McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, was recently honored with two industry awards for their Flex Controls system equipped on McNeilus concrete mixers. Flex Controls are now a “Top 100 New Products of 2017,” recognized by Construction Equipment magazine and a “2018 Most Innovative Product (MIP)” at World of Concrete by Hanley Wood. Read more here.
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The Unites States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold its annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls May 7th-11th. The event encourages companies and workers to pause during the workday for topical discussions, safety demonstrations and training in hazard recognition and fall prevention. Learn about it here.
Advanced technologies, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), are rapidly gaining traction on infrastructure projects around the world. A new report published today, The Business Value of BIM for Water Projects SmartMarket Report, demonstrates the industry is accelerating its implementation of BIM, a reversal of the findings of previous studies on this topic by Dodge Data & Analytics, which indicated that the water sector has been slower to embrace BIM than other sectors, such as transportation. Read the details here.
Triax Technologies Inc., provider of technology for the connected jobsite, today announced it is collaborating with Oracle Construction and Engineering to help customers transform their businesses through innovative technology and real-time data. This announcement is part of an effort to develop and deliver a unified platform for construction professionals that integrates data from Triax’s flagship Spot-rsystem with the OraclePrime Projects Cloud Serviceproject management platform.
Procore.org is working to empower the construction industry and the communities it serves, and one way they aim to achieve this is through supporting non-profit organizations that are helping to build and rebuild within local communities. As Construction Safety Week approaches (May 7-11), Procore is excited to announce their partnership with National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) Institute, a United States non-profit focused on the construction and engineering industry.
In recognition of Safety Week, taking place May 7-11, 2018, Triax Technologies Inc., provider of technology for the connected jobsite, shared key strategies construction firms can implement at all levels of their organizations to improve safety outcomes on the jobsite. Based on insights gained from the safety initiatives of leading contractors, Triax identified three best practices. Read here for more.
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2018) – The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for March was $9.1 billion, up 2 percent year over year from new business volume in March 2017. Volume was up 18 percent month-to-month from $7.7 billion in February.
The Center for Association Leadership hasselected the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) for a Gold Circle Award, which recognizes excellence, innovation and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership and communications programs. AEM is one of 14 Gold Circle Award honorees nationwide in 2018, winning for its CONEXPO-CON/AGG marketing campaign. ASAE noted that the outstanding quality of entries required judges to make tough choices to determine the Gold Circle Award winners.
WASHINGTON (April 19, 2018)—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced this year’s recipients for its highest honor—the COTE Top Ten Awards. COTE bestows the award annually on 10 design projects that have expertly integrated design excellence with cutting-edge performance in several key areas.
Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, announced significant streamlining for all LEED prerequisites and some credits for California projects that are pursuing certification under LEED v4. New projects built to California’s robust energy and green building codes (CALGreen) are pre-approved for significant streamlining of fundamental LEED requirements.
Representatives from Corvex Connected Safety, the first worker-powered Internet of Things (IoT) safety platform, announced that personal protective equipment (PPE) industry leader MCR Safety has joined the company’s strategic partner program. The Corvex Connected Safety Platform uses IoT infrastructure to create smart, connected work environments that engage and empower workers. The companies will collaborate to develop Smart PPE technology that integrates MCR Safety equipment with the Corvex solution.
Delray Beach, Florida (April 26, 2018)—Award-winning construction firm Kaufman Lynn Construction (KL) debuted its new corporate headquarters on Delray Beach’s Congress Avenue Corridor with an invitation-only open house event on Thursday, April 26. The open house was a chance to meet with KL’s top decision-makers, including CEO Michael “Mike” Kaufman and Frank White, the company’s new president.
Cemen Tech, a global leader in the volumetric concrete mixing industry, announced today they have recently signed Linder Industrial Machinery as the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixers in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Linder, with over six decades of experience and 18 locations, has expanded their services by getting into more specialized types of offerings. Cemen Tech, a global leader in the volumetric concrete mixing industry, announced today they have recently signed Linder Industrial Machinery as the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixers in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Linder, with over six decades of experience and 18 locations, has expanded their services by getting into more specialized types of offerings.
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC announces the addition of Palmer Johnson Power Systems to its dealer network. Palmer Johnson will carry Pettibone Extendo and Traverse telehandlers and Cary-Lift pipe and pole handlers for Southern and Central California, while focusing strictly on the Extendo and Traverse product lines in the state of Washington.
When Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh decided to build four new homes for first-time homebuyers in Homewood, it was a no-brainer for 84 Lumber to get involved. Building upon its 60 plus years of community commitment, the company recently announced a donation of $250,000 over the next year to support future improvements.
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2018) – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2018 Safety Innovation Awards, which recognize creative safety-enhancing projects in the cement industry. Presented at the 2018 Cement and Concrete Fly-In event, the winners were determined by a panel of judges that evaluated innovative submissions from across the country in the following categories: milling/grinding, distribution, pyroprocessing and general f
WASHINGTON (April 19, 2018) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) recently released the April 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $1 trillion equipment finance sector.
(April 18, 2018) – Two international trade associations joined forces to urge the Trump administration to permanently exempt Canada from steel tariffs and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without scrapping the accord entirely.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (April 23, 2018) – Trimble announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Viewpoint from Bain Capital in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. Viewpoint is highly complementary to Trimble's e-Builder business, and will extend Trimble's ability to provide more complete and integrated project, jobsite and business workflows across the construction lifecycle.
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