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Wash plant providing sands for U.S. Open in showcase event
CDE Global is hosting a special event June 3-5 at GS Materials in Jackson Springs, N.C., to showcase a modular washing system that was installed and is producing sands that are being supplied to Pinehurst Resort for the upcoming U.S. Open Championship. According to CDE Global, the system in use at GS Materials includes an M4500 wash plant, an AggMax 83 integrating scrubbing system, an EvoWash sand plant with an integrated counter flow classification unit and an AquaCycle 600 thickener with a CDE AquaStore for water storage and recirculation around the plant. The system is producing four washed and sized aggregates, 200 tph of concrete sand and 30 tph of golf sand and mason sand. Keep Reading
New IMT distributor covering parts of three southern states
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT) added Custom Vehicle Solutions to its distributor network. Custom Vehicle Solutions, headquartered in Denton, Texas, with additional operations in Houston, serves IMT customers from north Texas to south Arkansas, as well as those in north and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. Custom Vehicle Solutions now offers IMT equipment such as mechanics trucks, telescopic cranes, lube trucks and lube skids, air compressors and articulating cranes. The distributor also provides IMT parts and service. Keep Reading
Luxury hotel planned for abandoned pit
An abandoned pit in China is getting new life as a five-star hotel. The 330-ft.-deep pit, which was operational starting in the 1950s yet abandoned in 2000, according to CNN, will contain a hotel that extends downward 16 stories. Three levels will extend above ground for the hotel that's expected to open later this year or early next year. Construction of the InterContinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland began earlier this year. CNN reports the deepest story of the luxury hotel will be about 2,300 ft. lower than the top floor of the world's highest hotel, the Shanghai Tower J Hotel in Shanghai Tower, which is expected to be finished around the same time as the InterContinental. In addition, hotel planners may use the surrounding area for rock climbing and bungee jumping. Keep Reading
Case takes Dire States tour to Washington
Case Construction Equipment took its Dire States tour to Washington, D.C., for Infrastructure Week 2014, a series of events designed to explore emerging solutions, innovative approaches and best practices being developed nationwide to modernize aging infrastructure. “Enacting long-term federal funding is critical and we support these efforts on a national level to enact a bill that ensures that the Highway Trust Fund remains funded,” says Jim Hasler, Case vice president for North America, in a press release. “It’s equally important that we work with and identify new methods for state and local governments to fund important transportation, public works, energy, utility and highway projects. National Infrastructure Week reflects that spirit and has helped amplify the groundswell of support for infrastructure funding and development.” According to a press release, the first wave of the Dire States tour featured author and infrastructure expert Dan McNichol, who traveled the United States in a 1949 Hudson to raise awareness to the issue. “That was an important part of our time in Washington, D.C. –… Keep Reading
CalCIMA accepting papers for education conference
The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) is currently accepting papers for its 2014 Education Conference Nov. 2-5 at the Paradise Point Island Resort in San Diego. According to a press release, the conference addresses business operations, products, the environment and safety regulation. Proposals to speak at the 2014 CalCIMA Education Conference should be submitted by June 2. An application form is available on the CalCIMA website at www.calcima.org. Keep Reading
Surface transportation bill drafted in Senate committee
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee marked up the chamber’s version of a surface transportation reauthorization bill. As drafted, the bill would authorize Highway Trust Fund programs at current levels plus inflation for six years. “I commend Chairman [Barbara] Boxer and Ranking Member [David] Vitter on their good work in drafting a multi-year, level-funded surface transportation reauthorization bill," says Mike Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO, in a press release. "The introduction of the bill is another very positive step forward and today's work by the committee is yet another. "However, Congress has a lot of work to do and not much time to do it if our nation is to avoid the rapidly-approaching crisis facing the Highway Trust Fund. NSSGA will redouble our advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill to take advantage of this momentum to push Congress to get the job done." According to NSSGA, the six-year, $252 billion proposal would authorize new spending on freight programs, add award grants for states’ best practices that achieve efficiency, and maintain… Keep Reading
Hyundai adds veteran as sales manager in Midwest
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. hired David Lynes as a regional sales manager serving the company's Great Lakes region. According to Hyundai, Lynes has more than 20 years of experience in the heavy equipment industry. He most recently served as the national accounts manager at Bomag Americas in Kewanee, Ill., with a focus on the government. Lynes has also worked for CNH America, John Deere and Caterpillar. Keep Reading
Command Alkon hires general counsel
Command Alkon added Emily Branum as general counsel. Branum was a partner in Balch and Bingham LLP’s Birmingham, Ala., before she joined Command Alkon. She served as co-chair of the firm's corporate and securities practice group. Keep Reading
More growth for nonresidential construction but industry still hesitant
FMI's Nonresidential Construction Index report for the second quarter of this year shows slight improvement in the nonresidential sector compared with the first quarter of this year, as well as the second quarter of last year. The index jumped 0.9 points from last quarter, and it's currently 5.7 points higher this quarter than at this time one year ago. The nonresidential sector continues to grow, FMI points out, but the firm says growth is slowing. This indicates the economy still holds a lingering recession mentality, the firm says. According to a press release, 47 percent of industry panelists who provide the input used to produce the index indicate their company does not have an ongoing research and development effort. This suggests an opportunity exists to improve market position for those companies that can be the most innovative, FMI says. When panelists were asked where the industry most needs to focus future innovation, one industry leader responded, “On anything that makes construction more productive. More productivity means less labor is needed… Keep Reading
