Thu.Nov 14, 2019

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The Strategy Behind the Brand: WD-40

Construction Business Owner

It’s in your garage. It’s in your truck’s toolbox. It’s in your office storage closet. And it’s even in your kitchen at home. Chances are, you use WD-40 Multi-Use Product to keep your tools and equipment running smoothly. The product has been around for more than 65 years, and the original solution has stayed virtually the same.

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Four Themes around Construction in the Cloud

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A look at four findings from contractors surveyed on the cloud from the Dodge Data & Analytics report, "Improving Performance with Project Data"

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OSHA: Faulty wiring at Universal Orlando caused electric shocks to employees, guests

Construction Dive

The theme park was not fined for the incident, but one legal expert says the company and contractors that built the park could be sued by individuals who were injured.

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Polk County – Florida’s Best Place For Business

Business Facilities

Polk County, Florida located along the heart of the I4 corridor is a multifaceted economic engine centered on innovation, technological advances, manufacturing, logistics and so much more. - Read: Polk County – Florida’s Best Place For Business at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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What's your construction ROI? Quickly find out!

Construction Dive

It only takes a few minutes to calculate just how much time and money you are currently losing by using paper and spreadsheet for your project management in the construction and service trade.

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4 Tips to Combat Drowsy Driving

Construction Equipment

Driver behavior is critical to maintaining a safe on-road fleet, but fatigued and drowsy driving is an often-overlooked danger.

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Museum at the Gateway Arch: Subterranean sensation

BD+C

Located at the base of the Gateway Arch, this underground museum explores seminal events in American history, such as the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The 46,000-sf addition and 100,000-sf renovation represented the facility’s first reconstruction work since the Museum of Westward Expansion opened in 1976. The project team had to work mostly below ground and within the National Register–listed landscape.

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Atlas Copco QAS 250, 330 Generators

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco has updated its QAS 250 and QAS 330 generators with a Tier 4-F John Deere 6090 engine, delivering 290 and 399 horsepower, respectively. Standard configuration is on a dual-axle trailer, and a skid-mounted option is available.

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IAPMO Roundtable Galvanizes Indonesian Industry

Contractor Magazine

Contribution to the inaugural Indonesia Sustainable Construction and Plumbing Conference created a high-level discussion on water and sanitation issues.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Navistar Loses $140 million to GM Strike

Construction Equipment

Navistar said the labor strike directed against General Motors will result in $140 million in lost sales. The six-week strike by the United Auto Workers affected production at Navistar’s Springfield, Ohio, truck-assembly plant, resulting in a shutdown.

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Property with Underground Earthbag Dome For Sale

Natural Building

Yesterday I visited some land that we own near Deming, New Mexico, partly to see how the little underground earthbag dome that I built several years ago was faring. You can read more about this project on a prior post titled A Small Underground Dome Experiment. We have owned these 4 acres just a few minutes outside of Deming and near Rockhound State Park for about two decades, and have recently decided to sell it.

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Grant Program Funds PPE for Women

Construction Equipment

Autodesk is funding a grant program with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) to select in-need member contractors with fall protection harnesses sized for women who work at height. The program will fund the purchase of approximately 300 fall protection harnesses sized for women.

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Hyundai reveals new livery to hide the dirt

Digger Blog

The annual gathering Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) dealers has been introduced to the new colour scheme that Hyundai is introducing for its A-series machines.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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Agency to Develop On-site 3D Printing

Construction Equipment

The New York Times reports that TERA, a two-story 3D printed house designed by AI SpaceFactory (a Manhattan architectural and design agency), is helping industry innovators experiment with 3D printed architecture.

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Chemetall Completes German Expansion Project

Business Facilities

The new laboratory and office building in Langelsheim, Germany is part of the Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division’s commitment to aerospace customers. - Read: Chemetall Completes German Expansion Project at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Employment Increases in 244 Out of 358 Metro Areas

Construction Equipment

Construction employment grew in 244, or 68 percent, out of 358 metro areas between September 2018 and September 2019, declined in 61 and was unchanged in 53, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Resistance to Toronto’s ‘smart city’ reveals pitfalls of such ambitious projects

BD+C

Two years ago, a plan to create a smart city project along Toronto’s waterfront was unveiled with great fanfare. Since then, the proposal, spearheaded by Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Alphabet (Google’s parent company) has prompted extensive public criticism and a lawsuit by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association over data privacy and misuse concerns.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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Hitachi ZW140-6, ZW150-6 Wheel Loaders

Construction Equipment

Three 141-horsepower wheel loaders have been upgraded to Dash 6 by Hitachi Machinery Loaders America (HCMA): ZW140-6, ZW150-6, and a parallel lift model ZW150PL-6. Operating weights are 25,640 pounds for the ZW140-6 and 26,960 pounds for the ZW150-6. Standard buckets are 2.7 and 3.

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Building Wireless Inside Out

Contractor Magazine

Wireless connection to the Internet is among the top three most important factors for tenants who are searching for office space.

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Caterpillar Revenue Down 6 Percent in Q3

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar announced third-quarter 2019 sales and revenues of $12.8 billion, a 6 percent decrease compared with $13.5 billion in Q3 2018. According to the company, the decline in sales is owed to a $1.2 billion movement in dealers’ inventories.

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Ridgway regenerates with big Komatsu order

Digger Blog

Oswestry-based Ridgway Rentals is in the midst of taking delivery of 130 new Komatsu machines.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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6 Ways to Keep Machines Up and Running

Construction Equipment

The folks at Volvo Construction Equipment have summarized six ways to help fleets ensure uptime. While utilizing any of these tips alone can benefit an operation, taken together they can make a long-term positive contributions to project successes.

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Jay Korte: Bridging the gap

The Korte Company

Jay Korte, our Director of Client Relations, will tell you he’s been with The Korte Company full-time since he graduated from the University of Illinois in 1990. His company bio says he started here in 1987, working as a laborer during summer breaks. And he remembers doing odd jobs in the warehouse at the company’s Highland, Illinois headquarters throughout high school.

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Sunbelt Rentals Named Military Friendly Employer

Construction Equipment

Viqtory, a military marketing agency, has named Sunbelt Rentals as one of its top Military Friendly Employers.

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Construction input prices unchanged in October

BD+C

Construction input prices remained unchanged on a monthly basis in October but are down 2.2% year-over-year, according to an .

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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FHWA Proposes Major Rewrite of Bridge Inspection Regulation

ENR Construction

Plan offers two methods to determine inspection intervals. States could use one, the other, or a mix of both options.