ABC Announces 2022 Construction Workforce Awards

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Associated Builders and Contractors recently announced the winners of its annual, national Construction Workforce Awards, which includes Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year. The winners were announced on the first day of ABC Convention 2022 held in March in San Antonio, Texas. Larry Harris, electrical instructor at the Academy of Craft Training in Birmingham, Alabama, is the 2022 Craft Instructor of the Year Adam Haywood, electrical foreman and safety officer at Premier Power LLC, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, is the 2022 Craft Professional of the Year Luke Perry, vice president at Perry … Read more

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Electric Demolition Robots Make Jobsites Safer

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Submitted by: CONEXPO-CON/AGG Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment. When the persons come out, the robots move in. Robotic demolition has been soaring in popularity. Demolition includes razing structures, but a growing demand for demo comes from retrofitting and repurposing existing structures. That can be done by an operator on a skid steer with an attachment, but dust, fumes, falling debris and other hazards have driven contractors to seek out other options to keep workers safe; enter robotic options. There … Read more

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Whitechapel, London Major Refurbishment Becomes Unlikely Catwalk

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A construction site has formed the unlikely setting for award-winning Danish fashion designer and video artist Jens Laugesen’s new collection. Laugesen’s new film IN RECON/SOLARIS was shot in The Rowe, a 162,000-quare-foot office development in Whitechapel, London. He gained permission from the contractor, which is refurbishing and extending the building, BAM Construction, on behalf of developer, Frasers property. The London-based designer, with over 20 years of experience in international fashion, chose the building after watching BAM working on it from his neighboring home during the pandemic. The extensive and complex refurbishment works include upgrading the building’s existing six-story concrete frame and adding … Read more

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Chuxiong-Dali Expressway Opens to Traffic 1 Year Ahead of Schedule

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Recently, the Chuxiong (Guangtong) to Dali Expressway, located in China and built by CSCEC, was officially opened to traffic one year ahead of schedule. Chuxiong (Guangtong) to Dali Expressway is an important part of the Yunnan section of national expressway network G56 Hangzhou to Ruili Expressway. It is an international corridor connecting Southeast Asia. It goes through eight minority concentrations, the population of these areas reaching to 21 million. After the official opening of the project, the drive from Kunming to Dali will be shortened to 2 ½, and Kunming to Chuxiong in just over an hour, relieving traffic pressure … Read more

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RIDGID Introduces 18V Brushless 4-Mode ½-Inch High Torque Impact Wrench

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RIDGID introduces the new R86212 18V Brushless 4-Mode ½ inch High-Torque Impact Wrench. Brushless motor technology delivers maximum performance and longer runtime. This powerful impact wrench provides up to 1,300 ft-lbs. of breakaway torque and 900 ft-lbs. of fastening torque for heavy-duty applications. Built with three speeds and an auto-tightening mode, users can adjust speed and power for added control. Auto-tightening mode automatically stops the wrench when fastening bolts to prevent over-tightening. In reverse, this mode delivers full breakaway torque and automatically stops when the bolt is loose. Additional features include an onboard LED light for improved visibility, and a … Read more

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