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Construction Safety

Reminder: Call Before You Dig

Common Ground Alliance

To keep homeowners, families, and communities safe, a few days before breaking ground, make a free request to have the approximate location of buried lines marked with flags or paint by calling 811.

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Labor & Workforce Development

Home Depot to Acquire SRS Distribution

SRS Distribution

SRS Distribution Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with The Home Depot to be acquired for $18.250 billion.

Over the past 16 years, the SRS family has become one of the fastest-growing building products distributors in the United States.

Construction Safety

Fire Remains an Ever-present Problem in Construction

Compass Fire Investigations and Consulting

It is high time now for all stakeholders involved in the fire safety and construction process to collaborate, educate and train on best practices and possibilities afforded by wireless safety technology.

Fire can escalate quickly if not mitigated promptly, and plans and preparation for an organized evacuation of a site is still real problem for most contractors.

Construction Safety

How Baltimore Bridge Collapse Impacts Supply Chain

While the full extent of the impact is yet to be determined, the collision is likely to have far-reaching consequences for the Port of Baltimore and its role in the regional and national economy.

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Rental Industry's Enhanced Focus on Leadership

Detmer Consulting Inc.

Are your rental industry managers truly the leaders you need them to be?

Leadership and the Rental Business

Rental Business

Rental Snapshot: Live in Texas & Give in Texas

Buffalo Equipment Rental

Zack Smith has grown Buffalo Equipment Rental from just an idea to a successful family-operated rental business. He shares with us his biggest challenges, his ideal dinner guests, and more.

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Labor & Workforce Development

IIJA/BABA Purchasing Guidelines Explained in Webinar

The on-demand webinar delves into the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Build America, Buy America Act of 2021 (BABA).

This webinar addresses purchasing guidelines crucial for Made-in-America purchasing in the construction and distribution sectors.

Cold Planer Attachment Maintenance for Best Performance

Paladin Construction Group

Manufacturers design cold planer attachments to require minimal maintenance. Unfortunately, this has led to many operators completely ignoring most maintenance functions with their picks.

Cold planers, such as this Bradco unit, are used for asphalt and concrete pothole and frost heave repair, curb cutting, pavement texturing and the removal of traffic lane stripes and roadway around manholes.

How Insurance, Training and Communication Can Protect Your Rental Business from Liability

Insurance, training and communication can go a long way toward protecting your equipment rental business from exposure to liability

Having the right insurance coverage, as well as effectively training your employees, is vital to minimizing liability exposure for your equipment rental business.

Construction Technology

6 Key Preconstruction Considerations

Ultimately, realistic cost estimation, meticulous scheduling, risk analysis, design coordination, and value engineering are the foundations of the preconstruction phase.

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Fairchild Equipment Reveals New Facility in Cloquet

Fairchild Equipment

The new facility represents a step forward in Fairchild Equipment's ability to offer equipment maintenance and repair services, an expanded rental fleet, and a venue that better accommodates the company's product range.

Spanning 20,300 sq. ft., the new Cloquet, Minn. branch is specifically designed to support a larger material handling of equipment parts and rental inventory, provide comprehensive in-house shop service, and accommodate the company’s broad product offerings.

How Principio Asphalt Grew During Historic Labor Shortage

Astec Industries Inc.

Despite a once in a century global pandemic, national shutdowns, material and labor shortages, Principio Asphalt managed to expand it's operations over the last few years, and there's no sign of stopping.

Principio Asphalt's new asphalt plant, 400-tph Double Barrel drum mixer plant from Astec, York Belvedere Sand & Gravel in North East, MD.

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