Trimble and Microsoft partnership brings holographic mixed reality to building construction

SAN FRANCISCO (April 29, 2015) —Trimble announced that it is working with Microsoft to develop a new generation of tools, integrated with the HoloLens holographic platform on Windows 10, which are intended to improve quality, collaboration and efficiency in the design, construction and operation of buildings and structures. A proof of concept was demonstrated at Microsoft's Build Developer Conference held this week in San Francisco.

Company holds events and activities across the nation to support awareness of construction safety

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (April 30, 2015) – Brasfield & Gorrie announced that the company is joining with other construction industry stakeholders in observing Safety Week 2015, an industry-wide initiative to help raise awareness of safety in the construction industry.

GPS Insight sponsors group that breaks Guinness Book of World Records for "Fastest Time Cross Country in an Electric Vehicle"

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (April 29, 2015) – GPS Insight sponsored a team of three record-breaking enthusiasts as they attempted to break the Guinness Book of World Records for fastest time coast to coast in an electric vehicle and the least amount of non-drive time.

Construction Fall Safety Stand-Down will be May 4-15, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day in this country, construction workers fall. One wrong step and they're tumbling down a steeply pitched roof, sliding or dropping off an unstable ladder or left hanging from a scaffold. The difference between an unexpected stumble and tragedy is simple: fall protection.

The Every Worker, Every Time initiative works in collaboration with OSHA’s two-week National Safety Stand-Down campaign

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (May 4, 2015) — Capital Safety announced the kick-off of a national, 10-day fall protection and training program, "Every Worker, Every Time," which is devoted to fulfilling the company’s mission: To bring every worker at height home safely, every workday.