Milwaukee Tool’s New Heated Gear Kicks Off with Updated Jackets, Hoodies & More

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Milwaukee Tool kicks off its ninth season of heated gear with a refreshed line of Heated Gear products. All gear will feature faster heating technology, garment improvements, as well as overall enhancements to vastly improve the wearer’s experience. Milwaukee’s newest additions to the Heated Gear line are the M12 Heated AXIS Jackets and Vests. A hybrid construction featuring the new AXIS Ripstop Polyester provides a lightweight, compressible design that can be used as an outer shell or a mid-layer, and protects the wearer from wind and water. These new jackets and vests are powered by M12 REDLITHIUM battery technology. A … Read more

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Strong Man Introduces Products in Partnership with Powerblanket

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Strong Man has partnered with Powerblanket to introduce three products in an entirely new category with Powerblanket Concrete Curing Blankets, Ground Thawing Blankets and Hot Box pallet warmers. With Powerblanket Concrete Curing Blankets, your jobsite is prepared for concrete pours, even in the harshest weather. Rated with a 3,925 psi in 72 hours, the blankets cure concrete 2.8 times faster than conventional methods. These curing blankets are UL/CSA/CE certified and are easy to install and remove. Powerblanket Ground Thawing Blankets help thaw out cold-weather environments from snow, ice and frozen ground. Thaw the ground fast and quickly melt snow and … Read more

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McCarthy Adds 26-Year Industry Veteran to its Northern Pacific Region as Project Director

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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has added Ann Poppen as project director for its Northern Pacific Region. Drawing on more than 26 years of experience in design, planning, preconstruction design phase services and project execution, Poppen will directly oversee projects from development through occupancy. She serves as part of the Sacramento Business Unit in the company’s Roseville, California office. As project director, Poppen will lead project teams and is working on the planning phases of the firm’s newest high-rise project, Stanislaus County’s New Modesto Courthouse, with construction set to begin in early 2020. She is responsible for overseeing a collaborative integrated … Read more

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Price of Construction Materials Declines in November, ABC Predicts Moderate Increases in Early 2019

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Construction materials prices fell 1.8 percent in November, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors’ recent analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Despite the monthly decline, materials prices are still 5.3 percent higher than they were on a year-over-year basis. Nonresidential construction input prices fell 1.7 percent for the month, and are up 5.8 percent compared to the same time last year. Prices declined in five of 11 subcategories, with crude petroleum (down 29.5 percent) and unprocessed energy materials (down 11.5 percent) experiencing the largest decreases. Only natural gas recorded a substantial increase in price: up 15 percent … Read more

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Milton District Hospital Expansion Certified Gold

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PCL Constructors Canada Inc.’s Milton District Hospital expansion has attained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification for new construction with the Canada Green Building Council. The 330,000-square-foot expansion at MDH, which opened in October 2017, achieved the certification after earning 60 credits in the green building rating system. Halton Healthcare worked in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Plenary Health on the redevelopment project, which included the relocation and expansion of the emergency department, surgical services, medical/surgical inpatient units, intensive care unit, maternal newborn department, diagnostic imaging and support services including kitchen … Read more

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