Construction Marketing
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Creating and making the most of networking opportunities is a must. In the B2B and construction worlds, events with people and other businesses in your industry are a regular occurrence. Networking is about building trust and what do construction professionals know better than building? However, when it comes to large-scale events, standing out from the crowd can be a challenge for many marketers.
HardHatChat
OCTOBER 12, 2012
(L-R) William Di Santo, president of Englewood Construction; Dan Tessarolo, principal with Chipman Design Architecture; and Chuck Taylor, director of operations for Englewood, at the Ryder Cup in September. Sometimes, things just come together perfectly. That’s really the only way I can describe Englewood Construction’s experience as a sponsor of the Ryder Cup last month.
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Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 9, 2012
(October 9, 2012) - Construction employers added 5,000 jobs in September while the industry's unemployment rate hit 11.9 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that construction employment has been relatively flat for more than a year as growing demand for residential and some commercial projects has been offset by declining public sector construction activity.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Last week I discussed three of the biggest perceived reasons why companies hesitate to put their data in the cloud or rely on cloud-based construction software. By perceived, I mean reasons that are based on impressions, sometimes false impressions, of what cloud computing is all about. This week, as promised, I’ll focus on a couple of the real reasons why some companies are slow to adopt computing in the cloud.
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Carol Hagen
OCTOBER 10, 2012
While the construction industry is predicting a shortage of skilled workers, Construction firms are doing something about it with Arizona Construction Career Days, an annual event for all high school students in the state. . This year over 1000 teachers and students toured the exhibits and had opportunities to operate power tools, heavy equipment and experience the diversity of work that the construction industry offers.
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Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 9, 2012
LISLE, Ill. (October 9, 2012) – James L. Hebe, Navistar senior vice president, North America Sales Operations, today announced his retirement. Hebe, 63, has led the company’s North American Truck sales and marketing efforts since re-joining the company in 2008.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Cummins plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs in response to the slowing global economy. The company cited slowdowns in the North American heavy truck market. In addition to job reductions, the company plans several factory slowdowns, including two plants in Indiana, Jamestown, N.Y., and a facility in Brazil. ( See a list of other manufacturing moves in recent months. ).
SAB Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2012
Within the last decade, environmental health has become an increasingly important decision making factor for practitioners within the green building community. The USGBC with its LEED Green Building Rating System brought issues surrounding indoor environmental quality and material health to the forefront of design dialogues. Even more so, proposed changes to LEED v4 could bring about greater market transparency if proposed credits on “Material Ingredient Reporting” and “Avoidance of Chemicals of
Digger Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2012
Back in 2008 I was just quietly going about my business posting a few photos and stories on a number of plant and machinery forums. I was also involved in the thankless task of being a moderator on the Classic Machinery Network forum. Unbeknown to me, the online editor of Contract Journal, Will Mann, was monitoring what I was doing and amazingly made contact with me to see if I would be interested in writing a blog, which he had decided to call the Digger Blog.
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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.
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 8, 2012
MOLINE, Ill. (October 8, 2012) – The Rental Show has attained a prestigious ranking – being named among the fastest-growing trade shows in the U.S. by Trade Show Executive (TSE) magazine. The Rental Show was No. 24 on the TSE Fastest 50 list ranked by percentage of growth in total attendance. This ranking is based on The Rental Show 2011 in Las Vegas, which had an increase in attendance of 22 percent over 2010.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 8, 2012
James L. Hebe, Navistar senior vice president, North America Sales Operations, today announced his retirement. Hebe, 63, has led the company’s North American Truck sales and marketing efforts since re-joining the company in 2008. James L. Hebe, Navistar senior vice president, North America Sales Operations, today announced his retirement. October 8, 2012.
Construction Marketing Ideas
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Alabama-based Sean Lintow Sr. in his blog, Homeowner and Trades Resource Center (HTRC) , provides some truly relevant (and real-life) blogging observations. His posts reporting on the R emodeling and Deck Expo prove how blogging combined with personal experience can add to our collective knowledge base. Here, Sean references Indianapolis remodeler Chris Wright : Chris Wright: Design-Build with a twist, working with interior designers.
Digger Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2012
This video is currently doing the rounds on the machinery forum circuit, but was posted onto my @TheDiggerBlog Twitter account by Joe Summerhill last week. The incredible footage was snapped by someone on the outskirts of Stockholm in Sweden. The operator of the Manitou machine, which looks to be a rotating model, has quite clearly lifted up and boomed out, without setting up the machine correctly.
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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?
