Dixie Contractor articles from September 2007

Dixie Contractor archives from September 2007

American Society Of Safety Engineers Presents NAOSH Champion Awards.
September 3, 2007... Staff The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently awarded a number of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) Champion awards for going above and beyond in promoting the importance of preventing injuries and...

Lifting Equipment Helps Build Alabama Condo.
September 3, 2007... By Steve Hudson Lifting equipment, post-tensioned concrete and careful attention to quality help build the Bayview II condominium project in southern Alabama. In Fairhope, Ala., concrete and cranes and careful attention to quality are...

Crane Sets Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
September 3, 2007... By Steve Hudson In Columbus, Ga., construction is under way on the National Infantry Foundation's new National Infantry Museum and Heritage Park. The $85-million project, which substantially upgrades the existing 50-year-old National...

Georgia Utility Contractors Association Holds Annual Conference.(Conference news)
September 3, 2007... Edited by Steve Hudson Attention to industry issues combined with social and sporting activities at this year's GUCA convention. More than 325 GUCA members, family members and guests gathered recently at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia...

Understanding Load Charts.
September 3, 2007... By Steve Hudson A look at using load charts to safely operate a telehandler. Imagine you've just climbed inside the cab of your telehandler, and a load of concrete blocks sits in front of you. Your mission is to lift and place that...

ConstructMyFuture.com Names Scholarship Recipients.
September 17, 2007... Staff The ConstructMyFuture.com construction industry careers website has named the 2007 winners of its annual scholarship program aimed at maintaining a quality industry workforce. Each year the program awards three $1,000...

SIKON Construction Announces Appointments.
September 17, 2007... Staff Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based SIKON Construction Corporation has announced the appointment of Tim Gall as senior project manager at its Maitland, Fla., office. With over 18 years of Florida construction experience, Gall's expertise...

DooleyMack Constructors Hires New Project Manager.
September 17, 2007... Staff DooleyMack Constructors has added Rudolf Krajcovic as project manager. He brings more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry. As project manager, Krajcovic will be responsible for managing the overall construction...

Florida Division Of Clancy & Theys Construction Adds Personnel.
September 17, 2007... Staff The Florida Division of Clancy & Theys Construction Company, Orlando, has appointed Michael Thornton as senior estimator. Thornton, who has 20 years of construction experience, is a LEED Accredited Professional, a Certified Cost...

Volvo Rents Opens New Rental Center In Florida.
September 17, 2007... Staff Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc. (Volvo Rents) has announced the opening of a Volvo Rents equipment rental franchise serving Pensacola, Fla. Cook Coastal Rentals, owned by Miles and Melissa Cook, has opened a new Volvo...

Hardin Construction To Expand At New Headquarters Location In Georgia's Cobb County.
September 17, 2007... Staff Hardin Construction Company, LLC has announced plans to move its company headquarters in Atlanta from the West Paces Ferry Road location it has occupied for 35 years to expanded facilities in the Wildwood Office Park, in southeast...

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Announces Management Team For New Alabama Facility.
September 17, 2007... Staff ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC, has put into place its senior management team to oversee the carbon steel operations of the company's $3.7 billion carbon and stainless steel processing facility planned for Calvert, Ala. The team...

Schultz Named New Service Manager At Shaw Mechanical.
September 17, 2007... Staff Wesley W. Schultz has been named service division manager at Shaw Mechanical Services, LLC, a 50-person service-based mechanical contracting company headquartered in Orlando, Fla. Schultz, whose career began three decades ago as an...

Hazlett Joins Ardaman & Associates.
September 17, 2007... Staff Timothy J. Hazlett, Ph.D., has joined the water resources department of Ardaman & Associates as a senior project manager and lead groundwater modeler. Hazlett is the former president and chief executive officer of Hazlett-Kincaid,...

Barbara Mulkey Receives Lifetime Achievement Honor.
September 17, 2007... Staff Barbara Mulkey, chief executive officer for Mulkey Engineers & Consultants, has received the 2007 Triangle Business Journal's Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award. Mulkey Engineers & Consultants is a 195-plus person...

Stewart Bennett Named Assistant Estimator for CORE Construction Services Southeast.
September 17, 2007... Staff CORE Construction Services Southeast, Inc., d/b/a CORE Construction, recently appointed Stewart Bennett as assistant estimator. Bennett will be based in the firm's Sarasota office and will also assist CORE's Naples and Orlando...

Tilt-Con Corporation Names Brian J. Morris As Executive Vice President.
September 17, 2007... Staff Orlando, Fla.-based Tilt-Con Corporation has appointed longtime Orlando construction veteran Brian J. Morris as executive vice president. He has more than 30 years of Florida construction management experience. Tilt-Con...

Editor's Report.
September 17, 2007... By Steve Hudson School days, school days... Here at Hacienda Hudson, fall means back to school time for the kids. Two of the three are in college nowadays, and the other - now a high school sophomore - will be there before we know it....

Underground Utility Construction In Pensacola.
September 17, 2007... By Steve Hudson An excavator, wheel loader, and fork and bucket attachments help Northwest Florida Underground complete underground utility construction on a Pensacola apartment project. Multifamily construction is doing well in many...

Fabric Ducts Help Meet HVAC Challenge.
September 17, 2007... By John Frantz Design/build mechanical contractor ACS used fabric ducts on a challenging HVAC retrofit project in Mansfield, Ga. Yarn producer Beaver Manufacturing had several HVAC challenges in retrofitting an existing 40,000-...

Eye-Catching Architecture In Orlando.
September 17, 2007... By Elaine Ingra Innovative design and a carefully planned construction schedule give Ferran Services & Contracting, Inc., a new headquarters facility in downtown Orlando. In Orlando, Fla., two construction companies recently celebrated...

Florida Utilities Coordinating Committee Holds 75th Anniversary Meeting.
September 17, 2007... By Steve Hudson Representatives of utility companies, government agencies, and the utility design and construction communities met in Marco Island, Fla., recently to discuss key industry issues. The Florida Utilities Coordinating...

Construction Camp Is Magic For Atlanta Teen.
September 17, 2007... By Patti Ghezzi Here's how an Atlanta teen went to a summertime "construction camp" and discovered just how much construction has to offer. Among her friends, she's known as an outgoing "sports chick," good at soccer, basketball and...