Construction Industry News

INTERNATIONAL (October 9, 2015) - Singapore Changi Airport is undergoing a multi-billion dollar expansion program. Part of the development is the construction of a new terminal, Terminal 4, which will open to the public in 2017. Changi Airport currently welcomes around 66 million passengers a year but the introduction of Terminal 4 will see that number boosted by around 16 million passengers a year.

BENICIA, Calif. (October 7, 2015) – Women seeking membership as apprentice ironworkers had a new opportunity to complete a pre-apprenticeship class with the University of Iron, the apprenticeship program of the Iron Workers District Council of the State of California and Vicinity. A total of 17 women graduated from the course on October 3, 2015.

Washington, D.C. (Oct. 7, 2015) - Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.1 percent in 2015, according to the Q4 update to the 2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation lowered its forecast to 4.1 percent, down from 5 percent growth forecast in its Q3 Update to the 2015 Annual Outlook released in July.

ELBURN, Ill. (October 7, 2015) – Terramac held a successful exhibit at the record-breaking 2015 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) in Louisville, Kentucky. The event took place September 29th – October 1st at the Kentucky Exposition Center and set a new record of over 18,000 registered attendees and 950 exhibitors.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (October 6, 2015) – IronPlanet announced that it has been selected by the Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders to help manage and sell surplus equipment related to the SH99 Grand Parkway Project in Houston, Texas, as it gets closer to completion.

WENDELL, N.C. (October, 2, 2015) — KIOTI Tractor is excited to announce its latest promotion, the Power Through Tour. Along for the ride, is chart-topping country music star Trace Adkins. Adkins is partnering with KIOTI Tractor to give away his personal KIOTI DK65 with attached front-end loader and backhoe to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

NATIONAL (10/2/2015) - Nationally, the construction employment picture has continued to improve from last year. The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates for the country and 45 states were down in August on a year-over-year basis. For the first eight months of the year, construction added 113,000 seasonally adjusted (SA) jobs. At the same time, NSA jobs increased by 221,000 from August 2014 to August 2015.

MILWAUKEE (October 1, 2015) ICUEE 2015 has set a show record as the largest ever with more than 18,000 registered attendees, and surpassing the last show by 13 percent. ICUEE 2015 runs September 29 - October 1, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 17, 2015) – According to a new study from Kyocera Communications Inc., non-rugged mobile devices fail more than three times as often as rugged devices in business environments, while rugged devices average 46 percent lower total cost of ownership.

CLEVELAND (September 30, 2015) – Representatives from Cuyahoga County, the city of Cleveland, Turner Construction Company, Hilton Worldwide, community leaders and other hotel project supporters celebrate the “topping out” of the $272 million Hilton Cleveland Downtown, scheduled to open in June 2016.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (September 29, 2015) - Accurate has inked an agreement with FM Distributing, North America's exclusive distributor of Neolith by TheSize. A green building material with a myriad of applications, Neolith has figured prominently in major commercial building and renovation projects. The working relationship between FM Distributing and Accurate has delivered tremendous benefits to both organizations.

FAIRFIELD, Ohio (September 28, 2015) - FINN Corporation held its annual Dealer Sales & Executives Conference in downtown Cincinnati last month. Close to 100 attendees from over 25 North American dealers were treated to nearly two days of FINN equipment sales education, hands-on equipment training, plus valuable networking between dealers and with FINN corporate, sales and engineering teams.

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NORWELL and HINGHAM, Mass. (September 18, 2015) - Acella Construction Corporation broke ground on the Hingham Heritage Museum project last week. The $2.5 million project encompasses the renovation and restoration of Old Derby Academy and the Museum, and is scheduled to take approximately one year to complete.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (September 14, 2015) – B2W Software announced that estimators at Northeast Contractors Inc. are off to an impressive start with B2W Estimate after switching from a competitive software solution in July.

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NORCROSS, Ga. (September 24, 2015) - Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc., is located in Norcross, Georgia, and offers a full line of crawler excavators, ranging from compact models to mass excavators, as well as wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, hydraulic breakers and forklifts, through dealer locations throughout the United States and Canada.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced the first 10 winners of the Build Your Future Scholarship through ABC’s Trimmer Construction Education Foundation (TCEF).

PEORIA, Ill. (Sept. 24, 2015) – Caterpillar Inc. announced significant restructuring and cost reduction actions that are expected to lower operating costs by about $1.5 billion annually once fully implemented. The cost reduction steps will begin in late 2015 and reflect recent, current and expected market conditions.

Orlando, FL (September 21, 2015) — From its 5th Annual User Conference, EcoSys announced its roadmap of new capabilities for its EcoSys EPC (Enterprise Planning & Controls) solution. The roadmap includes a new mobile apps framework, enhanced business intelligence analytics and 5D BIM (Building Information Modeling) integration capabilities.