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Chicago, IL (October, 8, 2012) - More than 10,000 people attended about 175 free events across the U.S. on September 28 for the fourth annual SteelDay. Hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), its members and partners, SteelDay is the structural steel industry's largest networking and educational event for the design and construction community and the public.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Navistar has agreed to add three directors affiliated with Icahn Partners and MHR Fund Management. Icahn and MHR have been outspoken critics of Navistar’s recent financial problems, including engine strategy. The appointment of the new directors is pursuant to an agreement the company has entered into with each of Icahn and MHR. In the agreements, Icahn and MHR have agreed that they will not run a proxy contest at the 2013 annual meeting and will support the board’s nominees, as well as certain
Construction Marketing Ideas
OCTOBER 10, 2012
John Jantsch’s Duct Tape Marketing is undoubtedly a great book. Jantsch has followed Michael Gerber’s E-Myth philosophy , building out some really solid marketing ideas into a consulting/coaching system. Certainly, I can recommend you purchase John’s excellent book — the question is, should you purchase the other services down the line?
Digger Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2012
In this video Robert is seen operating his Volvo EW160 wheeled excavator, which is fitted with an Engcon EC20 tiltrotator c/w grapple to perform various handling jobs during a drainage job. The addition of the grapple makes these tools even more useful, enabling the operator to pick up and place anything that might normally have to be done by hand, or by using slings/chains.
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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.
Help Everybody Everyday
OCTOBER 7, 2012
After talking to many people who work with proposals, it’s become clear that not all our experiences are the same. Each of us falls in a different category on the proposal experience spectrum. Oftentimes, we don’t realize this. You bring someone onto your team knowing that they spent a lot of time on proposals in their previous position.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Yonkers Contracting Co. Inc. has been cited for 10 alleged serious violations of workplace safety in connection with the April 3 death of a worker on the No. 7 subway extension project in Manhattan. The worker, an employee of subcontractor J&E Industries of Belle Harbor, was fatally struck by a crane boom at the 524 W. 33rd St. work site after the wire rope used to raise and lower the boom broke, causing it to fall.
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 9, 2012
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies. As such it is a process of collaboration, continuous improvement, transparency, and integration. 3D distractions aside, achieving optimal return-on-investment (ROI) on BIM requires focus upon change management, first and foremost.
Digger Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2012
These two dozers which are currently working at the Tom Price mine in Western Australia, are affectionately known by the works team as “Pushy and Pushier” They are a Caterpillar D11T and a Komatsu D475A-5. Both dozers look equally impressive in this side by side shot I’m sure you will agree. The Caterpillar D11T is powered by Cat’s C32 ACERT engine, which gives the big dozer a rated power output of 850hp/634kw.
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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!
Construction Marketing Ideas
OCTOBER 6, 2012
The Blue Corona website. Undoubtedly you should measure your marketing effectiveness. However, should you ignore your "gut feel?" Ben Landers advocates in his contractortalk.com blog that marketers should put aside their gut feelings and go with the numbers in planning and implementing their advertising strategies. I largely agree, though his premise — and recommendation of I an Ayres’ book “Super Crunchers” — belies some of his thinking.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Numerous financial outlets are reporting that high-profile investor and Navistar shareholder Carl Icahn has put in a bid for Oshkosh. Icahn, who already holds more than 9 percent of Oshkosh stock, has offered $32.50 a share, which caused Oshkosh stock to zoom up 11.4 percent, to $29.50, in trading yesterday. Numerous financial outlets are reporting that high-profile investor and Navistar shareholder Carl Icahn has put in a bid for Oshkosh.
Contractor Magazine
OCTOBER 10, 2012
BY DICK WAGNER. Yellow Page advertising was once an absolute essential part of any marketing plan, especially for a small business. For years, the Yellow Pages gobbled up company advertising budgets. But alas, the information age has ushered in a new era of consumer education. No longer do the majority of consumers open the phone book to find information. read more.
Digger Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Michael has been a lucky boy since arriving down under, despite having to suffer a few days on the old 25 ton Daewoo’s we posted photos of last week. For most of the time, he has been treated to some top class new kit, something that Michael says is all new to him since taking up an operating career just over 5 years ago. This Kobelco SK135SR, featuring the very useful knuckle boom, had only 100 hours on the meter when Michael jumped in it.
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BD+C
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Chicago Faucets provides cutting-edge design in commercial restrooms with its new HyTronic Edge electronic faucet. This new faucet brings a funky, modern look to commercial designs that all professionals in the industry will appreciate: read more.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 11, 2012
LH Musser & Sons, Clarksburg, Md., has been cited and fined $6,900 for one serious violation of OSHA’s general duty clause following a heat-related fatality in June. OSHA initiated an inspection after an employee who was performing paving operations in the parking lot of a church became ill from heat stress and was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Contractor Magazine
OCTOBER 10, 2012
John Abularrage, Advanced Radiant Design Inc., is a perfect example of the collegiality that should exist between the two groups. One week he was in Providence serving on the advisory committee of the ACCA group and presenting a seminar on radiant heating and floor coverings. The next week he was at the RPA meeting winning a slew of System Showcase Awards.
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