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A Look Back at 75 Years of the Backhoe Loader

Construction Business Owner

The post-World War II era was one of enormous innovation and economic growth. By the 1950s, nearly two-thirds of all industrial construction was taking place outside of cities as suburban America was forming. As millions of servicemen returned home, the housing market exploded, with 2.5 million homes built from 1946 to 1948.

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Bringing Industry Expertise to Your Doorstep: A Peek at Viewpoint’s 2019 Digital Contractor Roadshow Speakers

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Last year , we visited more than 20 cities and enjoyed networking and learning about construction industry trends and challenges with over 600 contractors across the United States. That’s right, you not only get to learn directly from industry experts, you also get credit for the time you spend investing in your industry knowledge.

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CHRYSO & GCP Senior Director Honored for Leadership by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

GCP Applied Technologies

Terry Harris recognized for his exemplary commitment to the ready mixed concrete industry GCP Applied Technologies April 16, 2024 CHRYSO & GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals), a worldwide leader in sustainable construction, is pleased to announce that its Senior Director of Technical Services for North America, G.

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Ontario Investing Nearly $4M In Mass Timber Innovation

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The Ontario government is opening the forest industry to jobs and promoting the use of sustainable renewable resources by investing in its first cross laminated timber plant. Element5’s facility will be one of North America’s first fully automated cross laminated timber plants. Photo: Element5 ).

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VERIFI® Closes Deal with Singapore Concrete Technology Innovator Pan-United Concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

VERIFI® Closes Deal with Singapore Concrete Technology Innovator Pan-United Concrete. Pan-United is a global leader and proven concrete technology innovator, and we are pleased to build our partnership and continue to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of how concrete is delivered.". michael.delros…. May 20, 2020.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Trever White, Group Manager at Toyota Motor North America

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Toyota is famous for consistently driving innovation. We recently had the chance to interview Trever White , Group Manager - Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering at Toyota Motor North America. I would say ten years of my career were focused on infrastructure, as we were just building out all of our plants in North America.

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Viewpoint Digitizes the Construction Industry

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The digitization of the construction industry is inevitable, and Viewpoint is at the forefront of construction software innovation. At Viewpoint we strive to help customers streamline operations, decrease risk, increase profits and transform their businesses. “The use of technology in construction is going to change dramatically.

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