In it’s 2015 U.S. Markets Construction Overview, FMI predicts that the keys to a successful year for the construction-materials industry will depend upon:
Read MoreDay: January 5, 2015
Construction Spending Up 2.4 Percent Year-Over-Year
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during November 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $975.0 billion, 0.3 percent (±1.5 percent) below the revised October estimate of $977.7 billion. The November figure is 2.4 percent (±1.6 percent) above the November 2013 estimate of $952.5 billion.
Read MoreGraymont to Open New Canadian Lime Plant and Quarry
Graymont and Native North American tribe Lheidli T’enneh have entered into an agreement with respect to Graymont’s proposed new lime plant and quarry near Giscome, British Columbia, Canada.
Read MoreAtlas Copco Down-The-Hole Hammer
Atlas Copco introduced the next generation in its Secoroc COP line of down-the-hole hammers. The COP 66 is shorter, lighter and easier to operate than its predecessors, the company said. The COP 66 penetrates 15 percent faster than its predecessor. It is also more easily adjustable for feed force and rotation, features no exhaust tube and includes a solid bit with…
Read MoreMSHA Impact Inspections
Jan. 5, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 199 citations and 19 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in November. There were several aggregates operations targeted, including Hanson Aggregates BMC Inc.’s Springfield Pike Mine & Plant in Pennsylvania (16 citations); and a St.…
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