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Hilti Unveils Semi-Autonomous Overhead Drilling Robot, Called Jaibot

Construction Junkie

Hilti , known for its wide selection of power tools and fastening applications for the commercial construction industry, recently took a step outside the box when they announced the release of an exoskeleton to help relieve the bodily toll overhead work takes on workers. That same container also acts as a charging station and secure storage.

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Common Types of Crane Lifting Equipment

Construction Marketing

Crane lifting attachments are exactly what they sound like – they are attachments that are used to improve the capabilities of overhead cranes. Overhead cranes are some of the world’s most useful machines. Most types of overhead cranes are only fitted with a series of chains and hooks as lifting gear.

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Keltbray wins £40m multi-year deal for Northern Powergrid

Construction Enquirer

Keltbray has secured a framework contract, valued up to £40m to deliver critical overhead line infrastructure for Northern Powergrid.

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Creating a JOC Coefficient?

Job Order Contracting

General / Prime Contractor Overhead. Social security contributions. Note: Quality, locally researched unit price books will already include social security contributions, general insurances, workmen’s compensations insurance, state unemployment insurance, and federal unemployment insurance. Equipment. Subcontractor costs.

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Construction in the Metaverse – Is the Future Closer Than We Think?: Overhead in the Big Room

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Maybe the metaverse can make it more interactive, enabling people to operate a door or open up a ceiling access hatch and see what’s planned for the overhead space. Incorporating that into the metaverse will raise a lot of data security concerns.” – a construction coordinator . No thanks, we’ll keep our privacy . “I

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Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

Construction Enquirer

Work will provide the overhead lines, underground cables and substations required to redevelop the transmission network in the north of Scotland between now and 2030. Murphy & Sons, Wood Power Solutions, Omexom Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Burns & McDonnell, Morrison Energy Services, Linxon, IQA and NKT have all been selected.

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Network Plus to hire over 300 staff after major cable laying win

Construction Enquirer

Network Plus is on a big recruitment drive after securing a major five-year contract with National Grid Electricity Distribution for excavation, cable laying works and reinstatement covering the East and West Midlands, and South West of England.