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Registration Open for the DFI 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations

September 21, 2020

An Online Conference, October 27-30, 2020 Registration is open for DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45), being presented as an online conference, live on October 27-30, 2020, and open for viewing through December 31, 2020. Register as an attendee, exhibitor or sponsor at www.dfi.org/Annual2020. The conference theme “People. Purpose. […]

ADJUSTABLE QUICK-LOCK® UNIBAR® CENTRALIZERS for Single-Element Reinforcing

September 4, 2020

We have long known about the importance of proper alignment for reinforcing cages in drilled shaft construction. It is no less important to provide the same quality assurance for related deep foundation and earth support construction applications. In order to achieve proper design strength in any drilled and grouted hole […]

Piling Equipment Ltd Strike Again With Their Latest Cobra Release

August 24, 2020

The mini piling revolution continues to be led by internationally renowned machinery sales and rental company Piling Equipment Ltd. Recently the firm released its latest and eagerly anticipated rotary rig, the Cobra T12000. With clever engineering and ergonomically designed machines, it is easy to understand why the Cobra range is […]

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 […]