Construction Bulletin articles from October 2005

Construction Bulletin archives from October 2005

How Much Do You Know About Forklift Safety?
October 7, 2005... Staff What should you do if you are driving a forklift and it starts to tip over? Is it safer to stay in the vehicle or to jump out quickly? If you said jump out, you'd be dead wrong: a driver who jumped would be putting his or her life in...

Bobcat Breaks Ground.
October 7, 2005... Staff With a ceremonial groundbreaking marking the occasion, construction has started on a $9.5-million investment in Bobcat Company's North American operations at the new Northern Plains Commerce Centre (NPCC) in Bismarck, N.D. Bobcat is...

Bobcat Planer Attachment.
October 7, 2005... Staff The Bobcat planer attachment makes it easy to mill asphalt quickly and efficiently. Fingertip controls provide precise adjustments during operation. For planing close to walls and curbs, the hydraulic side-shift enables operators to...

Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group Partners With LightSPEED Aviation.
October 7, 2005... Staff The Hearing Safety Group of Bacou-Dalloz has partnered with LightSPEED Aviation of Portland, Ore., to develop a new generation of industrial communication hearing protection headsets, officials at Bacou-Dalloz have announced. Under...

The New Hot-Mix Asphalt.
October 7, 2005... By Richard O. Wolters, P.E., MAPA Executive Director, and Jill M. Thomas, P.E., MAPA Associate Director Recent efforts in materials selection, mix design, performance testing, and pavement design offer a method of obtaining long-lasting...

Construction Disputes.
October 14, 2005... By Gregory T. Spalj The best way to avoid disputes is to be prepared for them. As I was considering what I could tell contractors that they should know and do to reduce the risks of becoming involved in an expensive construction...

Carbtex Gloves Receive Award.
October 21, 2005... Staff R&D Magazine named Perfect Fit Glove and Carbtex Corp., a Bacou-Dalloz Co. that produces industrial gloves, winner of the 2005 R&D 100 Award for their new line of Carbtex[R] Electric Plasma Arc Protection Gloves. The award recognizes...

ACPA: Reducing Road Noise.
October 21, 2005... Staff The Arizona Department of Transportation's Quiet Pavement Pilot Program is exploring the use of rubberized asphalt overlays to achieve quieter pavement, a common goal in the highway construction industry. The three-year,...

PCA Launches ConcreteThinker.com.
October 21, 2005... Staff The Portland Cement Association, representing cement companies in the United States and Canada, launched ConcreteThinker.com this month as a part of their Concrete Thinker awareness program. The website enables architects...

New VTS for Smaller Skid Steers.(Loegering Manufacturing's new Versatile Track System )(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... Staff Loegering Manufacturing introduced a new, smaller model of its Versatile Track System for skid steers with wheelbases under 42 inches and engines in the 42-horsepower to 65-horsepower range. Available with 12-inch-wide or...

New Side Plate Breaker from Indeco.(Indeco North America )(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... Staff Indeco North America recently introduced its new High Performance line of breakers to the North American market. The HP line contains one model in particular, the HP 1800 Side Plate Breaker, specifically engineered to increase...

24-Volt Ruggedized Stolen Vehicle Recovery System.
October 21, 2005... Staff LoJack Corporation, the global leader in tracking and recovering valuable mobile assets, announced the introduction of a 24-volt version of its Ruggedized Stolen Vehicle Recovery System, which is designed specifically for the largest...

International Master's Cup Competition.
October 21, 2005... Staff Four regional teams from Volvo CE's international dealer network competed in the Master's Cup Competition in Kiruna, Sweden. Teams consisted of two service technicians and one parts technician. The competition consisted of five...

APA Accepting Award Nominees.
October 21, 2005... Staff The Asphalt Pavement Alliance is now accepting applications for the 2005 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award honors owners of hot-mix asphalt pavements which are at least 35 years old, have never had a structural failure, have been...

New Land-Clearing Attachment.(Bobcat Co's new flail cutter )(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... Staff There's a new option for cutting and mulching the thickest grass and brush -- a flail cutter attachment from Bobcat Company, a business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm. Bobcat expands its diverse...

First Step In "Land Recycling": Remediation.
October 21, 2005... By Steven R. Silicato, REM, CIE Edited by Greg Sitek There is a fundamental change under way in the approach states are taking to clean up old industrial sites. Sites once avoided as potential locations for new development are now...

Carl Bolander & Sons Digs Deep.
October 21, 2005... Staff Firm is contracted to install stairway access and ventilation to a sewer regulator 67 feet below Washington Avenue in Minneapolis. This past spring, Metropolitan Council, the regional planning organization for the Twin Cities...

VAC-TRON...The Next Generation.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Staff VAC-TRON Equipment has more than 30 industrial vacuum products. New for 2005 is a remote, hydraulic rear door. The "easy open -- easy close" back door, on more than 50 standard models from 150 gallons to 1,250 gallons, raises and...

Flexible Steel Systems.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Staff MARINO\WARE, a leading manufacturer of steel framing products, brings its reliable and innovative construction engineering solutions to cavity shaftwalls and area separation wall systems. When built with any UL-approved gypsum liner...

Power Curbers' New Personnel.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Staff Power Curbers, Inc. has hired Marty Clark of Milan, Ill., to handle sales and service calls related to Power Curbers equipment in northern and central Illinois, eastern Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Marty has 10 years'...

Gabriel Construction.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Staff Gabriel Construction has been in business since 1940 with their home base in Northwood, North Dakota. Denny Gabriel bought the business in June of 1984 from his father Harvey. This crushing and screening outfit in northern North...

General Resource Technology Adds Two Sales Personnel.
October 28, 2005... Staff General Resource Technology, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., is a full-line manufacturer of chemical admixtures and allied materials incorporated in concrete. American owned with market emphasis in 14 central U.S. states, GRT is...

Back To Work.
October 28, 2005... Staff Congress returned to work from its August recess after Labor Day with some major issues involving the construction industry resolved and others awaiting action. That progress paves the way for what could turn out to be a memorable...

MARINO\WARE Introduces Interactive Tools.
October 28, 2005... Staff MARINO\WARE, a leading manufacturer of steel framing products, has introduced a new website at www.marinoware.com and CD featuring enhanced interactive tools to enrich the customer experience. "For more than 70 years, MARINO\WARE...

Legal Victory.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Staff A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was within its authority to reject a petition from anti-growth groups calling for the regulation of so-called "greenhouse gasses" from new motor vehicles. The...

Bill Addresses "Salting".(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Staff Citing the heavy burden on the nation's merit shop contractors and the National Labor Relations Board, Associated Builders and Contractors Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs Anita Drummond has urged Congress to protect...