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Takeuchi Training Center Adds New Technical Trainer and Training Coordinator
Takeuchi-US is preparing for the opening of the new Takeuchi Training Center with the addition of Ashleigh Gross as a technical trainer and Megan McFarlane as training center coordinator.
Training & Education
Never a Better Time for Virtual Training
Business Services
Theo Build Announces New Construction Payment Management System Coming Soon
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Pent-up Demand Drives Confidence Upward Among Equipment Finance Leaders
Asphalt
How to Implement Paperless Technology with Tread
Rental Business Services
Alphavima Technologies PREXA365
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Construction Update
This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: New Rules Open PPP Payoff to the Smallest Businesses
Why the most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business
Construction News Tracker
Construction News Tracker: Arctic Blast from Texas to Maine Drives Fuel Prices Skyward
All construction material prices increased during January for the first time since 2018, NAHB measured a 14.5% increase in new home construction permits in 2020, PCA forecasts 2021 regional cement consumption to be led by a 3% increase in the South
Infrastructure
Economists Predict Rocky Road to Recovery for Construction Industry
Dodge Data & Analytics forecasts that the U.S. infrastructure segment won't return to normal levels until 2023.
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Equipment
AED Partners with ITB to Provide Equipment Distribution Content
Inside the Blueprint (ITB) and Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) partner to provide AED and its members with educational content regarding issues, initiatives and new solutions relating to the equipment distribution industry.
Rental Business
The Art of Selling Your Business: An Excerpt
After 2020, you may be wondering if now is the right time to sell your business. The first step is to understand the landscape of potential acquirers.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Top 10 Trends That Will Influence Equipment Acquisition in 2021
To help its members gauge the trends like to affect the market this year, ELFA has identified the Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2021.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Equipment Finance Confidence Remains Largely Unchanged in January
While the Monthly Confidence Index was changed for the month, there was a notable uptick in optimism for business conditions over the next four months.
Business Services
How to Get Your Construction Workers Excited for Work
Taking a time out once a year is a great time to refresh tired minds and bodies
Business
10 Marketing Tips that Drive Sales
Follow this 10-point marketing plan to generate new business and encourage repeat sales.
Training & Education
Lowe's Donates to Community College Building Construction Program
Lowe's and its Generation T program have donated to a community college's construction training program.
Rental
Concrete trowel maintenance
Routine maintenance and daily cleaning will keep your trowels productive and safe.
Business Services
How to Make the Construction Off-season Productive
The three most important off-season activities are redoubling marketing and sales efforts, tweaking estimating and production management assumptions and improving your team
Labor & Workforce Development
TraLaMa Launches to Connect Trade Laborers with Employment
America's Floor Source's CEO Jason Goldberg, introduces a trade labor marketplace and online community where businesses can find skilled trade labor, and where trade laborers can find long-term employment or short-term work.
Construction Technology
Students Learn Construction Skills Through Virtual Reality
A collaboration between Brightline Defense, CityBuild Academy and TRANSFR VR will make construction industry job training accessible to thousands of low-income youth as part of a free, citywide program.
Pavement Maintenance
4 Things to Consider Before Adding a New Service to Your Company Offerings
Interested in adding additional services to your company? Check out these tips to help establish a business plan.
Business Services
5 Ways Leaders Can Motivate and Inspire Remote Teams
AEM shares five useful and common-sense ways in which business leaders can motivate remote teams and help them keep pace with organizational demands and goals.
Crane
SC&R Foundation Announces Winners of the October Vocational and Technical Scholarship
The SC&R Foundation selected eight winners for the October Vocational and Technical Scholarship in its commitment to workforce development.
Training & Education
Serious Labs Partners with GPRC to Provide Student Training Solutions
Serious Labs and Grande Prairie Regional College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring innovative training solutions to students — implementing current VR training and collaborating on new solutions.
Training & Education
Procore, U.S. Minority Contractors Partner on Resources
Through Procore.org, Procore's social impact arm, USMCA members will receive free Procore product training, educational resources, and a discounted buying program for the Procore platform.
Training & Education
ASSP and ANSI Announce Revised Standard for Construction Safety
The American Society of Safety Professionals and the American National Standards Institute has revised a standard to help keep construction workers safe by highlighting best practices to be implemented in safety programs.
Equipment
Terex Corp. Donates Equipment to Pennsylvania College of Technology
Terex Corporation has donated a new crane engine and four drive axles for instructional purposes to the Pennsylvania College of Technology's heavy equipment and diesel technology programs.
Lifting Equipment
IPAF Provides Membership Fee Discount Due to COVID-19
IPAF has offered a 25 percent discount on the 2020 membership fee to provide financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rental
Navigating the Legal Maze of Rental Purchase Options
In the rental industry post-COVID, there have been more requests for rental purchase options and outright equipment purchases. However, companies need to be prepared for a different set of legal landmines and liabilities.
Training & Education
NCCER and BYF Announce Scholarship and I BUILT THIS! Contest Winners
BYF, an initiative to recruit the next generation of craft professionals, presents the recipients of the Careers in Construction Month scholarships and I BUILT THIS! contest winners.
Training & Education
Webinar Aims to Help Contractors Maintain Profitability Post-Pandemic
On Dec. 1, 2020, the BCA Insurance Group, Avrio Solutions and TD Bank will host a webinar series to help contractors navigate the future of construction post-pandemic. Their aim is to provide information to help contractors find continued success.
Asphalt
Companies Continue to Prioritize Training During Pandemic
Murphy Tractor's Travis Long was one of two inaugural graduates to receive the "Master Technician" certification from the Wirtgen Group
Rental Business
DOZR Unveils E-Commerce Online Equipment Rental Software
WebStores’ white-labeled software solutions integrate with equipment rental websites, enabling touchless transactions with an online checkout on an existing website.
Concrete
Concrete Supplier Using Survey System to Improve Driver Safety, Retention
Associated Ready Mixed Concrete of California has begun using a survey system to improve driving safety.
Asphalt
Construction Training During a Pandemic
Training may look a little different this year, but it's still important to engage your crew to ensure the long term success of your construction business.
Asphalt
Asphalt Contractor 2020-2021 Training Guide
With some training courses for the asphalt industry cancelled or going virtual over the next year, this guide offers a list of opportunities for contractors to continue learning, despite the pandemic
Decorative Concrete
Marketing Polished and Stained Decorative Concrete Floors
When it comes to marketing polished or stained decorative concrete floors contractors should focus on promoting the benefits as well as the aesthetics.
Concrete
CEMEX announces winner of the Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship
CEMEX announced its latest scholarship winner.
Business Services
How General Contractors Choose the Winning Sub
Familiarize yourself with the buy-out process many project managers go through and use these steps to make you the most desirable subcontractor for a job