All-in-One Safety Station Makes Safety Convenient

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Bullay LLC’s Bull Station is an all-in-one safety station that helps companies be proactive in terms of safety. It enables a company to remain compliant while making safety convenient for operations, with a way to organize the jobsite and encourage daily focus on safe work practices. The unit houses materials necessary for workers to do their jobs, and provides the flexibility to be moved to different projects. In addition to addressing first aid and fire safety, the Bull Station can also be used as a hydration/shade station.

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Associated Builders and Contractors and Dexter + Chaney Announce Strategic Partnership

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Associated Builders and Contractors and Dexter + Chaney have created a strategic partnership aimed at providing contractors with the technology tools needed to update their processes as their businesses grow. Dexter + Chaney joins ABC’s other strategic partners, Autodesk, CNA, Fringe Benefit Group, Tradesmen International and United Rentals. As a strategic partner, Dexter + Chaney will focus on providing ABC members with technology products and services to help them streamline business practices as they grow and navigate the ever-changing technology landscape. In addition to participating in ABC’s national conferences and events, the company will be working to … Read more

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JE Dunn Construction Tops Out New Project for Rice University

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Rice University and JE Dunn Construction recently held a topping out celebration when the structure for the final floor of the new parking garage and office building project was put in place for Rice University located in Houston, Texas. The new six-story, 67,000-square-foot office facility will house administrative departments on levels 2-6. A portion of the first floor will house shared meeting spaces to be made available to students during the evenings. The east side of the building will be connected to a new seven-level, 159,000-square-foot above-ground garage constructed of cast-in-place concrete with approximately 500 parking spaces. The office building … Read more

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New Research Shows How Collaboration Can Reduce Construction Risk

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Three quarters of building owners and contractors have experienced a dispute or claim in the last three years, and nine in 10 say increased collaboration can be used to mitigate future risk, according to Managing Risk in the Construction Industry, a new SmartMarket Report from Dodge Data & Analytics. Produced in partnership with Alliant, and with support from e-Builder and Procore, the report is available for free download here. The report provides a unique link between specific risk reduction practices—like conducting regular meetings with the full project team, formal brainstorming and developing a plan to manage … Read more

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VanWormer Promoted to VP, General Manager at The Austin Company

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Austin Company recently promoted Steven VanWormer to vice president and general manager of The Austin Company’s Michigan Operations. VanWormer’s career with The Austin Company began in 1989, working as a construction laborer while attending Western Michigan University. In 1990, VanWormer took an assignment as unit superintendent with the construction and maintenance team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During this assignment, which ran through 1994, he supervised a multitude of projects and maintenance work at one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing campuses. In 1995, he was assigned as an owner’s representative to oversee a program to replace insulation throughout … Read more

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