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February 4, 2010
Mine tower largest steel project ever undertaken by Gorf Contracting
It looked like an Apollo rocket ship heading down Highway 101 from the Gorf Contracting Ltd. manufacturing facility in East Porcupine, Ont. What it actually represented was delivery of the largest steel project the company had ever undertaken.
February 4, 2010
Long-distance aggregate trucking a major issue in British Columbia
All levels of government need to work together to ensure that aggregate operations remain as close to population bases as possible if sustainability issues such as LEED standards in buildings and green house gas (GHG) reductions are to occur, construction industry associations say.
February 2, 2010
Fort McMurray college experiences apprenticeship boom
Trades and heavy industrial apprenticeships at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta. have doubled in the last eight years, driven by rapid growth in the construction and operation of oilsands facilities.
January 29, 2010
Newmarket Operations Centre joins two structures
The 7,000-square-metre Newmarket Operations Centre will consolidate three municipal departments (public works, parks and maintenance) into one complex when it is completed later this year.
January 7, 2010
Gradall website offers excavator specification literature dating back to 1940s
Gradall Industries Inc. has launched a new website feature that makes specification and operating range literature available for the company's excavator models dating back over 60 years.
December 15, 2009
Send us your Christmas crane photos
A recent story in Daily Commercial News, 'Fewer cranes will light Santa’s path through Vancouver,' prompted us to invite you to send in shots of your festive-looking cranes.
December 15, 2009
Fewer cranes will light Santa’s path through Vancouver
The downtown Vancouver skyline won’t be as festive this year, as fewer cranes will be decked out with Christmas cheer.
November 20, 2009
British Columbia truckers upset over reduced rates on Port Mann Bridge expansion
Some truckers and the leader of the B.C. Teamsters Union are upset that construction companies building the new Port Mann Bridge are reducing rates.
November 20, 2009
University of British Columbia robotics club to help build moon base
A team of engineering and computer science students from British Columiba was the only official Canadian team in a recent U.S. competition to help build a moon base with a robotic excavator.
November 13, 2009
Creating Vancouver Convention Centre’s green roof no simple task
Working atop a structure built on piles and at sometimes extreme angles made life interesting for the crews working on the Vancouver Convention Centre’s new green roof.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- A review of some global economic and policy expectations for 2010 (February 3, 2010)
- Synopsis of RCD’s webinar on the economic and construction outlooks (January 28, 2010)
- Increasing signs of world and U.S. economies getting back on track (January 28, 2010)
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