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GRL Engineers, Inc., Announces the Addition of Gamma-Gamma Logging Services

August 5, 2020

GRL Engineers, Inc, is a professional engineering firm established to provide specialized testing, analysis, and consulting services to the deep foundation industry. GRL’s services range from small specialized testing jobs (such as evaluating unknown foundations) to large-scale projects requiring the monitoring and analysis of hundreds of test piles nationwide. GRL […]

EnviroLogic® Grease 2 WREP, A Water Resistant and Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant

August 5, 2020

By Douglas Adams, Senior Product Development Chemist (RSC Bio Solutions) I have been formulating finished lubricants, additives, and additive packages for nearly 30 years. When I was assigned the project to develop a high performance, water resistant grease that also had to be an Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant (EAL), it took […]

Looking For Surplus Pipe?

July 23, 2020

70,000’ of 8 5/8” OD x .219” wall x 42’ randoms, surplus API5LX52, FBE coated line pipe. Just arrived in TX. 4.70 per foot for truckload quantities. Click here to contact.

Legal

Project Delay Strategies for Suppliers and Equipment Rental Companies

May 20, 2020

View the complete article here. By Mark Rice, Esq. What is the Mumbai case? Well, a 123-page Court Opinion on project delays associated with construction of the new US Consular Office in Mumbai, India. It seems that parallel to the project, the US Government and the Republic of India were […]

Indemnification Clauses: Is Yours Enforceable

November 1, 2019

View the complete version here. Heavy equipment rental companies always require those renting their equipment to sign an agreement, and one of the terms in that agreement is very likely to be an indemnification provision. However, enforceability of such a clause will depend on the actual language used to shift […]

Safety & Risk in Construction: The Importance of Technology

July 9, 2018

View the complete article here. Construction is inherently risky to limb and life. This is in part due to the fact a construction site is a mobile factory, set up quickly, dismantled at the end, and without the ergonomic repetition and lengthy planning of a Henry Ford factory or modern […]