CEG - Mon May 06, 2019
Contractors Discover Next Generation of Caterpillar Equipment at Blanchard Machinery
Blanchard Machinery Company hosted a machine showcase attended by more than 100 contractors April 23 in Columbia, S.C. Demonstrations of the Next Generation of Cat equipment were offered throughout the day....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 06, 2019
Crews Bear Down on Charleston Tunnels
The city of Charleston, S.C., is investing $198 million to complete the Spring/Fishburne Drainage Improvement Project, a five-phase initiative that began in 2011 and is scheduled for completion in 2024....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon April 22, 2019
Southern Asphalt, Hills Machinery Make Dynamic Team
Recycling asphalt not only makes environmental sense, but, as Southern Asphalt of Conway, S.C., is proving, it makes good business sense, too. By using up to 20 percent recycled asphalt product (RAP) in his milling and paving operation, Nick Godwin, Southern's co-owner, is realizing significant cost savings in rock, sand and liquid — so much so, in fact, that he estimates his new Eagle crushing plant will pay for itself in two years....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon April 22, 2019
Atomic Sand Helps Keep America Growing, Beautiful
Ryan Williams never saw much value in sand until he found himself giving the stuff away. Williams was working at the family business, the Williams C&D Landfill, which his father established in Graniteville, S.C., in 2002....
Case - Tue April 16, 2019
Chapin, S.C., Wins 2019 Dire States Grant for East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project
Case Construction Equipment has awarded the $25,000 Dire States Equipment Grant to Chapin, S.C.,for the East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project. The project will install a new parallel force main to relieve pressures in the service area on the existing sewer force main and pump stations....
CEG - Mon April 08, 2019
Jeff Martin Helps Contractors Prepare for Upcoming Construction Season With Its Two-Day Spring Auction
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its two-day East Coast Spring Auction on March 27 and 28 at its permanent auction facility in Pelzer, S.C. There were more than 600 online bidders and additional 300 registered attendees....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 08, 2019
Crews Restore South Carolina Beaches After Storms
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, a mix of tools and machinery is hard at work in a part of South Carolina known as a place for fun and relaxation: the coastline in and around Myrtle Beach. The area beaches are part of South Carolina's 60-mi.-long Grand Strand, a series of seaside communities stretching from the North Carolina border to Georgetown....
Kobelco - Tue April 02, 2019
Kobelco Celebrates Production of 1,000th Excavator at Manufacturing Facility
Pictured left to right: Raymond Riter, Mike Jones, Jim Riter and Jimmy Riter of A Crano Excavating purchased the SK210LC-10 from Kobelco dealer, Southeastern Equipment. Kobelco Construction Machinery USA recently produced its 1000th excavator at its manufacturing facility in Moore, S.C., and celebrated the milestone by hosting a ceremony on March 27, 2019....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 11, 2019
Mashburn Raises First Five-Story 'Tilt-Up' in S.C.
A project to create the first five-story tilt-up building in South Carolina is currently under way in Myrtle Beach. The new medical office building, which will be located adjacent to an existing hospital, is the result of a partnership between the Grand Strand Medical Center and HCP Inc., a real estate investment trust....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon February 25, 2019
Merger Creates May/RHI Under NED Ownership
May Heavy Equipment and Rob's Hydraulics Inc. are now May/RHI. The merger of two of the largest Hyundai dealers in the country took effect Jan. 1, expanding the territory and the service menu of both....
