by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin construction company has been cited for serious violations and could now face fines of more than $121,000. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Austin Constructors LLC exposed workers to...
by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Profits at the UK’s largest crawler crane hire business, Inverness-based Weldex, have plummeted by more than two-thirds. The company’s latest financial statements show pre-tax profits of £2,061 million for the year to December 2015, compared to £7,804 million in 2014....
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
Turner was recognized by Engineering News-Record as the leading green contractor in the United States, completing more than twice as much green work as the next ranked firm Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce that Engineering News-Record has once again...
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
LOS ANGELES — A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Construction workers using a Luffing tower crane on Saturday placed a 10-ton spire atop the Wilshire Grand Tower. The spire adds 160 feet to the...
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
MOSSVILLE – Caterpillar announced the closure of a plant in Belgium and now it’s impacting jobs here at home. The company has announced another round of layoffs, in Illinois. Hundreds of employees at two sites in Mossville received notices. Some 300 support and...
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The firm is buying mainly JCB Loadall telescopic handlers and a smaller number of rough terrain forklift trucks as it ramps up its fleet with the most technologically advanced machines on the market. Watling JCB has been chosen to supply 700 machines worth more than...
