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  • Topcon Partners with UK-based COYO to Develop Global Educational Initiative

    LIVERMORE, Calif. – (March 13, 2013) Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has entered into a strategic partnership with Class of Your Own organization (COYO), a major educational initiative for high school students based in the United Kingdom. The agreement will broaden the program into a global initiative through Topcon’s Education Partnership Program (EPP), which works directly with more than 1,000 schools and colleges around the world to advance surveying, civil engineering, construction and precision agriculture career opportunities. Topcon and COYO have been working together since last summer to provide “best in class” teaching experiences in the areas of surveying and precise positioning for secondary students, aged 11 to 19. COYO provides design, survey, engineering and construction project-based curriculum materials. The initial agreement was a result of…
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  • Hendrick Construction Wins National Safety Award

    Charlotte, N.C., (March 12, 2013) –  The Association of Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced that Hendrick Construction, Inc. received a 2012 National Safety Excellence Award. The ABC National Safety Excellence Awards recognize companies who exhibit a continued commitment to jobsite safety and whose safety performance and programs are judged to be exemplary by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee. Hendrick Construction was the only Excellence Award winner in the 50,000 to 100,000 annual work hours category. The 2012 National Safety Excellence Awards were presented Feb. 20 during the 23rd annual Excellence in Construction awards banquet at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.  The ABC National Safety Excellence Awards – the highest safety award presented by the organization…
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  • Construction Spending Level Tumbled in January from Upwardly Revised December Total

    Year-Over-Year Gains Continue Despite Public Spending Cut
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  • World Green Building Trends SmartMarket Report: Business Imperative and Market Demand Driving Green Building Growth

    NEW YORK (Feb. 28, 2013) –  As sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives take hold around the world, firms are finding business value and opportunities from green building, including the opportunity for new environmentally responsible products, according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s latest SmartMarket Report, “World Green Building Trends – Business Benefits Driving New and Retrofit Market Opportunities in Over 60 Countries.” The report, developed in partnership with United Technologies Corp. (UTC), is based on a study of global green building trends and aims to discern drivers of the green building marketplace. According to the study, firms are shifting their business toward green building, with 51 percent of respondents planning more than 60 percent of their work to be green by 2015. This is a significant increase from…
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  • Exports of U.S.-Made Construction Equipment Grew 13 Percent in 2012 to $26.7 Billion

    Year-end numbers reflect weaker global environment.
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  • World of Concrete 2013: Bosch Tools

    World of Concrete, Bosch Tools
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  • World of Concrete 2013: Case Construction Brand Manager Discusses their SCR Technology

    World of Concrete 2013: Case Construction Brand Manager Discusses their SCR Technology
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  • CBO’s World of Concrete 2013 Coverage

    A wrap-up of the annual construction industry expo
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  • 4 Alternative-fuel Options

    Use of fuel-efficient and alternative-fuel cargo vans and pickup trucks is one of the most immediate ways contractors can cut fuel costs and decrease pollutant emissions. Along with the purchasing of such vehicles, other light-duty vehicles can also be replaced or converted. Many fuels and vehicles are currently available: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) – Light- and heavy-duty CNG conversions are available for trucks, vans and SUVs from Chrysler, Ford, Isuzu and General Motors. “Bi-fuel vehicles” offer the flexibility of switching to diesel or gasoline, and “dedicated vehicles” run only on CNG. Conversion kit prices range from $7,000 for light-duty trucks to $25,000 for heavy-duty trucks and can be purchased through and installed by dealerships and conversion companies. The conversions must be certified by the Environmental…
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  • Excavator Lifting Checklist

    Essential techniques to ensure safety and efficiency
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  • ELFA Release January Leasing and Finance Index

    New business volume is up 16 percent year over year.
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  • WEX Releases Monthly Construction Fuel Consumption Index Results for January

    U.S. Construction Industry Fueling Increased 5.8% Year-Over-Year in January; Up 0.4% versus Previous Month
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