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KHL: Culture of Change Needed in Construction, CEWEF Speakers Agree

Speakers at the Construction Equipment World Economic Forum agree that the industry needs to embrace a forward-looking culture of change

CERF to Acquire TRAC Energy Services

CERF Incorporated has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of TRAC Energy Services Ltd., a private oilfield equipment rental company based in Nisku, Alberta which also has offices in Calgary.

HB Rentals Signs Contracts For Marcellus And Eagle Ford Projects

HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has been awarded a year-long project to provide onshore skid housing and support equipment to a 10-rig package in the Marcellus and Eagle Ford regions.

Sunbelt Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Violations of Overtime Wage Laws

Plaintiffs' claims against Sunbelt include not paying them adequate overtime wages and forcing them to work off-the-clock among other claims

Point of Rental Hosts International Conference in Dallas

Point of Rental Software

While the company has hosted its annual user meeting in conjunction with The Rental Show for nearly 30 years, this International Conference is the first of its scale at its Dallas headquarters.

Point-of-Rental holds International Conference in Dallas for the first time.

Accident Reporting to be Mandatory for IPAF UK Member Rental Companies

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Starting January 1, 2013, IPAF rental company members in the UK must report any known mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) accidents involving their staff at the IPAF accident database (www.ipaf.org/accident).

Volvo Rents Acquires U Save Equipment Rentals in San Francisco

This is the latest move as part of Volvo Rents’ recent surge of 28 acquisitions since the beginning of the year – including six in California.

Volvo Rents acquires U Save Equipment Rentals in San Francisco.

Construction Technology

Webinar: Navigating BIM Strategy in a Changing World

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Free webinar on how to manage your company's building information modeling (BIM) strategy to mitigate risk and maximize opportunity

AGC webinar will focus on four mega-trends and how you might manage your BIM strategy to accommodate these trends while working to mitigate risk and maximize opportunity.

Lifting Equipment

Management Responsibilities to be Central Theme of IPAF U.S. Convention

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

IPAF and Motorola will develop applications with smartphone technology to provide safe use information to users of booms and scissor lifts

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Construction Safety

Prevention through Design for Construction

SC&RA Supports Coalition Opposing Tolling I-95 in Virginia and North Carolina

'Tolling is a costly and inefficient way to fund transportation projects, unfairly burdens local people and increases traffic on side roads'

Business Services

ConsensusDocs Sets Record Number of Subscribers in Five Years

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

ConsensusDocs now has over 4,700 unique subscribers, an increase of more than 95% compared to five years ago

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