Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.DealersPlunging yen has boosted Komatsu sales; Caterpillar dealers report “aggressive” pricingWith profit and sales declines in full effect for competitors Caterpillar, John Deere and CNH Industrial, Komatsu earnings reports been the lone bright spot among construction equipment manufacturers. Even Terex, which finished the year with a 27 percent profit increase, is expecting a more challenging 2015 with sales declines. Komatsu sales increased 6.4 percent year-over-year […]March 12, 2015Construction EquipmentIn construction of “Spaceship” campus, Apple recycles 95% of concrete from demolition on-siteWhile Google is still in the early phases of design and approval with ambitious plans for upgrades to its campus, construction on Apple’s new Campus 2 is fully under way. KQED was recently granted a tour of the jobsite by Apple. There are actually two versions of the article, one published by NPR and another on the […]March 12, 2015WorkforceFreeing trapped raccoon costs carpenter his job in San Francisco“I’m going to do what is necessary for this raccoon.” According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, those were among carpenter Todd Sutton’s last words while still employed by RFJ Meiswinkel Co., and he has no regrets. Sutton was recently fired by the company after he freed a raccoon that had been causing trouble at the […]March 12, 2015Construction EquipmentREVIEW: Caterpillar 336E L excavator is an operator’s dream machineWith a combined 14,000 hours of uptime with the Caterpillar 336E L and after considering every aspect of the machine’s fit in their business, our reviewers gave the excavator high marks in nearly every category. Based on their reviews, the 336E L is a machine that performs well and makes operators happy, despite a few […]March 11, 2015TechnologyA team of robotic cranes, or “Crabots,” will help Google build its new HQNot content to simply redefine the definition of “office space” in general, Google also plans to create a new category of construction equipment in the building of its recently-announced corporate headquarters update. The updated campus will be defined by giant see-through canopies that, like greenhouses, house green spaces and offices that can be easily be moved around and […]March 11, 2015Construction EquipmentWatch a 57-story skyscraper get built in just 19 days in this breakneck time-lapseRemember Sky City? It was set to be the world’s tallest building, rising 220 stories and 2,750 feet above Changsha, China. But more importantly, the original goal was to build the massive skyscraper in just 90 days using pre-fabricated pieces. After pushing that back to the slightly more realistic seven months, construction on the building was […]March 11, 2015WorkforceWorker shot and killed on Atlanta jobsite after confronting thief attempting to steal his pickupWhile on the job at an Atlanta grocery store, a construction worker was shot and killed Tuesday after confronting a man that appeared to be stealing his truck. According to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 38-year-old Joshua R. Richey and co-worker Jason Shelton were working at a Kroger on the east side of the city on […]March 11, 2015Success StoriesWhether changing light bulbs or building timber bridges, agile diversification has been key to this Florida contractor’s successYou could say that as Don Facciobene climbed to a height of around 200 feet in the air just to change a light bulb, he had reached the lowest point in his career. After starting his construction company in 1987 in his hometown of Palm Bay, Florida, work began drying up in 1990. By 1993, […]March 11, 2015BusinessAkron mayor, city council butt heads over $2 million in equipment for proposed city-owned construction companyDiscussion of a proposed city-owned construction company turned heated within the chambers of the Akron City Council Monday night over $1.9 million in heavy equipment purchases. According to a report from the Akron Beacon Journal, Mayor Don Plusquellic has asked the council for approval to purchase or lease six concrete trucks and four dump trucks as part of his […]March 10, 2015TechnologyImproved telematics on Case and New Holland equipment will use Quake QPro modemsCNH Industrial has announced that it has selected Quake Global’s QPro modem as part of its enhanced SiteWatch telematics service on Case construction equipment. CNH announced last week both SiteWatch and New Holland’s Fleet Force telematics would soon gain satellite connectivity to continue transmitting machine data even when operating on jobsites outside of cellular networks. 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