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Construction Equipment

Poor excavation practices causing more underground utility damage

The most commonly damaged utility lines were telecommunications at 49 percent, natural gas at 28 percent and cable TV at 11 percent. More details here!

September 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

Construction company freezes soil to shore excavations, draws interest at PWX Expo

SoilFreeze specializes in ground-freezing services to help provide structural shoring for construction sites. Learn more about how ground-freezing works today!

August 29, 2018

Construction Equipment

Excavator sculpting a pond makes for mesmerizing piece of art

Thank goodness there are operators out there confident enough in their skills to film what on the surface sounds like a mundane construction task. Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to watch true skill on display like you see in the video below. The video offers a first person view of an excavator meticulously sculpting a […]

May 3, 2018

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility

Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the series – the HX30, HX50 and HX75 – are equipped with Kubota Tier 4 Final engines that have greater fuel capacity than their predecessors and boost power and dampen noise, Ditch Witch says. Engine horsepower ranges from […]

March 15, 2018

Business

Why this Colorado excavation contractor refuses to call his staff “employees”

Although it’s often said that you can’t please everyone all the time, Bradley Grubaugh says he’s sure going to try. With 35 years of construction experience, Bradley knew a thing or two about how to keep both clients and employees happy when he formed Bradley Excavating in Colorado Springs in 2002. With a scope of […]

May 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Road construction crew unearths potential Spanish flu-era mass gravesite in Pennsylvania

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, became a forensic anthropology dream site last week when a road construction crew discovered a mass gravesite while working along Route 61. Dr. Alexandra Klales, from Mercyhurst University’s applied forensic sciences department, has been leading a group of students in recovering and studying remains from the site since its discover August 14. […]

August 19, 2015

Safety

Soil collapse buries, kills worker on NYC jobsite

A construction worker was killed earlier this week in New York City when he was buried in a soil collapse. According to DNAinfo New York, the unidentified worker was working a jobsite in the city’s Meatpacking District where crews are excavating the former site of a restaurant for the construction of a Restoration Hardware. The site […]

April 9, 2015

Business

Succession planning: How one future contractor takes preparation to assume the family business seriously

In the past, second- and third-generation contractors often assumed the helm of the company because it was all they’d known, and what they were expected to do. They had years of experience in the field, but often had limited decision-making skills and little management experience. The focus on succession planning has often been on steps […]

March 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Excavator straddles extremely narrow bench, predictably topples over

There’s very little context for this video, but when it starts the machine already has one track dangling over the edge of the bench as crumbs of dirt trickle from the side to the level below. It seems like the slightest movement could ruin this crew’s day. And just about the time you start to […]

July 25, 2014

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California dam construction unearths collection of 20 million-year-old fossils

Since construction began in 2011 on the new dam for the Calaveras Reservoir near Malpitas, California, construction crews and paleontologists have unearthed an impressive collection of fossils dating as far back as 20 million years. Paleontologist Jim Walker tells the San Jose Mercury News that the collection of fossils give scientists an idea of what […]

July 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Construction workers unearth E.T. in the New Mexico Desert

[imagebrowser id=68] A long-standing legend was confirmed at last over the weekend when a crew of construction workers finally dug deep enough to uncover the remains of “E.T” in a New Mexico desert landfill. Remains of the video game, that is. In 1983 famed video game maker Atari acquired the rights to make the official […]

April 28, 2014

Business

8 top marketing tips for every excavation contractor

Marketing isn’t just for big companies and consumer products. Excavation contractors can use marketing tactics and strategies to advantageously position their company in the marketplace to win more bids and grow revenues while at the same time enhancing the company’s reputation. With the pressure of today’s low bid environment and get-it-done-yesterday job sites, it can […]

October 16, 2013