Fri June 02, 2017
Yoder & Frey Hosts Equipment Auction in Kissimmee
Yoder & Frey held a heavy equipment auction on May 24 at its facility in Kissimmee, Fla. Featured at the auction were Caterpillar 320EL excavators, a Bobcat E60, an unused Barford TR6536 stockpile conveyor, a 2006 John Deere 410G and a 2007 JCB Vibromax VM115D.—CEG...
Fri June 02, 2017
Miacon Construction Show/Expo
The Miacon Construction Show/Expo was held on May 18 to 20 at the Miami Airport Convention Center. On display were heavy and light construction equipment, tools, hardware, trucks, trailers, concrete equipment, building materials and much more....
Fri May 26, 2017
PIRTEK Breaks Ground on Facility Aimed at Accommodating Growth
PIRTEK is significantly expanding its national corporate offices and distribution facilities currently located in Rockledge, Fla. During a groundbreaking ceremony in May, the company made public its plans to construct a new headquarters and primary national warehouse, which, when completed in mid-2018, will be five times the size of its current facilities....
Tue May 23, 2017
PIRTEK Expands South Florida Presence With New Location
PIRTEK has expanded its South Florida presence with a new location in Palm Beach. Owner Sam Belin opened PIRTEK Palm Beach earlier this month, staffing it with three technicians and two mobile service vehicles....
Tue May 23, 2017
H&E Equipment Services Hosts Grand Opening Event
H&E Equipment Services held a grand opening event at its Fort Myers, Fla., location on April 20. Guests were invited to learn more about H&E rentals sales, parts and service and had the opportunity to check out equipment displays and demos....
Fri May 19, 2017
NICB Teams With CAT Rental Store Manager to Combat Theft
Heavy Equipment theft is a big problem in Florida. More than 1,000 pieces of commercial equipment are reported stolen each month to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). As part of an effort to combat this trend, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) teamed up with Jerry Burford, vice president, west coast sales manager of The Cat Rental Store, at Ring Power's Tampa branch to give a presentation on heavy equipment theft awareness on April 25....
Fri May 19, 2017
Sennebogen to Increase Capacity of Pinellas County Waste Facility
Boasting one of the most advanced waste management systems in the Southeast United States, the Pinellas County, Fla., Solid Waste Management Facility has been a part an aggressive solid waste management program for several decades....
Fri May 19, 2017
APWA Florida Chapter Hosts 2017 Public Works Show
The APWA Florida Chapter held the 2017 Florida Public Works Show on May 8 to 12, and the expo on May 11. More than 200 attendees, 45 exhibitors and public works directors and staff were on hand to check out the latest equipment and product and services....
Wed May 17, 2017
Job Site Shooting
An Osceola County man is facing charges after allegedly shooting at a construction worker in Kissimmee on Tuesday, May 16. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office responded to a construction site at Myers Road and Rob Way, near Osceola Parkway, after a worker reported being shot at while driving a construction vehicle, said Capt....
Tue May 09, 2017
I-4 Ultimate Update: $2.3B Job Passes Two-Year Mark
A more than $2.3 billion dollar project that will rebuild Interstate 4 through central Florida has officially passed the two-year mark of the nearly seven years slated for construction. I-4 Ultimate calls for the reconstruction of 21 mi....
