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ECA Expands Team to Support Long-Term Growth Vision

October 27, 2020

Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a leading distributor of specialty foundation equipment, has announced new hires at several of its branches in the United States. ECA’s President/CEO Roy Kern is especially excited to announce the hiring of his son Rod who represents the fourth generation of the Kern family. “Rod will […]

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October 20, 2020

Pieresearch, “the Standard of Excellence,” for the Deep Foundation and Earth Retention industries. Our Quick-Lock® Pier Wheel and Quick-Lock Pier Boot® one-piece designs are produced with noncorrosive plastic and install in seconds! Our unique Quick-Lock® Unibar® Centralizers center a single rebar/rebar tendon in erosion control, and in Augercast or Micropile […]

ECA Jacksonville Celebrates Five Years of Growth in the Southeast

October 19, 2020

Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a leading distributor of specialty foundation equipment, has seen continuous expansion at its Green Cove Springs, Florida branch since opening the location five years ago. This location serves Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and the Caribbean. “We have experienced solid growth in the Southeast market served by […]

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 […]