Wed July 30, 2003
Liftech to Sponsor JCB ’Dancing Digger’ for Great NY State Fair
The Great NY State Fair will feature a new and unique attraction when the gates open Aug. 21, 2003. The JCB “Dancing Diggers” will perform stunts and precision maneuvers, choreographed to contemporary music, using 8-ton JCB backhoe loader construction equipment....
Wed July 16, 2003
Sennebogen Names Top Lift Enterprises as Canadian Dealer7/1
Sennebogen Green Line machines are now available in Canada.
Top Lift Enterprises has been appointed the distributor for Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. A privately-owned Canadian company, Top Lift is engaged in the sales and distribution of specialized machinery for railways, ports, terminals and industry....
Kip Fry - Fri June 20, 2003
VT’s Route 121 Gets a Facelift and Loses a Few Undesirable Curves
There is little wonder why there is a construction project on Route 121 in southeastern Vermont. The mile-long (1.6 km) stretch of highway between Cambridgeport and Grafton has been for many years a rotten road.
That will soon change now that construction crews from Morrill Construction in North Haverhill, NH, and other subcontractors are totally reconstructing that portion of road....
Fri March 14, 2003
Bridges Near Coral Ridge Mall Anticipate Facelift
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) The Interstate 80 bridges over Highway 965 near Coral Ridge Mall will get a face lift designed to blend with the area’s limestone theme this construction season. The twin spans will be widened as part of the Iowa Department of Transportation project to expand I-80 from four to six lanes in Iowa City and Coralville....
Craig Mongeau - Wed November 06, 2002
NY’s Liftech Construction Takes on the Full JCB Line
JCB recently appointed Liftech Construction Equipment as its dealer for all of upstate New York. With locations in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, Liftech is poised to meet the needs of all upstate New York present and future JCB customers....
Mon November 04, 2002
Grove Lifts Beams on Goldenrod Road
Crane Rental of Orlando Florida Inc. put its new Grove GMK5240 all-terrain crane to work lifting bridge beams for Jones Brothers, general contractors on the Goldenrod Road extension project.
Goldenrod Road is being expanded over the Bee Line Expressway, a major artery, which is the direct route from Orlando to Cape Canaveral....
Wed September 11, 2002
Liftech Handling Enters Upstate NY Construction Market With JCB Line
Liftech Handling Inc. has entered into an agreement to become the dealer for JCB Inc., serving the Upstate New York marketplace. Liftech will provide sales, parts, service and rentals for the full line of JCB construction equipment, as well as sales of construction industry allied products....
Wed June 05, 2002
Southworth-Milton Extends Reach With Genie Boom Lifts
Things are looking up for contractors who need to raise workers, supplies or equipment because Northeast Cat dealer Southworth-Milton Inc. has added Genie lifts to its above-ground equipment lineup.
Southworth-Milton initially will carry Genie self-propelled telescopic stick booms, along with articulated boom lifts, as a complement to its line of Caterpillar telescopic handlers....
Scott Green - Wed April 10, 2002
Old Dominion State Sets Its Sights on Highway Facelifts
The Virginia State Department of Transportation (VDOT) has plans for making highway improvements throughout the state.
Several projects on the VDOT’s docket are:
• Springfield Interchange Improvement Project Phase 5, Capital Beltway
Widening I-495, Capital Beltway, between I-95/395 and Heming Avenue Bridge, from 8 to up to 18 lanes and rebuilding three bridges (Heming Avenue; Backlick Road; bridge over Northern-Southern RR tracks), as well as realigning the ramp from I-395S to I-495W....
Sharon Cohen - Wed February 27, 2002
Truss Bridge in Simsbury, CT, Gets Much-Needed Facelift
Simsbury, CT, rests along the shores of the Farmington River. Established in the 1600s, it exemplifies a quaint New England town. Its 35 sq. mi., with approximately 22,000 inhabitants, includes antique homes, bed and breakfast lodging, the white steepled church and farmland....
