New to the market, John Deere introduces the 444 G-Tier Wheel Loader as part of its performance tiering strategy, offering customers a model that provides reliability without the extras that they would find in a P-Tier or X-Tier machine. The versatility and ruggedness of the 444 G-Tier are similar to the previously introduced 544 and 644 G-Tier machines, but at…
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DEVELON to Make AGG1 Debut
DEVELON will showcase two excavators and preview its first compact track loader at AGG1 and World of Asphalt 2024 in Nashville, March 25-27. The DEVELON DX225LC-7X crawler excavator, DX42-7 mini excavator and the all-new DTL35 compact track loader will be on display in booth 2255 at the Nashville Music City Center. “This is the first year DEVELON will be exhibiting…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Slips in August
Total construction spending during August 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,781.3 billion, 0.7% (±1.0%) below the revised July estimate of $1,793.5 billion. The August figure is 8.5% (±1.6%) above the August 2021 estimate of $1,641.6 billion, according to the The U.S. Census Bureau. During the first eight months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,183.8…
Read MoreKershaw Named Vice President of BKT USA
BKT USA Inc., Fairlawn, Ohio, the subsidiary of Balkrishna Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India, has promoted Doug Kershaw to vice president after his hiring as the associate vice president in January. “We are very pleased with the addition of Doug to our BKT team. His extensive knowledge and experience throughout the industry brings value to the company,” said Rajiv Poddar, joint managing director…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Opens South Carolina Facility
Atlas Copco celebrated the grand opening of its new production facility in Rock Hill, S.C., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 17. The company built the $25 million facility to enhance its support for the North American construction market. The 197,000-sq.-ft., LEED-certified plant serves as the production and assembly facility for Atlas Copco’s North American Construction Technique division. Generators and portable…
Read MoreNew Forecast: Construction Market Poised for Expansion
Construction activities are forecasted to grow at 6 percent through 2015, up from the previous forecast of 5 percent in Q2, according to the Q3 FMI Construction Outlook.
Read MoreConstruction Market Poised for Expansion in 2015
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2015 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The outlook was presented at the 76th annual Outlook Executive Conference in Washington, D.C
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