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Volvo Financial Services opens new Canadian offices
Volvo Financial Services North America recently opened a new office in Aurora, Ontario. The new facility is to support the growth of the company’s Canadian operations, which provide financial services to dealers and customers within the Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Rents and Prevost bus business segments. Volvo Financial Services currently has […]
December 10, 2007
Business
AIA and AIA California Council partner to introduce Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide
The American Institute of Architects in conjunction with the AIA California Council has released Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide, a primer for working in an integrated team model that includes the owner, architect and contractor, and extends beyond the major stakeholders to also include subcontractors, engineers and major systems suppliers, among others. The guide, which […]
December 10, 2007
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Cover Story/Machine Matters: Multi-tasking trenchers
Contractors are doing more shallow subsurface installations in established areas as service utilities continue to expand cable, power and telecomm services. In residential construction, owners are adding amenities to existing properties. “Contractors are building outdoor kitchens or water features for homeowners and need to pull water and power out to those projects,” says Jon Kuyers, […]
December 7, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Kelly, Scott and Steve Thompson
When Wally and Jean Thompson started their construction firm in 1980, their sons were not far behind them. Scott, now 52, had already put in time along side his father at local construction firms. Kelly, 44, was then in high school and started working summers in his father’s firm. The only son still too young […]
December 6, 2007
Business
Sponsored Information: 2007 Attachments Supplement
Allu SM Screener-Crusher helps bring natural gas to eastern Kentucky Gary “Red” Bailes of Leslie Equipment puts his pickup truck into four-wheel drive and heads up the almost vertical slope of the construction right-of-way to where ST Pipeline workers install the Big Sandy Pipeline. Building a 68-mile pipeline in the rugged mountains of eastern Kentucky […]
December 6, 2007
Business
Side By Side: Leases vs. loans
While it may be simpler to pay cash or take out loans on your vehicles and equipment, loans might not always be the best choice for the strategic needs of your company. To find out more about the different financial impacts of leases and loans we talked to two experts from LeasePlan USA: Bryan Steele, […]
December 6, 2007
Roadbuilding
First Word: New partners
Expanding any business can be a daunting, nerve-wracking process. Along with the potential advantages comes a barrage of questions. As the owner of a construction firm, for instance, you have to ask yourself: Do I or my employees have the knowledge and expertise to perform this kind of work? Do I have the right team […]
December 6, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Mark Rose – December 2007
Mark Rose’s farm background gives a natural connection to his business, which he started in 1989 at the age of 23. He relishes the growth his firm has seen – the company realized $8.5 million in sales last year. “We’re maintaining about a 20-percent growth margin per year, and it’s all because of our employees,” […]
December 4, 2007
Business
IronPlanet names new senior vice president
IronPlanet, an online auction house for used heavy equipment and trucks, has appointed Jeff Jeter to the position of Senior Vice President of International and New Business Development. Jeter’s responsibilities include identifying and pursuing new business initiatives. He will lead international business planning activities including market assessment, financial planning, organizational design, partner identification and market […]
November 29, 2007
Business
MSC.Software wins IBM award
MSC.Software, a provider of enterprise simulation solutions including simulation software and services, has been named winner of the Information Management Solution Excellence award in the annual IBM Information Management Awards competition. MSC.Software’s winning solution, SimManager Enterprise, is an enterprise-level software product designed to enable global businesses to speed design and development while providing the functionality […]
November 27, 2007
Roadbuilding
Randall-Reilly buys Better Roads and Aggregates Manager magazines
Randall-Reilly Publishing, the nation’s leading business-to-business media company serving the transportation and construction markets, today announced that it has acquired Better Roads and Aggregates Manager magazines from James Informational Media, Des Plaines, Illinois. “These acquisitions are a natural fit for our Construction Media Group,” says Mike Reilly, president and CEO, Randall-Reilly Publishing. “Better Roads has […]
November 27, 2007
Business
Equipment model hobby worth ‘every extra minute’
Chuck Hoggarth, 74, has a passion for building things, and it’s evident in his intricate handcrafted wooden equipment models. Ford Motor Company employed Hoggarth for 46 years until his retirement 12 years ago. Shortly thereafter, he decided to put his extensive experience to work. Hoggarth’s interest in equipment models started about seven years ago, when […]
November 16, 2007
Business
College students to build, race concrete canoes
While some people find it difficult to keep a normal canoe afloat, more than 400 engineering students think they have what it takes to construct and race a concrete one. In the 19th annual American Society of Civil Engineers National Concrete Canoe Competition, qualifying teams from more than 20 universities will race their concrete canoes […]
November 16, 2007
Business
Board game puts players in control of construction company
You have $100,000 at your fingertips and a line of credit at the bank that mirrors that amount. Ahead of you, multiple pieces of construction equipment catch your eye as you survey the job market. Will you build a construction empire, or go bust trying? All you have to do is roll the dice to […]
November 16, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: Dick and Brian Churchill
Although hard work can take you a long way as a contractor, adaptability and a willingness to consider new ideas can truly set you apart from the competition. Brian and Dick Churchill of The GroundsKeeper, a commercial landscape contracting firm in the Boston area, have done just that. Intelligent choices paired with meticulous attention to […]
November 14, 2007
Business
Former Corps of Engineers Chief honored with national civil engineering award
The American Society of Civil Engineers and ASFE/The Best People on Earth have awarded the inaugural Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award to retired Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, P.E., former chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and project director of Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals’ Sabine Pass LNG Project in Cameron Parish, […]
November 14, 2007
Business
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AEM, OSHA team up to promote safety A two-year alliance between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will focus on safer forklift operation. Concentrating on rough terrain forklifts, including straight-mast forklifts and telehandlers, the alliance plans to provide equipment owners and operators with information and access to training on […]
November 12, 2007
Business
Cover Story/Machine Matters: Let’s give them something to talk about
Last year about this time, the talk was about new EPA ’07 engines in heavy duty vocational trucks. Truck manufacturers have done a heck of a job building efficient Class 8 trucks around the EPA ’07 engines and are deep into planning for the next emission deadline in 2010. But trucks do not haul on […]
November 11, 2007
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