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Jennifer Hetrick - Tue September 02, 2008

Giberson Preps Site for New Military Housing at Fort Dix

“United Communities [UC] is a great company to work with,” Richard Giberson, Giberson Plumbing & Excavating Inc., Shamong, N.J., said. The project United Communities LLC, Marlton, N.J., is currently working on also is great....

Mary Reed - Mon September 01, 2008

Pa.’s Gateway Project to Open New Doors

Charles D. Armstrong owned a cork business in Lancaster, Pa., around the turn of the century. Deciding to expand his business, he built a linoleum-manufacturing facility on Liberty Street in 1907, thus founding a company that would become famous for its tile flooring....

Angela B. Hurni - Mon August 25, 2008

Crews Already a Year Ahead of Schedule on Lynnhaven Parkway

Work on the Lynnhaven Parkway widening project has been under way since January, and the project is already one year ahead of schedule. This is good news because with the holidays, and Lynnhaven Mall, around the corner the contractor is not permitted to have any lane closures during the busy shopping season....

Tue July 15, 2008

LEA, MTG Teeth Available for Multi-Ripper Products

Two new teeth are now available for multi-ripper products from Leading Edge Attachments Inc., developed in conjunction with MTG Corp. There is the new 220- to 300-lb. (100 to 136 kg) excavator class size “Double Vector” and the new 55- to 110-lb....

Tue July 15, 2008

Deere 75D Sports Auto-Idle Feature to Conserve Fuel

John Deere’s 75D mid-sized hydraulic excavator with conventional boom and reduced tail swing weighs in at 17,637 lbs. (8,000 kg), has a 15-ft. (4.6 m), 1-in. (2.54 cm) dig depth and is practical for light residential, site development, underground and landscaping duties....

Tue July 15, 2008

Cat D-Series Mini Hydraulic Excavators Boast Higher Bucket, Traction Forces

Three D-Series mini hydraulic excavators join the Caterpillar line. The 307D is a direct replacement for the 307C. The 308D CR, a compact radius machine that works productively in tight spaces, replaces the 308C CR....

Tue July 08, 2008

Fecon Introduces New Tree Shears for Excavators

Fecon has added three new tree shears to its line of excavator attachments. Two models are designed for 12- to 18-ton (11 to 16 t) excavators with 15 to 20 gpm (56.8 to 75.7 Lpm) — the FBS1400EXC and the FBS1500EXC....

Tue July 01, 2008

Volvo Construction’s New Class of Pipelayers Now Available

In 2007 Volvo Construction Equipment announced the development of a new product class of pipelaying machines targeting, primarily, contractors in the on-shore oil and gas industry. The first prototype of the Volvo PL4611 and the Volvo PL4608 are now in the field with production availability beginning in the second quarter of 2008....

Matthew Willett - Fri August 01, 2008

Demolition Crew Weaves Through Oaks on Jekyll Island

When CST Environmental Inc. of Orlando, Fla., began demo work last November at the Buccaneer Beach Resort on Jekyll Island, management knew it would be a challenge. They didn’t know it would come out so near to a clean sweep....

Jeff Brooks - Tue July 29, 2008

Blue Goose Takes a Gander at Port St. Lucie Plant Canal

Long before Blue Goose Construction started to repair the intake/discharge canals at the Port St. Lucie, Fla., nuclear power plant, the toughest part of the job already was complete. Just landing the contract from Florida Power & Light (FPL), which operates the nuclear plant, had Blue Goose folks breathing easier....