Mecalac Hydraulic Thumb Increases Material Handling Ease

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Mecalac offers a new hydraulic thumb option for its recently re-configured two-piece boom with offset, available for 6MCR skid excavators and 7MWR wheeled excavator models. The new thumb makes it easy to pick up, maintain and move large or long objects, transforming material handling capabilities for applications such as truck loading or pipe laying. The hydraulic thumb option permanently mounts to the bucket linkage, where it is powered by the boom’s hydraulic cylinder, and can remain attached during digging work or other tasks. It’s composed of four teeth and is compatible with Mecalac’s CONNECT hydraulic quick coupler. When engaged, the … Read more

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Joint Venture to Deliver New Upscale Hotel Connected to Georgia World Congress Center

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A joint venture led by Skanska, along with SG Contracting, Inc., has been selected to build the world’s first newly constructed Signia by Hilton hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Skanska and SG Contracting are providing preconstruction and construction management services for the more than $308-million project, which will be connected to and serve as the headquarters hotel for the Georgia World Congress Center. Located on the northwest corner of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority campus, the hotel will overlook Mercedes-Benz Stadium and connect to GWCC by way of walkway. The hotel, designed by Gensler, is set to open in early … Read more

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Anthony LaFata Joins Stevens Construction as Superintendent

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Anthony LaFata has joined Stevens Construction as superintendent, bringing 24 years of healthcare and commercial preconstruction experience. He will provide onsite project supervision, ensuring schedule and quality goals are achieved. In addition, he will lead subcontractor coordination, jobsite inspections, foreman and safety meetings, while creating schedules, daily job reports, reviewing cost reports and safety logs. Throughout his career, LaFata has completed $332 million in commercial construction throughout Florida and the Midwest, with a specialization in healthcare, municipality, hospitality and commercial projects. He has received multiple designations including American Concrete Institute Certification, FEMA Incident Command System and Incident Management System, OSHA-30 … Read more

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UMass Medical School New 350,000-SF Education, Research Building to Target LEED Gold Certification

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Construction on the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s New Education and Research Building is underway. Shawmut Design and Construction has been selected to build the nine-story biomedical research and education facility, which will support laboratory research growth and acceleration into new therapeutics for some of the most challenging diseases that humans face. In partnership with architecture firms ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge and ZGF, as well as the UMass Building Authority, the nine-story, 350,000-square-foot building will support the development of therapeutics in a high-performance, sustainable environment. The complex will feature program space for a projected 77 principal investigators, an FDA-compliant manufacturing facility … Read more

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What Keeps You up at Night? Making Workplace Safety Top Priority

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By Deb Hilmerson We can build elaborate multi-million-dollar buildings but we can’t stop seriously injuring and killing people on construction sites. The million-dollar question is why? Not long ago, I read an article listing the top five things that keep most CEOs awake at night. Worker safety wasn’t even considered. I can pretty much guarantee it’s on your mind now. And if you’ve ever had an on-the-job fatality, it’s not something you’ll ever want to experience again. We are getting better but we are not improving fast enough. Ask yourself the hard questions: Do you do safety because the law … Read more

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