Wed August 30, 2006
Southern Track and Pump Opens in Fort Pierce
Southern Track and Pump recently opened for business in Fort Pierce, FL. Located at 2200 N. Kings Highway, the building includes office space, a parts department and a two-bay shop. It services the east central coast of Florida and represents ASV Posi-Track; Yanmar excavators, wheel loaders and the CVL compact loader backhoe; Mustang telehandlers; Towmaster trailers; Gorman Rupp pumps; and Bradco Attachments....
Sun August 20, 2006
Founder of Godwin Pumps John Paz Dies at Age 76
John Paz, 76, president of Paz Brothers Inc. and the founder of a manufacturer and distributor of portable construction pumps, died Aug. 12, 2006, at his home in Mickelton, NJ, after an extended illness....
David S. Chartock - Fri July 07, 2006
Unexpected Groundwater Causes Stir at Pump Station
Project challenges can always be overcome. But, sometimes there are surprises that test the mettle of a team’s quickness to respond. One of these surprises occurred at the $17.5 million pump station No....
David Recht - Tue June 13, 2006
Landmark Tower Vanishes from Fort Worth Skyline
Fort Worth’s Landmark Tower, for years an icon of the Fort Worth skyline, was razed this spring in the heart of downtown. The 50-year-old building was a relic of a bygone day, and brought a crowd to downtown on a bleary March morning amongst the Fort Worth skyscrapers....
Brian Kern - Mon June 05, 2006
Sound Barriers Added to Sawgrass Expressway
Concrete noise wall panels are being lowered and locked into place between H-post after H-post along an approximately 7-mi. stretch of Southwest Florida’s Sawgrass Expressway. The Sawgrass, a section of the 312-mi....
Tue May 09, 2006
Saluda Dam Project Earns American Society of Civil Engineer’s Award
After setting a North American record for the most roller compacted concrete placed in a single day —18,590 cu. yds. — Columbia, SC’s Saluda Dam Remediation Project has been honored with the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2006 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award....
Wed April 12, 2006
Pillowtex Demolition Ranks Among Largest Implosions
KANNAPOLIS, NC (AP) In less than half a minute, two former Pillowtex textile plants covering more than 1 million sq. ft. crashed to the ground March 24 in a cloud of dust to make way for a new biotechnology hub....
Wed March 08, 2006
Bruce Griffin Joins Folcomer Equipment as New Salesman
Folcomer Equipment Corporation has hired Bruce Griffin as salesman for its Frederick, MD, store. Griffin will be responsible for the sales territory of Frederick and Carroll counties in Maryland. Griffin comes to Folcomer Equipment Corporation with extensive construction equipment sales experience....
Wed March 01, 2006
Textile Plant Demolition Becomes Huge Recycling Effort
KANNAPOLIS, NC (AP) Demolition of the massive Pillowtex Corp. textile plant is giving new life to more than just the former job site. As workers of the D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. of Greensboro knock down the century-old plant to make room for the $1-billion North Carolina Research Campus, they salvage building materials — brick, wood and steel — with the promise of use elsewhere....
Mon January 16, 2006
Poster Contest Winners Stress Safe Work Zones
Highway construction workers throughout North Carolina can be assured that at least a few kids throughout the state are aware of the dangers of their job. A dozen students were honored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation for their entries in the 2005 Work Zone Safety Poster Contest, which were chosen from more than 1,000 entries received from school-aged children across the state....
