German manufacturer Rokla GmbH has begun production of the latest generation of Webster Hydraulic Cutting Units under the brand name “Rockwheel.” The company is collaboration between Rokla GmbH and British engineer Ian Webster.
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Construction Spending Rises in June
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during July 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $900.8 billion, 0.6 percent (±2.0 percent) above the revised June estimate of $895.7 billion. The July figure is 5.2 percent (±2.1 percent) above the July 2012 estimate of $856.3 billion.
Read MoreMining, Quarrying in Second Most-Dangerous Occupation Group
According to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction are the second most-dangerous occupation group.
Read MoreACG Materials Acquires Pinnacle Materials’ Eagle Ford Division
ACG Materials, a subsidiary of Harrison Gypsum LLC in Norman, Okla., acquired the assets of Pinnacle Materials LLC’s, Eagle Ford Division in South Texas. Through the acquisition, ACG Materials will operate five aggregate pits previously managed by Pinnacle Materials. The aggregate mines, located in Dilley, Pearsall, Eagle Pass, and the Three Rivers area, provide hard aggregate substrates in the Eagle…
Read MoreMSHA Conducts Impact Inspection at Illinois Quarry
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 149 citations and 16 orders during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month.
Read MoreNew Building Products Company Launched
Continental Building Products LLC, a new company created after the sale of Lafarge’s gypsum assets in North America, officially launched as a business. Although the sale technically closed on August 30, the first regular workday has begun for employees at Continental’s headquarters in Reston, Va., and its gypsum and joint compound facilities in Buchanan, N.Y.; Palatka, Fla.; Silver Grove, Ky.;…
Read MoreCase Partners on Heavy Diesel Technology Program
The Washburn Institute of Technology of Topeka, Kan., has launched a full-time, one-year construction equipment/diesel-technology training program, sponsored by Case Construction Equipment and Case equipment dealer The Victor L. Phillips Co. (VLP).
Read MoreJuly Construction Recedes 2 Percent
New construction starts in July decreased 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $479.1 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The nonbuilding construction sector, comprised of public works and electric utilities, pulled back in July after being lifted in June by several very large projects. At the same time, nonresidential building strengthened…
Read MoreCat Dealers Support Cleanup Following Oklahoma Tornado
It has been almost four months since Moore, Okla., was hit with an EF5 tornado on May 20 that flattened buildings and left many homeless. Cat dealer Warren Cat was onsite assisting first responders with rescue operations quickly following the disaster.
Read MoreMSHA Offers Half-Year Fatality Analysis
From Jan. 1, 2013, to June 30, 2013, 18 miners died in accidents in the mining industry, according to MSHA. Nine died in coal mining accidents and nine in metal and nonmetal mining accidents. In both coal and metal and nonmetal mining, one of the miners killed was a contractor.
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