Midwest Contractor articles from June 2007

Midwest Contractor archives from June 2007

Bridge Team Adds Parsons.
June 11, 2007... Staff Missouri Bridge Partners (MBP), one of two teams negotiating with the Missouri Department of Transportation to improve 802 of the state's worst bridges through the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program, has added Parsons...

Fecon Selected For Iraq Projects.(Fecon Inc.)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Staff Fecon's Bull Hog Mulchers have been selected for several line-of-sight clearing projects in Iraq. The Bull Hogs will be matched to 14 excavator machines. Fecon has other mulching attachments being run by government agencies but this...

Don't Forget About 811.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Staff Effective last month, 811 is now the new FCC-designated national N-11 number created to eliminate confusion of multiple "Call Before You Dig" numbers across the country. The service connects professional excavators and homeowners...

Story Achieves Safety Milestone.
June 11, 2007... Staff Story Construction Co., of Ames, Iowa, recently achieved distinction by surpassing 1.5 million hours worked without a lost-time accident. Their achievement represents a significant milestone for a construction company as most of its...

Construction Marches Ahead.
June 11, 2007... Staff "Total construction spending rose a tad in March following a big upward revision for February, as single-family homebuilding finally held steady and nonresidential construction boomed again," said Ken Simonson, chief economist for...

Spreitzer Now Scott Van Keppel.
June 11, 2007... Staff Volvo Construction Equipment North America dealers Scott Construction Equipment Co. LLC and G.W. Van Keppel Co. recently formed a joint venture company, Scott Van Keppel LLC, to acquire Volvo CE dealer Spreitzer Inc. The new company...

Foley Taps New Service Manager.(Foley Equipment Company)(Gary Raleigh)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Staff Foley Equipment Company recently added a new service manager, Gary Raleigh. Raleigh will oversee 59 employees in six different departments including the truck service shop, agriculture service shop, component shop, tool room,...

Volvo Finalizes Acquisition.
June 11, 2007... Staff Volvo finalized its acquisition of Ingersoll Rand's road development equipment division April 30, completing a transaction announced Feb. 27. The acquisition involved Ingersoll Rand's soil and asphalt compactors, asphalt pavers...

Martz Heads Link-Belt Cranes.
June 11, 2007... Staff Chuck Martz was named chief executive officer of Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. in April in addition to his responsibilities as president. The announcement was made in ceremonies in Tokyo by Y. Hinou, chairman of Sumitomo Heavy...

Case Wins Army Contract.
June 11, 2007... Staff The U.S. Army TACOM (Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command) April 24 announced the award of a contract valued at more than $160 million to Case Construction Equipment to build nearly 1,500 compact track loaders and more than 1,900...

Patching Nebraska's Highway 77.
June 11, 2007... By Curt Grandia CPR Breathes New Life Into Structurally Sound Roadway There are hundreds of thousands of acronyms in this old world, so it's a little incongruous but a lot apropos that the same acronym for an emergency procedure to...

Impacting Breaker Longevity.
June 11, 2007... By Kevin Loomis, Hydraulic Applications Manager, Atlas Copco Construction Tools, Inc. Technology Aids Survival Of The Fittest Rock has literally been around forever. Breaking rock is still a work in progress, but the evolution of...

Small Lifts Come Up Big.
June 11, 2007... By Larry Trojak Rented Genie Runabouts Prove Worth On A Major O'Fallon Hospital Project In the construction world - where traditionally bigger is always better - it's not often that a piece of equipment proves its value based on how...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
June 25, 2007... By Ashley Kizzire, Constructive Communication Cell Phone Etiquette With the widespread use of cell phones for business purposes, many may be overlooking one important marketing tool that rests on the softer side of salesmanship....

HCA Presents Safety Awards.(APAC-Kansas Inc.)(Heavy Constructors Association)(Loch Sand and Construction)(Brief article)
June 25, 2007... Staff The Heavy Constructors Association of Greater Kansas City recently held its annual Sports Day and Safety Awards program. Members began the day by competing in the Don Clarkson 8th Annual Classic Golf Tournament. Following a day on...

Caterpillar Donates Chopper To Children's Camp.(Company overview)
June 25, 2007... Staff Caterpillar donated one of its famous Cat Choppers to Victory Junction Gang Camp, which will use the motorcycle to raise much-needed funds. Caterpillar donated a CAT Chopper to the Victory Junction Gang Camp for seriously ill...

Achieving Success Through Resource Management.
June 25, 2007... By Don Kafka Construction resource management is a top-to-bottom method of managing tools, equipment, consumables, and other materials throughout a company or project. In the competitive construction industry, providing unsurpassed...

Construction Equipment Hero In Tornado Cleanup.
June 25, 2007... Staff When the call came for help to clear the debris after a massive F5 tornado in Greensburg, Kansas, Deere construction equipment dealer Murphy Tractor wasted no time getting to the site. When a massive F5 tornado demolished...