Weather Guard Boasts New Truck Rack for Compact Truck Beds

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The new Weather Guard Model 1345-52-02 Steel Truck Rack, made for compact truck beds, securely installs to the bed rail with no drilling required. The 1,000 pound-rated rack is ideal for carrying ladders or long materials to the jobsite and back. The front leg adjusts depending on truck bed length, and the rack comes with a welded airfoil to help deflect wind. A tie-down loop on each leg can be used as a secure point for tying down items on the rack. The new truck rack includes a protective tape to help prevent damage to ladders when in motion, and … Read more

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Gehl Introduces 4 New Telescopic Handler Models

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Gehl introduces four new and improved telescopic handler models for the North American market—the DL11-44 GEN:3, DL11-55 GEN:3, DL12-40 GEN:3 and DL12-55 GEN:3. The new models feature a single-joystick control for boom extension and retraction, attachment tilt, auxiliary hydraulics and forward/neutral/reverse. The all-in-one joystick allows the operator to control all machine functions with one hand while leaving the other hand on the steering wheel. Maximum lift capacities of the new handlers range from 11,000 to 12,000 pounds and maximum lift heights from 40 feet 4 inches to 55 feet 5 inches, and are powered with a 120 horsepower Tier IV … Read more

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Robins & Morton Craft Mentorship Program Graduates First Class of Nine

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Robins & Morton held a graduation ceremony this summer in celebration of the nine individuals that completed Robins & Morton’s Craft Mentorship Program, now formally recognized as the Rocky McMichen Field Leadership Program. The ceremony and lunch took place at one of Robins & Morton’s completed projects, the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook, Alabama, and ended with each member of the program’s inaugural class receiving a promotion to either a foreman or assistant superintendent position. The Rocky McMichen Field Leadership Program is a 15-month course that begins with an application process and, once trainees are accepted, they participate in … Read more

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Jewel Tower Tops Out in Australia

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Yuhu Group Australia’s much-anticipated Jewel development reached a significant construction milestone with a community celebration to mark the topping out of the tallest of the project’s three crystalline towers. The topping-out ceremony featured the lifting of a four-meter pandanus palm tree – a familiar feature along Queensland’s famous beaches – to the rooftop with a giant sign reading: “Jewel touches the sky,” as a backdrop. The Jewel’s central tower now stands at its maximum height of 47 stories or 170 meters and is flanked by towers one and three, which are also at their maximum heights of 41 and 34 … Read more

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PORR Consortium to Build Tunnel in Poland

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ŚWINOUJŚCIE, Poland; VIENNA, Austria – The contract for the construction of the Świnoujście tunnel was recently signed. The project will be implemented by a consortium consisting of PORR, Gulermak and Energopol-Szczecin. The contract value is around EUR 150 million and the project is expected to take 48 months to complete. The total length of the project is approximately 3.2 kilometers. This includes a 1.44-kilometer tunnel boring machine excavation in the slurry shield procedure. The breakout diameter of the tunnel will be 13.5 meters. A two-way roadway will be constructed with traffic lanes with a width of 3.5 meters and evacuation … Read more

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