Construction Industry News

FORT MILL, S.C. (Nov. 11, 2024) — Sunbelt Rentals, a global brand in the equipment rental industry, has earned the 2025 Military Friendly Employer designation for the fifth consecutive year. Sunbelt Rentals received a Gold Designation, indicating that the company scored within 10% of the 10th-ranking employer in their category.

LIVERMORE, Calif. (Oct. 29), 2024 — Topcon Positioning Systems has announced a major addition to its reference station service, Topnet Live. New service areas are available through expansion within California, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Washington, with 180 full-wave geodetic reference stations added to the network.

HOUSTON (Nov. 5, 2024) — Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. (Logisnext), a North American provider and manufacturer of material handling and innovative automation and fleet solutions, donated motorized Mitsubishi Forklift pallet trucks to the  Houston Food Bank (HFB). As one of the largest food bank in the nation, HFB plays a vital role in distributing food to those in need across southeast Texas.

WASHINGTON (Nov. 1, 2024) — The construction industry added 8,000 jobs on net in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 223,000 jobs, an increase of 2.8%.  

GARNER, Iowa (Nov. 1, 2024) — Stellar Industries, a 100% employee-owned and -operated manufacturer of mechanic and service trucks, cranes, tire service trucks, hooklifts, trailers and service truck and van accessories, announced the acquisition of Elliott Machine Works Inc., a family-owned manufacturing company based in Galion, Ohio.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 31, 2024) — Fleetio, a fleet maintenance management software company, announced the expansion of its embedded integration with Ford modem-equipped vehicles and Ford Pro plug-in device technology. The integration, which is Fleetio's first embedded original equipment manufacturer (OEM) integration, now supports a more comprehensive exchange of data with the Fleetio platform, open to all Ford Pro Telematics subscribers.

PASADENA, Calif., (Oct. 24, 2024) — Bluebeam, a developer of solutions and services for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals worldwide and part of the Nemetschek Group, announced findings from its new global report — Building the Future: Bluebeam AEC Technology Outlook 2025.

Oct. 24, 2024 — PCF Insurance Services, a top 20 U.S. insurance brokerage, announced that it is rebranding to Trucordia, effective immediately. The name Trucordia combines the words “trust” and “accord,” which reflect the integrity, harmony and collaboration the company considers the cornerstones of its business.

To guide Trucordia’s future growth, Trucordia CEO Felix Morgan also unveiled the organization’s new business strategy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 23, 2024) — Garney, a national provider of water and wastewater construction, announced a partnership with RodRadar, a technology company specializing in real-time underground utility detection during excavation. This collaboration advances excavation safety, efficiency and utility strike prevention through RodRadar's Live Dig Radar (LDR) technology.

NORCROSS, Ga. (Oct. 17, 2024) — WesPro JCB celebrated the groundbreaking of its new $12 million facility in Norcross, Georgia, marking a significant expansion and commitment in its North American service capabilities. The 15,000-square-foot facility, located at 5493 Goshen Springs Road, will house a parts warehouse, a sales floor and a service shop designed to repair the largest JCB excavators and machinery.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 11, 2024) — Construction input prices decreased 0.9% in September compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices also decreased 0.9% for the month.

MOLINE, Ill. (Oct. 22, 2024) — Expanding jobsite capabilities for its customers, John Deere announced a new strategic partnership with Trimble. In the future, the Trimble Earthworks Grade Control technology will be integrated with the John Deere SmartGrade platform, giving customers access to the Trimble technology ecosystem.

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (Oct. 17, 2024) — Felling Trailers Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and commercial trailers, has appointed Kevin Maves and Carl Thigpen to their outside sales team representing Felling Trailers in the western U.S. Maves now serves the southwestern U.S. region covering California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Thigpen now serves the northwest U.S. region, covering Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.

Oct. 14, 2024 — Amy Marks has joined Compass Datacenters as senior vice president of innovation. As a leader on the Innovation team, Marks will be responsible for continuously improving Compass’ ability to deliver customizable, scalable, efficient and sustainable data center campuses throughout North America.

BURLINGTON, Mass. (Oct. 16, 2024) — Highwire, a contractor success platform for capital project construction and operations, has launched its new Prequalification solution. This solution enables general contractors (GCs) to assess their subcontractors' default and safety risk by evaluating a wide range of factors, including financial viability, capabilities, experience, pending litigation and past defaults.

BEDFORD, Mass. (Oct. 7, 2024) — The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, decreased 4.2% in September to 208.6 from the revised August reading of 217.7. Over the month, commercial planning contracted 7.8% and institutional planning improved 5.2%.  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 9, 2024)  —  Fleetio, a fleet optimization company, was named “Fleet Management Technology Company of the Year.” Presented by AutoTech Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization, the award recognizes companies, technologies and products that advance the global automotive and transportation technology sectors.

DENVER (Oct. 11, 2024) — Render Networks, a provider of network construction management technology, announced that Ascension Infrastructure Group, a subsidiary of Amperage Capital, has selected Render as its construction platform partner as part of a goal to accelerate fiber broadband expansion and play a critical role as the industry looks to connect more homes to fiber over the next five years than have ever been connected before. 

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Oct. 9, 2024) — The borough of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, celebrated Raymond DeWalt Day to honor Raymond DeWalt and the 100th anniversary of his namesake DeWalt, a Stanley Black & Decker brand and provider of total jobsite solutions.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (Oct. 10, 2024) — Bobcat Company has been selected as a Red Dot Award: Design Concept winner for RogueX2, an all-electric, fully autonomous concept loader.