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Business

United Rentals acquires Coble Trench Safety assets

United Rentals has acquired the assets of Coble Trench Safety, which has 11 locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region. “We are delighted to expand our trench safety rentals business through the acquisition of Coble Trench Safety,” said Paul McDonnell, senior vice president of United Rentals’ operation, trench, power and HVAC.  “We’re attracted to Coble’s […]

February 16, 2012

Business

United Rentals acquires Coble Trench Safety assets

United Rentals Inc. on Feb. 15 acquired the assets of specialty rental company Coble Trench Safety, which has 11 locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region. "We are delighted to expand our trench safety rentals business through the acquisition of Coble Trench Safety," said Paul McDonnell, senior vice president - Operation, Trench, Power & HVAC, in a written statement. "We're attracted to Coble's mix of government and industrial customers with very little branch overlap in strong markets. We were looking forward to working with Tom Coble, and were deeply saddened by his sudden and tragic passing. He was instrumental in developing innovative new technologies and customer safety training programs in support of the underground construction Industry. Tom was a pioneer in the industry and we intend to build on his legacy."

February 15, 2012

Business

Toro acquires Astec Underground equipment

The Toro Company has acquired certain utility and underground product assets of Astec Underground, though terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Through the acquisition, Toro obtained Astec Underground’s equipment line of vibratory plows, trenchers and horizontal directional drills for the underground utilities market. “This acquisition helps further grow Toro’s product presence in the […]

February 10, 2012

Safety

Safety Watch

Shoring things up Use required protective systems when working in a trench By Amy Materson   The accident: Two laborers were installing conduit in an 8-foot-deep by two-foot-wide trench. The crew leader, who was digging the trench with a backhoe, left the area to go to the company trailer. The two laborers continued to work […]

January 28, 2012

Construction Equipment

Survival Stories

The heel-print of the Great Recession continues to reverberate throughout the industry. So how are contractors hanging on? Survivor Stories shares a number of their stories in this and upcoming issues, with the hope they offer encouragement and perhaps an idea you can use.   Changing markets was tough, best decision “It really turned out […]

January 10, 2012

Construction Equipment

RSC to host used equipment yard sale

RSC Equipment Rental will host a yard sale event at its locations nationwide on Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Used equipment – such as boom lifts, scissor lifts, air tools, compressors, backhoes, dozers, trenchers, mixers, saws and electric tools – are available now through the Dec. 8 yard sale event. RSC Equipment […]

November 8, 2011

Maintenance

Reporter

Stress points may fashion machine design Volvo is using its equipment simulators to not only train but also measure operator stress in a search for machine features that might help alleviate that stress. “The operator and machine literally form a system,” says Reno Filla, Volvo’s research engineer. “We’re studying the psychophysiology of machine operation, or […]

November 2, 2011

Technology

RSC Equipment Rental holding used equipment yard sale Dec. 8

Contractors, dealers and equipment operators will have the opportunity to buy used equipment originally sourced direct from top-tier manufacturers during RSC Rental Equipment’s Yard Sale event at its locations nationwide on Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The RSC Equipment Rental Yard Sale event will have boom lifts, scissor lifts, air tools, compressors, […]

November 2, 2011

Business

Digital Marketplace

Let the Sun Shine Vermeer unveiled a prototype designed to add efficiency to the exacting demands of solar panel installations. The PD10 pile driver, expected to be in production in 2012, uses an inclinometer with auto-plumb and laser-controlled post depth control to ensure that solar panel posts meet specifications. Controls can either be run from […]

November 1, 2011

Technology

Marketplace

ICUEE 2011 2nd largest in show history While targeted toward the utility market, the show that bills itself “The Demo Expo,” had something for everyone at this year’s show, held Oct. 4-6 in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 16,000 attendees showed up to view 1.1 million net square feet of products and demonstrations from 800 exhibitors. […]

November 1, 2011

Business

Zahn joins Trencor as territory manager

Robin Zahn joined Trencor as the international territory manager for Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. He replaces Al Bender, who retired after a 25-year career in the trenching business. Zahn served as Trencor vice president of international sales from 1992 to 1998. Most recently, he was vice president of international operations for Trench-Tech […]

October 31, 2011

Safety

Marketplace

By Amy Materson   MINIMIZE DAMAGE Michelin Americas Truck Tires’ X Works XDY commercial truck has a robust tread design that offers a 10-percent mileage improvement over the company’s XDY3 tire, and the directional tread improves mud evacuation. The on- and off-road tire features Co-Ex Technology, which combines chip and tear resistant compounds on the […]

September 5, 2011