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Cat D6Ns Power First Attempt to Cross Antarctica in Winter

British expedition chooses two Cat D6Ns as primary tools to carry shelter, equipment and supplies in the first ever attempt to cross Antarctica in winter

Article • March 27th, 2013

Doka Top 50 and Staxo 100 Help Construct the Meldahl Hydroelectric Plant

The Meldahl plant is designed to provide a source of clean, zero emission electric for the national grid, and construction included the use of 40,000 sq. ft. of Doka Top 50 formwork and one million pounds of Staxo shoring

Article • March 25th, 2013

Lease/Leaseback Project Delivery Method Works Through Project Challenges at Performing Arts Center Construction

McCarthy Building Companies used the lease/leaseback method to work through challenges during preconstruction and help maintain the project budget

Article • March 18th, 2013

Phoenix Curb Machine with Topcon System Installs Challenging Parking Lot Curb

Midsize curb machine and automated grade control allow contractor to tackle a tough curb project featuring deep placement, tight radii

Article • March 11th, 2013

Cat Ultra High Demolition Excavator In Use At Michigan Demolition Jobsites

Contractor will utilize Cat 385 CL with Multi Processor attachments for demolition of heavily reinforced multistory structures

Article • March 8th, 2013

Ohio's First Large-Scale Wind Farm Uses Lafarge Cement for Turbine Concrete Foundations

The Blue Creek Wind Farm relied on Lafarge cement for turbines' concrete foundations and soil stabilization

Article • March 4th, 2013

Manitowoc Boom Raising System Installs 19 Wind Turbines

Taller towers required the use of a new system providing longer boom lengths for wind applications without the need of an assistant crane

Article • February 25th, 2013

Repairing and Leveling a 20-Year-Old Concrete Subfloor

Concrete contractor only had two days to repair and level a severely cracked, 4,000-square-foot concrete subfloor

Article • February 18th, 2013

Tandem Asphalt Pavers Ensure Smooth Flying

Echelon paving eliminates the cold longitudinal joint in new Columbus runway

Article • February 15th, 2013

Fleet Management System Helps to Quickly Recover $70,000 Worth of Stolen Equipment

Zonar asset tracking devices help recover multiple machines stolen from a remote construction site.

Article • February 14th, 2013

Terex Crawler Crane Lifts Steel Footbridge into Place Over Busy Autobahn Freeway

A Terex CC 2500-1 crawler crane dealt with space constrictions and a tight time frame to lift and place a 584,225-lb., 230-ft. steel footbridge over an Autobahn freeway

Article • February 11th, 2013

Three Potain Tower Cranes Building Italian Sea Front Project

Three Potain cranes will work together completing ground preparation and lifting the reinforced concrete slabs that will make up the structure of a modular-designed building

Article • February 4th, 2013

Putzmeister System Places Concrete Below Lake Mead in 12-Day Continuous Pour

A special mix of 12,000 cubic yards of concrete traveled 390 feet below water to help form a new intake structure under Lake Mead

Article • January 28th, 2013

Flexible Formwork Accommodates Unique Geometry of Twin Cast-in-Place Segmental Bridges

Doka Staxo and Top 50 formwork solve a unique design requirement calling for flexible forms that could accommodate wide ranging needs during bridge construction

Article • January 21st, 2013

E3000s Ground Heaters Enlisted for Cold Weather Concrete Bridge Deck Curing

Contractor had to provide an efficient external heating solution to hold concrete temperatures to a range of 50° to 85° F with ambient temperatures as low as 25.2° F.

Article • January 17th, 2013