More than 70 percent of the Construction and Demolition (C&D) material generated in the United States is recycled, according Dr. Timothy Townsend of the University of Florida, speaking at C&D World 2015, the Annual Meeting of the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA). He added that the area of landfill avoided by recycling this amount of C&D is annually equivalent to more…
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John Deere Crawler Dozers Feature Eco Mode
John Deere Crawler Dozers Feature Eco Mode The John Deere 550K, 650K and 700K Crawler Dozers not only meet Final Tier 4 emissions standards, but also incorporate value-enhancing features such as Eco mode and an updated electro-hydraulic (EH) control system. The K-Series dozers provide contractors a Final Tier 4 product that affords higher productivity, increased uptime and lower daily operating costs…
Read MoreEriez Promotes Mankosa
Eriez President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth announced the promotion of Mike Mankosa to executive vice president-global technology. Mankosa was previously Eriez’ vice president of operations, a role he held since 2004. In his new position, Mankosa will focus his efforts on leveraging Eriez’ technology to advance both domestic and international operations while exploring global opportunities for product and market innovation. He…
Read MoreSibelco, Unimin Join Forces for Venture
Sibelco announced the formation of Unimin Energy Solutions, a global commercial division, designed to serve the worldwide energy services industry. The new organization will unify Sibelco’s Energy mineral portfolio and global footprint under a single, energy solutions umbrella.
Read MoreFairmont Santrol Reports Strong Quarter, Year
Fairmount Santrol announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2014. For the fourth quarter, net income was $37.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with net income of $10.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Adjusted earnings per diluted share were $0.24, an increase of 118 percent…
Read MoreVictory Nickel Deposit Exceeds API Specs
Victory Nickel Inc. announced very positive analytical results from sand samples obtained from drill holes on the Bear Coulee frac sand property located in Trempeleau County, Wis. Testing shows that the 10.9-million-ton NI 43-101 Northern White frac sand resource exceeds American Petroleum Institute (API) specs and that, on average, an exceptional 43 percent of the resource will report to the…
Read MoreNews Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry
Following a process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell released final standards that she said will support “safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands.”
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is inviting the public to provide input on the agency’s most recent effort to assess the latest scientific, natural resource and socio-economic information relating to industrial sand mining and its infrastructure. “The department is conducting a strategic analysis on industrial sand mining in order to provide quality, factual information to the public and decision makers,”…
Read MoreGraymont Receives DNR Land Transaction Approval
Graymont won approval by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) of the recently updated Graymont Land Transaction Application, which involves the sale and exchange of lands within Mackinac and Luce Counties.
Read MoreH&K Group Hosts Successful Jobs Fair
In response to a significant backlog of secured contract work on both the heavy civil contracting and materials segments of its business platform, H&K Group, Inc. (H&K) and The H&K Group family of companies held an extremely successful, multi-divisional job fair on Saturday, March 7, 2015.
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