Topcon Positioning Group recently introduced its app designed to drive the LN-100 Layout Navigator system — MAGNET Construct. The no-cost app, available for the Android market, is built to provide “out-of-the-box” productivity with LN-100W hardware. MAGNET Construct offers optional connectivity with MAGNET Enterprise for real-time data exchange from active project sites to and from the office within a user's private company account.
Kubota Tractor Corporation's new SSV-Series skid steer loaders include the 64 gross horsepower SSV65 and the 74 gross horsepower SSV75 models, both available starting in June. Standard on all Kubota SSV models is a unique, slide-up, front-entry door that rises overhead, instead of swinging out. This design allows the door to be opened regardless of loader position so the operator can enter and exit the machine even when the skid steer is in a tight or difficult position. Other standard features include a spacious, dust-resistant pressurized cabin with an optimized climate control system and a side light that allows for … Read more
The upgraded D6528 Mixer/Pump from Blastcrete Equipment Company gives gypsum flooring contractors a versatile and easy-to-use mixer/pump with high capacity and low maintenance. Contractors can use the mixer/pump to install gypsum underlayments for sound and fire proofing floors, as well as up to 1/2-inch aggregate concrete mixes for breezeways and patios. This eliminates the need for additional concrete pumping equipment, which saves space on jobsites and gives contractors greater and faster return on investment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Level 10 Construction, the general contractor for 181 Fremont Street, has initiated Phase II of construction with the erection of the tower's five-story basement. The basement is being constructed with the assistance of a Wolffkran 700 B Luffing tower crane, the first of its kind used in the U.S. The Wolff 700 B crane is known for its ability to move extremely heavy loads at quick line speeds within a tight urban footprint. The crane will remain onsite for about a year. 181 Fremont, an 802-foot-tall, 70-story luxury residential and office tower in the SOMA neighborhood … Read more
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Reinsurance Group of America's $150-million global headquarters in Chesterfield, Missouri was recently completed. Clayco served as the project's design builder and Gensler was the project architect. Jay Longo, president of Forum Studio (Clayco's full-service architecture practice), was the lead project designer and Fox Architects was the building design consultant and interior architect. Building construction began in spring of 2013 and was completed in the fall of 2014. Clayco labored through a record-setting winter and, despite over 80 lost days due to inclement weather, was able to bring the project in on time and under budget … Read more
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