Construction Industry News

(June 5, 2015) - Construction firms added 17,000 jobs in May and 273,000 over 12 months, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent, the lowest May rate since 2006, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Association officials noted that the job gains come as the private and public sectors are increasing investments in construction services.

SOUTH HAVEN, Minn. (6/15/2015) — Legacy Building Solutions has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification, the highest quality-management certification standard available in industrial manufacturing. The comprehensive system audits cover every aspect of operations.

HAMILTON, N.J. (June 10, 2014) – New Day Underwriting Managers LLC recently introduced the results of its 2015 Market Update, highlighting trends and predictions for today’s environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance marketplace. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, New Day unveiled the annual recap as its latest tool for helping agents, brokers and clients navigate the changing construction marketplace with optimal risk management solutions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 4, 2015) — The Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) announced today it has opened its Sustaining Memberships to private sector firms in engineering, planning, design and construction organizations. The ISI Sustaining Membership is designed for companies to be recognized publicly for their competency and experience in the development of sustainable infrastructure projects.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (June 7, 2015) — Capital Safety announced that its team of safety experts will showcase rescue planning and rescue equipment at Safety 2015 presented by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), June 7-10, in Booth #2312 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas.

(6/9/2015) - Tony Hartsgrove, partner and COO of ODC Construction, will officially add president to his title.

DETROIT (June 3, 2015) – LHP Telematics and Hortonworks announced their partnership to provide predictive analytics and big data services for telematics customers.

(May 29, 2015) Blastrac University’s “Basics in Surface Preparation” class dates for the remainder of 2015 are: July 22-24, Sept. 16-18 and Nov. 4-6. Blastrac University is a surface preparation training program taught by factory experts skilled in Blastrac equipment.

FAIRFAX, Minn. (June 2, 2015) – Schweiss Doors has built and opened a new, state-of-the-art factory electrical facility.

WASHINGTON (May 26, 2015) – The United States Senate passed a resolution (S.Res.186) on Thursday, May 21, designating National Public Works Week (NPWW) during May 17-23, in recognition of the important contributions public works professionals make to improve the nation’s public infrastructure and the communities they serve.

(May 27,2015) - MosBuild, Russia’s largest trade exhibition for the building and interiors industry, celebrated its 21st anniversary edition last month, at Moscow‘s Expocentre Fairgrounds.

The event, split into a two-week format, MosBuild Design & Décor (March 31– April 3) and MosBuild Building & Architecture (April 14 – 17) covered the entire spectrum of building and interiors products and welcomed a total of 1,517 exhibitors from 41 countries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released the following statement on the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) final rule issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).

NAPLES, Fla. (June 1, 2015) – RWA Inc., a professional services firm based in Naples, Florida, offering land use planning, civil engineering, surveying and mapping solutions, is proud to announce that CEO Christopher Wright, P.E. will be participating in the 2015 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Florida Summit to be held on Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (May 21, 2015) – IronPlanet and Cat Auction Services’ will hold an auction at the end of May online, in association with Ring Power Corporation and other key dealers and contractors. Items are available for preview online.

When: Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29, 2015, start time 7 a.m. PST

WASHINGTON, DC (May 20, 2015) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the May 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $903 billion equipment finance sector.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 6, 2015) —T. W. Frierson Contractor Inc. and Design Constructors Inc., both headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., have been selected as the design/build team to design and construct the new $48 million Polaris Industries Inc. manufacturing plant in the Huntsville, Ala., area.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (May 18, 2015) - Cemen Tech announced that the company will be featured on an upcoming segment of Manufacturing Marvels on Fox Business Network. The piece will air May 21, 2015 at approximately 8:30 pm CST. The two minute Manufacturing Marvels segment spotlights American manufacturers and their products, as well as the companies’ processes and customers.

BROOKFIELD, WI (May 20, 2015) – Penta Technologies announced that they will be one of a select group of companies providing innovative solutions for contractors to sponsor this first-time event. Hosted by the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), the event’s theme is “Best of Now, Best of Next.”

KANSAS CITY, MO (May 13, 2015) – Fairbanks Scales Inc. announced they will be showcasing a wealth of state-of-the-art industrial scales at Waste Expo 2015, June 2-4, 2015. Visit booth #3722 to view Fairbanks Scales’ latest groundbreaking innovations in weighing equipment, including the Talon HVX heavy-duty truck scale, equipped with the innovative Intalogix Lightning/Power Surge Protection system.