HammerHead has introduced a pneumatic hammer rock drilling system capable of drilling 6.25-inch-diameter holes at penetration rates of up to 150 feet an hour. The new ROUGHNECK R500 turns any horizontal directional drill in the construction industry into a high-production rock drilling machine. The system is a larger version of the ROUGHNECK R400 system introduced last year. The newest ROUGHNECK includes the R500 air hammer with heavy-duty, high-flow housing; 6.25-inch straight and offset bits, patent-pending pullback kit, control station/oiler and drill conversion kit.

Sensera Systems has unveiled the MC-30 Camera for construction and site security, the first in the MultiSense Camera family. The camera is a complete solar-powered, 100 percent wireless, web-based camera system that can be deployed in under 20 minutes. It offers a rich set of functions for time-lapse, on-demand images, alerting, data logging and surveillance. The camera supports Wi-Fi or cellular connections and is available with the MultiSense Cloud Service providing a turnkey prebuilt end-to-end system for remote site monitoring. The MC-30 lowers the cost of site cameras significantly, allowing them to be deployed on projects of any size.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Western Waterproofing, a member company of Western Construction Group, recently completed the monumental task of restoring the deteriorated facade and exterior concrete of the historic Litho Press building in Indianapolis, Indiana. A project that was originally projected to last 3-4 months turned into a six-month project requiring 8,800 man hours, 3,500 bags of cement bag mix material and thousands of pounds of steel and lumber when demolition uncovered more severe deterioration than originally anticipated. The building had been abandoned until a redevelopment project allowed for its complete restoration to feature 111 apartment units. The building is … Read more

CANTON, Mass. — LoJack Corporation recently released new data originating from the company’s annual Construction Equipment Theft and Recovery in the United States study. LoJack’s annual study and accompanying infographic reviews theft trends specific to construction equipment and tools equipped with the LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System. Many equipment owners and rental companies in the United States do not realize that equipment is also one of the biggest targets when it comes to theft. LoJack’s 2013 study revealed that: California remains the highest-ranking state in terms of equipment theft as a result of many active construction projects, as well as … Read more

Mortenson Construction and partners Buffalo Sabres, Populous and ICON Venue Group, took part in a ceremonial “topping off” of the structural steel on the ice rink and parking ramp at HARBORCENTER in Downtown Buffalo, New York. Five months after erection of the structural steel commenced, the final beam was swung into place amidst a crowd of onlookers. “Today is the result of a tremendous effort by the entire HARBORCENTER team. With completion of this milestone, our team is poised to focus all their efforts on the enclosure and finishes of this landmark facility,” said Kendall Nielsen, construction executive at Mortenson … Read more