Epiroc AB, the subsidiary of Atlas Copco Group that is planned to be listed on the stock exchange in 2018, announces that its premium SB series hydraulic breaker attachments are the industry’s only breakers to come standard with an internal water port for dust suppression, a feature that can assist in compliance with silica rule dust regulations. With an integrated…
Read MoreDay: April 2, 2018
Construction Spending Ticks Upward; Highways Down
Construction spending during February 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,273.1 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.2 percent) above the revised January estimate of $1,272.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The February figure is 3.0 percent (±1.5 percent) above the February 2017 estimate of $1,235.7 billion.
Read MoreWirtgen Group Holds Technology Days Event in Music City
Wirtgen Group hosted more than 1,200 customers, dealers and members of the trade press, including Rock Products’ Associate Editor Josephine Patterson, in Nashville for its Technology Days North America 2018.
Read MoreTrump Touts Infrastructure in Ohio
President Trump visited Richfield, Ohio, on March 29 to talk up his infrastructure investment plan, which currently seeks to invest $200 billion in new federal funds over a decade. He said that would spur $1.5 trillion in total project spending.
Read MoreVulcan Materials Acquires McCartney Construction
Effective March 10, 2018, Vulcan Materials Co., through its subsidiaries, has acquired all businesses of McCartney Construction, including several quarry operations.
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