Stay Safe, Productive with New Milwaukee Tool Lanyards

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Milwaukee released a new line of tool lanyards and lanyard accessories, designed to keep users safe without hindering productivity. Weight-rated between 10-35 pounds, the lanyards are capable of tethering to a wide variety of tools and equipment. Each offers superior safety features, including locking carabiners for secure attachment, best-in-class shock absorption to protect users from the force of a fallen object, integrated swivels for easier use and color coding so safety managers can easily identify the proper weight-rated lanyard for the job. For safety managers and users to easily identify that the proper lanyard is in use, each of the … Read more

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Construction More Precise with New Parrot Drone

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Parrot unveiled the new ANAFI Work, a 4K ultra-compact drone solution, designed specifically to help contractors and construction professionals overcome business challenges and boost efficiency and safety while achieving accurate aerial insight. The ANAFI Work features a 4K HDR video, 21 MP high-resolution camera, with a three-axis stabilization system, which allows the drone to shoot ultra-smooth videos and take crisp steady photos. It also features a controllable +/-90 degree tilt camera, allowing professionals to inspect under structures such as balconies or bridges. ANAFI Work’s camera is also equipped with a lossless zoom, and up to 3 times standard digital zoom, … Read more

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John Deere Introduces On-Board Grade Indication on G-Series Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders

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John Deere has added an industry-exclusive on-board grade indication option. Available as a factory or field kit option on the large-frame G-Series skid steers (330G and 332G) and the large-frame G-Series compact track loaders (331G and 333G), this new feature is ideal for jobsites that involve leveling and slope work. The exclusive integrated on-board grade indication option provides operators with an accurate readout of the cross slope and main-fall slope of the machine. The machine cross slope and main-fall slope information is displayed in real time through the machine’s main display monitor. The readout can be easily configured to display … Read more

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Turner Selected for Expansion of Turkish Glass Factory

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Turner has been selected as project manager for an expansion of the Sisecam TR8 Glass Factory in Ankara, Turkey. Sisecam Flat Glass is a leading European glass producer, with manufacturing facilities in multiple countries. They produce glass for architectural, automotive, solar and home appliance applications. The TR8 Glass Factory is an industrial flat glass factory that serves as an expansion to an existing plant in order to produce colored flat glass. With a total building area of 60,000 square meters (645,000 square feet), the new facilities will include a furnace building, bath building, cooling and cutting house, a warehouse and … Read more

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University of Iowa Visual Arts Building Wins 1st Place for Low-Rise Buildings in Concrete Construction Awards

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The American Concrete Institute has awarded the University of Iowa Visual Arts Building first place in the low-rise buildings category in its annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. Miron Construction Co., Inc. self-performed the placement of all concrete for the building. The new five-story facility for the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History is designed around a central atrium and brings together a diverse array of traditional art disciplines like ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, painting and drawing with more digitally minded photography, 3D design, graphic design and video art. It also includes graduate student studios, faculty and staff … Read more

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