Paving Association Quality in Construction Awards. The National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) recently announced the...

NUCA Honors GUCA And SUCA.(National Utility Contractors Association)(Georgia Utility Contractors Association)(Suncoast Utility Contractors Association)
May 16, 2005... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association and the Suncoast Utility Contractors Association recently received Awards of Excellence from the National Utility Contractors Association. The National Utility Contractors Association...

Finley Honored With ASBI Leadership Award.(American Segmental Bridge Institute)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Craig Finley, P.E., founder and president of Finley Engineering Group, was honored with the American Segmental Bridge Institute's 2004 Leadership Award at the group's Annual Convention in Tampa, Fla. The American Segmental...

Latin Builders Association Installs Augusto J. Gil As New President.
May 16, 2005... Staff Latin Builders Association (LBA), the largest Hispanic construction trade organization in the United States, recently installed its new president and board of directors. More than 1,000 guests witnessed the inauguration ceremony,...

Paul Bertram Elected To National Post With Construction Specifier Institute.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Paul R. Bertram Jr., FCSI, CDT, LEED AP, of Orlando, Fla., has been elected to the national office of vice president-industry for the Construction Specifiers Institute (CSI). His duties will include serving as the Executive Committee...

CSDA Names Officers, Board Members.(Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association recently elected new officers. Susan Hollingsworth of Holes Incorporated of Houston, Texas, was elected president. Tom Stowell of Norton Construction Products, Flowery Branch, Ga., was...

Yancey Bros. Co. Receives Better Business Bureau Award.
May 16, 2005... Staff The Better Business Bureau serving Metro Atlanta, Athens and Northeast Georgia has selected Yancey Bros. Co., Georgia's Caterpillar dealer, as one of four recipients of the "2005 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace...

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Sets Company Record In Atlanta.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated recently set a company record when its Atlanta sale generated more than $24 million in gross auction sales -- the highest-grossing Georgia state auction in the company's history. More than...

Smith Bros. Contracting Equipment Named New Ingersoll-Rand Dealer In Southeastern Florida.(Smith Bros. Contracting Equipment, Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Ingersoll-Rand has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Smith Bros. Contracting Equipment, Inc. as a new utility products dealer, providing more Ingersoll-Rand solutions to customers in the area. Smith Bros....

Caterpillar On-Highway Group Expands.(Caterpillar Inc. Engines Div.)
May 16, 2005... Staff In the years 1995-2004, Caterpillar shipped more than 1 million on-highway engines, and the company has shipped more than 185,000 on-highway engines equipped with the company's ACERT Technology. With an active population of more than...