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Eastern Concrete Materials driver is 2017 NRMCA mixer champ; Cemex driver takes second
Edward Rieper, a driver for Eastern Concrete Materials in Bogota, New Jersey, took home the crown in the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) 2017 National Mixer Driver Championship held outside Dallas. This is Rieper’s second national mixer driver championship. He won the event in 2014 and placed fifth in last year’s competition. Dave Mangold, a Cemex […]
October 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
ACI offers travel stipend to international students for FRC Bowling Ball Competition
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced that $50,000 will be available to help student teams from international universities participate in the Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Bowling Ball Competition during the ACI Concrete Convention & Exposition March 25-29, 2018. The competition gives participating teams a chance to demonstrate the effect of fibers in reinforced concrete, gain experience in forming and fabricating a […]
August 9, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOL launches tech competition to improve worker hearing safety
The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched the “Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge,” a competition that it hopes will encourage investors and entrepreneurs to develop a technological solution to hearing-related workplace noise hazards, EHS Today reports. The competition, a partnership between the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and […]
August 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
DOT seeks innovative transportation tools
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking innovative tools that address challenges in transportation and improve the transportation system. The DOT is offering a challenge to innovators to create web-based tools, data visualizations and mobile apps or to find innovative uses of technology that access publicly-available federal or local DOT datasets. The contest features three […]
February 27, 2014
Business
Lessons from landscapers: Set yourself apart from the competition
If you’ve been on the site lately, you’ve noticed we’ve announced the 12 finalists for Equipment World’s 2013 Contractor of the Year. I love this program. Visiting finalists is one of the best parts of my job; they always turn out to be great people I feel privileged to know. So, every year I jump […]
December 12, 2012
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World of Concrete hosts Crews That Rock contest
World of Concrete is hosting Crews That Rock, a contest to allow construction crews to show off the work they have done in 2012. BASF is sponsoring the competition, which is open for applications until November 30. Contestants can enter their projects under two categories: Community Service/Not-For-Profit or Commercial/For-Profit. Projects must be completed between January […]
July 17, 2012
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NRCMA hosts 2012 Excellence in Quality Award Contest
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is now accepting applications for its 2012 Excellence in Quality Award competition. Open to NRMCA producer members, the award provides a basis to recognize those companies that strive for continuous improvement through their quality initiatives. A company must be an NRMCA producer member in good standing to participate. Companies […]
May 22, 2012
Roadbuilding
China builds up and builds fast
In the transportation infrastructure industry we know that China is outspending and outbuilding us, making future trade competitiveness a scary nothing to consider. But how about this simple single sentence to help us put just how far we are falling into perspective: A new skyscraper is built every five days in China and by 2016 […]
June 8, 2011
Safety
ASC wins 2011 Volvo Masters
Volvo Construction Equipment dealer ASC has won the 2011 Volvo Masters competition in the North America Region. The Volvo Masters is a team competition for parts and service technicians who solve problems similar to those faced daily on jobsites. Teams are judged on their technical and parts system skills, on how they handle their tools, […]
April 15, 2011
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