James Van Horn - Mon July 12, 2004
DIGZ Combats Soil Problems for Industrial Park Grading
From off site, DIGZ’s job in Bordentown, NJ, looks like a fairly simple, standard site grading project. Once on site, however, the complexion changes. It’s actually the largest and probably most complex, earthmoving project currently under way in New Jersey....
Wed July 14, 2004
Groff’s Personnel Changes Focus on Customer Service in PA
Groff Tractor, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA, has announced recent personnel changes. John Ehrin has been hired as the company's compact equipment territory manager for western Pennsylvania. Terry Wilhelm, Jeff Hood and Brett Schultz has have been hired as account managers and Steve Weikert has been promoted to regional sales manager....
Thu July 08, 2004
Cat 420D Proves Workhorse on Orlando Infrastructure Jobs
When it comes to infrastructure construction in Central Florida –– schools, streets, and waterworks –– Gibbs & Register Inc. (G&R) of Winter Garden is often the contractor of choice....
Fri July 02, 2004
Jesco Provides Unique Solution for J.F. Kiely Pipeline Project in McKey City
South Plainfield equipment dealer Jesco Inc. recently assisted long-time customer J.F. Kiely Construction Co. with its equipment selection for a project Kiely has been awarded by the South Jersey Gas Co....
James Van Horn - Fri July 02, 2004
Crane, Boring Rig Combo Drop Shafts in Tight Quarters
To sink a pair of 6.5-ft-diameter open shafts 250 ft., mostly through rock, a specialty contractor is using a compact dry boring rig originally designed for cast-in-place piles. Raito Inc., Geosystems Construction Specialists, the American arm of a Japan-based construction firm, is installing two concrete-lined vent and drop shafts for the new Combined Sewer Overflow tunnel in Providence, RI....
Fri June 18, 2004
Daewoo Surges to Industry Forefront in Asia, America
It’s often said one becomes stronger during bad times. The same could be said of Daewoo, which has been coming on strong in recent years. But the good days only arrived after some trying times for the long-time iron maker....
James Van Horn - Wed June 16, 2004
J.H. Reid Keeps Newark Route 21 on Track
“We’ve actually got five bosses on this job,” Steve Gravelin, project engineer of J.H. Reid, general contractor, of South Plainfield, NJ, said about the company’s $42-million contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to reconstruct NJ Route 21, also called McCarter Highway, in downtown Newark....
Jennifer Conway - Wed June 09, 2004
Riverbend Marketplace Finds Footing in Hills of Asheville
Asheville, NC, is nestled between the Blue Ridge and Great Smokey mountains at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers. The city is a diverse, urban area, made up of people who have spent their entire lives in the area and transients seeking refuge from more fast-paced parts of the country....
Fri June 04, 2004
Binder Machinery Takes on Sennebogen’s Green Line
Scrap yards and other facilities in New Jersey and lower New York State could be turning green — as in Sennebogen’s Green Line of material handlers, which will now be available through Binder Machinery Company in South Plainfield, NJ....
Mon May 24, 2004
Heitsche Boyz Propels Profits With Eagle UltraMax
Since the early 1990s, Ted Heitsche has operated Ted’s Trucking, a successful hauling company in Collins, OH, just south of Toledo. With his trucking business firmly established, Heitsche did what few people would do: create a second business in an industry he knew little about....
