Construction Industry News

WEST BEND, Wis. (July 25, 2017) — Manitou Americas Inc. delivered two new Gehl skid loaders to support local community businesses. The University of Wisconsin-Washington County and the Washington County Fair Park and Conference Center were excited to receive their new Gehl equipment last week.

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (July 25, 2017) — JLG Industries Inc. opened its new east coast parts distribution center in Atlanta earlier this month.

NEW YORK (July 24, 2017) – New construction starts in June grew 4 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $679.9 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.  Nonresidential building increased 13 percent in June, strengthening after two months of lackluster activity, and the nonbuilding construction sector rose 8 percent with the help of elevated activity for electric utilities.  However, residential building slipped 4 percent in

WASHINGTON (July 24, 2017) – The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast projects annual growth in the 3.5 percent to 4.0 percent range for the remainder of 2017 as well as for 2018, with a slower growing commercial/industrial market, and an institutional sector facing several challenges. While some slowdown in the commercial sector was anticipated for 2017 and 2018, it was expected to be offset by acceleration in the institutional sector.

(July 20, 2017) — The ALL Family of Companies has been named an authorized dealer for Kobelco Construction Machinery USA for the exclusive territory of Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh. The ALL Family will provide equipment and parts sales and equipment service for Kobelco’s complete CK series of 5 hydraulic lattice-boom crawler cranes, ranging from 85 USt to 275 USt capacities.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Zurn’s new headquarters has achieved LEED® Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

ST. PAUL, Minn. (July 17, 2017) — Operating a successful workplace hearing conservation program is just one of many challenging tasks health and safety managers face. Each day, they must enforce all applicable rules and regulations while providing the right equipment, training and support for their noise-exposed workforce.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (July 13, 2017) – Summer is a great time for construction work, but a brutal time for construction workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such as sunburn, dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Every year, construction workers become ill on the job and some even lose their lives due to heat exposure.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (July 13, 2017) – Dynapac North America LLC welcomes Gibson Machinery, LLC to its dealer network. The heavy equipment dealer will rent, sell and service Dynapac pavers, soil compactors and asphalt rollers to meet customer needs in Northern Ohio.

DURHAM, N.C. (July 12, 2017) — Prescient is moving the company’s headquarters from Arvada, Colorado to Durham, North Carolina and opening a second manufacturing facility in nearby Mebane.

The North Carolina facility will serve clients east of the Mississippi River, while the Colorado facility will continue to serve clients in the western United States. The company is hosting a grand opening for the new Mebane facility July 12.

MILWAUKEE (July 12, 2017) – Attendees at ICUEE 2017 will be able to see industry best practices illustrated first hand with equipment on the show floor during new “field classroom” education sessions.

Rounding out the ICUEE education lineup are popular returning programs: the Utility Safety and Utility Fleet conferences and the indoor Demo Stage.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2017) – The University of Washington’s West Campus Utility Plant in Seattle is the recent recipient of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision Gold award. The Envision system rates sustainable infrastructure projects across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts.

PORTLAND & SEATTLE (July 11, 2017) – As a part of a comprehensive strategy to transform the construction industry through improved digital process in all phases of the project lifecycle, Viewpoint announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Dexter + Chaney. The addition of Dexter + Chaney’s product suite will be  a powerful component of Viewpoint’s strategy to drive further the adoption of technology in construction.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (July 6, 2017) — Atlas Copco has won a 2017 Red Dot Design Award for its 8-series portable air compressors, including the XAS 110 model available in the United States. The prestigious international awards honor outstanding product design.

INDIANAPOLIS (July 6, 2017) — The Board of Certified Safety Professionals' (BCSP) new Safety Management Specialist (SMS) certification had over 1,000 safety professionals sit for its beta exam between March 15 and May 12, 2017, and will be released in final form by July 31.
 

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INTERNATIONAL (July 7, 2017) — Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced that it is divesting its wholly owned British dealership to long-term distribution partner SMT.

NATIONAL (July 9, 2017) — Fred Whyte, former president of STIHL Inc., passed away July 7, 2017 surrounded by his family at his home in Virginia Beach, Va. after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 70 years old.

SUPERIOR, Wis. — Barko Hydraulics, LLC is proud to announce Crosby Equipment Company as its new dealer for logging and land clearing equipment in Georgia.

“Crosby Equipment Company is a great addition to our dealer network,” said Alecia McKay- Jones, dealer development manager for Barko. “They have strong knowledge of the forest products industry and are well positioned to serve loggers in Georgia.”

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (July 10, 2017) — JLG Industries Inc. announced that during the week of July 10, employees worldwide will be able to give 4 hours of their time to volunteer at charities. This is part of the access segment’s celebration of Oshkosh Corporation’s 100^th anniversary.