The search for answers continues in the Jan. 15 collapse of a 1,500-ft-long cable-stayed bridge in a mountainous region of central Colombia, killing 10 construction workers and injuring several others.
From brick-and-mortar construction projects to providing school meals, U.K. contractor Carillion PLC was a major government supplier before spiraling debt forced it into bankruptcy on Jan. 15.
Looking to expand usage of its delivery-tracking program for construction jobsites, software developer Voyage Control is working to overcome its biggest competitor: traditional pen-and-paper records.
On display at the World of Concrete equipment trade show, held in Las Vegas on Jan. 23-26, the Gehl RS9-50 GENL3 telehandler has a maximum working height of 50 ft and is capable of lifting up to 9,000 lb.
How many of today’s $17-an-hour construction laborers are tomorrow’s $90,000-a-year project managers? During the partisan opera unfolding over immigration in Washington, D.C., the question is worth asking.