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March 10, 2010

Niagara Construction Association award winner honoured for decades-long contributions

On the eve of his 79th birthday, industry veteran Jack Bell of Bell Contracting and Equipment shows little sign of slowing down.

February 25, 2010

B.C. Industry Training Authority retains roadbuilding veteran

Over the past four years, Kent Orrock has made a name for himself in the roadbuilding industry by creating, managing and overseeing the development of training programs for the B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association.

February 23, 2010

Finning to sell trucks to Chilean mining company Codelco

Heavy equipment dealer Finning International Inc. said its South American division has received a letter of intent outlining a US$400-million sale of mining trucks to Codelco, Chile’s state-owned mining company.

February 11, 2010

Soaring Colorado River bridge a magnet for skilled workers

Less than a kilometre downstream from one of America’s best-known engineering marvels, the Hoover Dam, a second is taking shape.

February 11, 2010

CAT operators among first on ground in Haiti

Caterpillar Inc. is providing heavy equipment and trained operators to its Haitian dealer HayTrac in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

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.