Construction Spending Inches Higher in August
byConstruction spending edged up 0.1 percent in August from July but declined from year-ago levels, with divergent trends in residential and nonresidential categories, according…
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Ace in the Hole: CIPP point repair protects city’s sewer maintenance schedule
byDuring routine cleaning and inspection in June 2018, a City of Newark, Ohio, maintenance crew discovered dislodged bricks in a 30-in. combination storm and…
Cemen Tech Announces New Dealer Partner in Canada
byGlobal market leader, Cemen Tech, a technology manufacturing company, has announced an agreement with SMS Equipment to sell and support the company’s full line…
Ferguson Expands Geotextile and Erosion Control Capabilities
byFerguson Enterprises, the largest plumbing distributor in the U.S. and a major supplier of waterworks products, announced the acquisitions of Innovative Soil Solutions and…
12% of American Construction Workers Don’t Have Health Insurance
by12% of full-time construction workers in the USA are lacking health insurance, according to Marketwatch.com, and this is bad news for the whole industry. When…
Excavation-Related Damages to Underground Facilities Increase from 2017 to 2018
byCommon Ground Alliance (CGA), the stakeholder-driven organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, on Sept. 26…
ASV Adds Dealer to Northeast Network
byASV Holdings Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, has added C.N. Wood Co. Inc. to its…
August New Construction Starts Decrease by 6%
byNew construction starts dropped 6% over the month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $807.1 billion, according to Dodge Data &…
Plastic Pipes Inspection Methods Report Now Available
byThe Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) has published a new document that provides an overview of non-destructive testing and evaluation techniques that have been introduced…
Equipment Rental Inspection Using Mobile Devices
byWhether you’re renting to a single consumer or loaning equipment to a larger business, the same principles largely apply. You expect your equipment to…