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Michels Celebrates 60th Anniversary

August 20, 2019

Michels Corporation is celebrating its 60th anniversary by dedicating the year to the people, projects and values that have helped the company grow from a regional gas distribution contractor into one of the largest utility and transportation contractors in North America. “Because my family and I know each year of […]

CZM Introduces Long Reach Rig to Fleet

August 15, 2019

CZM Foundation Equipment recently introduced a Long Reach option to their fleet. CZM has been manufacturing foundation drill rigs since 1976. In the early 2000’s, they started CZM USA, opening a factory in Savannah, Georgia. The LR version of these machines will serve applications such as sound bearing walls, transmission […]

New Film Showcases the AARSLEFF Group Ground Engineering Segment

August 15, 2019

Established in 1947, Per Aarsleff A/S is one of Denmark’s leading civil engineering contractors. The Group’s ground engineering segment has grown rapidly to become one of Northern Europe’s most trusted Piling, Geotechnical and Ground Engineering contractors. Operating across Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Norway and the UK, the Aarsleff group design […]

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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 […]

Modern Bidding – The Warp Speed Day and its Post Opening Scramble

March 21, 2018

View the complete article here. In the new “Internet of Things” – speed is everything. The latest technology and trained technology-minded teams are key. This is perhaps most true on bid day, an already hectic if not chaotic mad rush to bid opening. Together, the technology of “Apps”, of whole […]

What the Heck is a “Type II” Differing Site Condition?

December 18, 2017

View the complete article here. Any engineer or deep foundation contractor will invariably face changed soils conditions. There is a bevy of Federal and State court cases, books, and war stories about when, expecting bedrock at 30 feet, the project team encounters “running sand”, baymud, or other gremlins and costs […]