Tag: 2012

Most common work-related deaths for highway and bridge construction workers

The general population may not pay a lot of attention to it, but highway and bridge construction workers risk their lives nearly every day at work. We have seen far-too-many work-related deaths, and we haven’t seen the last. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data for road worker deaths, 86 fatal injuries occurred in […]

September 15, 2014

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Equipment World’s top stories of 2012

With Christmas in the rearview, we’re looking forward to what 2013 has to offer. But before we get there, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the top stories for the past year. Afterall, it was a big one for us thank to our website redesign launched back in […]

December 26, 2012

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Gilbane publishes fall 2012 Construction Industry Economic Report

Gilbane Building Company has published the fall 2012 edition of Construction Economics—Market Conditions in Construction, a free report based on economic data, construction starts and material cost trends. The report indicates an increase in construction spending over the last year but cautions of an expected downturn again in early 2013. The report covers topics such […]

October 4, 2012

August construction activity down 0.6 percent

Total construction activity for August 2012 was $837.1 billion, 0.6 percent (+/-2.1%) below the $842.0 billion in the revised July 2012, according to figures from the United States Census Bureau. The total value of construction put in place in August was $837,089 million, at a seasonally adjusted rate. The seasonally adjusted rate of the value […]

October 1, 2012

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Wells Fargo Equipment Finance releases Construction Quarterly for Q3-2012

Wells Fargo Equipment Finance has released the results of its Q3-2012 Construction Executive Survey. The results, published in the company’s Construction Quarterly, reveal an improvement in construction activity; about 61 percent of respondents felt the downturn in the construction industry would last at least another year, while 81 percent responded in this way a year […]

September 26, 2012

Astec attends MINExpo 2012

Astec Mining will showcase new products and services at booth 10,000 at MINExpo 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 24-26. The company’s 3,800-square-foot display will feature products such as Breaker Technology’s RMS 18 Mobile Scaler Vehicle, KPI-JCI’s K500 Cone Crusher and Telsmith’s 3858 Mine Duty Jaw Crusher with hydraulic overload relief. Astec also plans to […]

August 15, 2012

NDA Co-Sponsors C&D Recycling Forum

The National Demolition Association (NDA) will co-sponsor the 2012 C&D Recycling Forum, which will take place September 23-25 in Long Beach, California. Several NDA representatives will participate in panel discussions at the forum. Rich Lorenz is president and CEO of Central Environmental Services in Apopka, Florida, a member of the NDA Board of Directors and […]

August 13, 2012

Baird, RER report rental revenue growth in second quarter of 2012

Baird, in partnership with Rental Equipment Register magazine (RER), published the results of its second-quarter 2012 rental equipment industry survey, which showed continued double-digit rental revenue growth of 10.4 percent year over year, compared with 10.5-percent growth in the first quarter of 2012. According to the survey, outlook for the remainder of the year reflects […]

August 13, 2012

Wacker Neuson reports strong business development in first half of 2012

Wacker Neuson reported strong performance in the first two quarters of 2012. The group expects double-digit revenue growth for 2012 as a whole, despite signs pointing to a slowdown in demand in Europe for the second half of the year. In the first quarter of 2012, Wacker Neuson saw an increase of 29 percent on […]

August 9, 2012

Terex releases second quarter 2012 results

Terex announced the company’s second quarter 2012 results on July 25. Income from continuing operations for the second quarter was $83.6 million, or $0.75 per share, compared to the second quarter of 2011, which saw income from continuing operations of $0.9 million, or $0.01 per share. Net sales in the second quarter of 2012 were […]

July 26, 2012

Construction Equipment

Allmand expands Holdrege manufacturing facility

Allmand Bros. plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Holdrege. The approximately $3 million project will add 40,000 square feet to the present building and will feature 17 additional acres of parking and finished goods storage. The company plans to have the facility fully operational before the end of the year. Company president Matt Allmand […]

July 3, 2012

Construction Equipment

Komatsu celebrates 60th anniversary

Komatsu Equipment is celebrating its 60th anniversary and will commemorate with customer and employee events throughout the year. The company originated in 1952 as Rocky Mountain Machinery Company in Salt Lake City, but it merged with Pioneer Equipment in 1997 to form what is now Komatsu Equipment. To celebrate its anniversary, Komatsu Equipment will host […]

July 3, 2012

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