BirdDog recruitment and application tracking system will integrate with eCMS to assist customers to manage their application, recruiting and human resources activities

DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 17, 2015)—BirdDog announced that it has entered into a technology partnership with Computer Guidance Corporation, providing customers a tighter product integration between Computer Guidance Corporation’s eCMS Construction ERP Platform and BirdDog’s recruitment and applicant tracking solutions.

BTE will be the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech products

INDIANOLA, Iowa (Feb. 11, 2015)—Cemen Tech, a leader in the volumetric mixing industry, announced they have recently signed BTE Body as the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech volumetric mixers throughout Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

New training helps employers identify key areas of responsibility in crane and rigging operations

ATLANTA, Ga. (Feb. 11, 2015)—Crane Industry Services recently announced a new course focusing on employer responsibility in crane and rigging operations.

The concept of employer responsibility is stated strongly in OSHA and ASME standards and is open-ended enough, that employers and supervisors may be held accountable for decisions made and directions given. A new course called Crane Safety for Site Management focuses on the following key areas.

Report states European countries dominate top 10 highest-cost construction markets; construction in U.S. now more expensive than Japan

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (Feb. 3, 2015)—Switzerland is now the most expensive country in the world for construction, while Japan and Singapore have seen significant relative cost reductions over the last year, according to the 2014 International Construction Costs Report recently released by Arcadis.