Dixie Contractor articles from September 2008

Dixie Contractor archives from September 2008

Lifting Equipment Aids Masonry Construction.
September 1, 2008... By Steve Hudson Masonry Arts combines skilled crews with carefully chosen rough-terrain material handlers to tackle challenging masonry projects from Mobile to Panama City. Masonry construction -- placing block or brick during...

Full-Depth Reclamation Means Sustainable Paving.
September 1, 2008... By Bob Nickelson In Georgia's Coweta County, full-depth reclamation is reusing roadways, saving resources and moving Coweta County to a leadership role in sustainability. One of the most daunting tasks any county commissioner faces is...

Winners Named In Portland Cement Association's Eleventh Biennial Bridge Awards Competition.
September 1, 2008... Staff The Portland Cement Association has named the winners of its recent Biennial Bridge Awards Competition. The competition, instituted in 1988, recognizes excellence in design and construction of concrete bridges. The 2008 program...

PSI Names Haffner As Construction Services Department Manager In Kennesaw, GA, Office.
September 1, 2008... Staff PSI has announced the transfer of Richard Haffner from their Lake Buena Vista, FL, operations office to their office in Kennesaw, GA, where he will be the construction services department manager. Haffner has been with PSI since...

Miller Ground Breaking Appoints Larson To Lead North American Operations.
September 1, 2008... Staff Miller recently announced the appointment of Jeff Larson as president of Savannah, GA-based Miller Ground Breaking, Inc. Larson comes to Miller with 20 years experience in sales, marketing and product support in the off-road...

ABC Supply Co. Inc. Names Ronald Fawcett Branch Manager In Union City, TN.
September 1, 2008... Staff ABC Supply Co. Inc., wholesale distributor of roofing, siding, windows, and other select exterior building products, has promoted Ronald Fawcett to branch manager of its store at 1007 Mount Zion Road in Union City, TN. Fawcett...

NCAT To Host Pavement Test Track Conference In February.(Conference news)
September 1, 2008... Staff The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University (NCAT) will host the third Pavement Test Track Conference Feb. 9-11, 2009, at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel and Conference Center at Grand National in Auburn, AL....

Somero Opens New Year-Round Training Facility In Fort Myers, FL.
September 1, 2008... Staff Somero Enterprises, Inc. has opened its new equipment training and Somero Sales College location in Fort Myers, FL. In addition to moving its training facility from Upper Michigan, the Somero corporate headquarters has relocated...

When GPS Means Business.
September 15, 2008... By Ian MacKenzie Here's a look at how a GPS system helps a contractor bid work tighter and complete jobs faster. More than two years ago, a Global Positioning System (GPS) was just a gleam in the eye of Georgia grading contractor Alan...

Editor's Report.
September 15, 2008... By Steve Hudson Saving Bridges, Old And New Man, it's hot outside. The thermometer is reading north of the nineties, and even though the calibration is far from MILSPEC it confirms one thing - it's darn hot outside. I'd sit in...

GUCA Scholarship Foundation Awards Scholarships.
September 15, 2008... Staff The GUCA Scholarship Foundation recently presented a number of scholarships to GUCA members' children. Industry Scholarships This year the GUCA Scholarship Foundation introduced a new scholarship opportunity, the Industry...

Shaw Mechanical Employees Volunteer Time At Destiny Foundation.
September 15, 2008... Staff Donning "Battle Poverty" T-shirts, employees of Shaw Mechanical Services LLC volunteered recently at the Destiny Foundation of Central Florida as part of the mechanical contracting company's three-point corporate giving program...

Dewatering Challenge In Pensacola.
September 15, 2008... By Steve Hudson Keeping the Bay at bay was just one dewatering challenge during recent construction of a new turning lane on U.S. 98 in Pensacola. In Pensacola, FL, Roads Inc. was recently called on to tackle a number of site work,...