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Roof Hugger Keeps Businesses Open During Re-Roofing
White Cap Supply stores operate 10 hours a day, serving contractors who depend on uninterrupted access to materials. When the Tampa, Fla., location needed a new roof, shutting down for weeks wasn’t an option. The building’s aging and previously coated, trapezoidal standing seam metal roof had reached the end of its service life. The owner…
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JLG Updates Rotating Telehandlers, Debuts R13100 Model
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation business [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, announces its updated line of JLG® rotating telehandlers, including the introduction of the new R13100 model. Engineered to tackle the most demanding job site challenges, the refreshed lineup delivers both horizontal and vertical lift-and-place capabilities…
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Matern Engineering Adds Amberger and Curtis in Ft Myers
“The leadership and technical insight Bruce and Jeff bring marks an exciting step in strengthening our firm’s cross-disciplinary approach,” said Todd Griffith, PE, Sr. Vice President, and Director of Matern’s Southwest Florida Office. “They bolster our expertise in mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical systems, reinforcing our commitment to innovation and high-performance solutions across a…
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Contractor backlog slips, strength depends on sector
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog dipped to 8.4 months in October, down 0.1 months from September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Oct. 20 to Nov. 4. Firms with $30 million to $100 million in…
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Skanska USA announces CFO change
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Stockholm-based builder and developer Skanska is making a leadership change in its U.S. building operations, the firm announced Wednesday. Leo Sinicin, CFO of Skanska USA, will retire effective Dec. 31, the contractor announced. Dan DeRooy, currently vice…
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Commercial VRP Market to Exceed $7.4B by 2033
According to Research Intelo, the Global Commercial VRP for Corporates market size was valued at $2.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $7.4 billion by 2033, expanding at a CAGR of 11.2% during 2024–2033. The primary driver behind this robust growth is the increasing demand for advanced route optimization and fleet management solutions, as corporates worldwide…
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Reinventing Construction Procurement with SubBase
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, I sit down with Eric Helitzer, founder and CEO of SubBase, a procurement platform that aims to bring order, transparency, and automation to this domain. Room for improvement Procurement is one of the least digitized yet most consequential parts of construction. The workflow spans field teams, project…
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Agentic AI Brings Intelligence and Automation to Preconstruction Planning
When people think about innovation in construction, they picture robots laying bricks, drones scanning jobsites, or AI flagging design errors mid-project. But the real revolution is happening long before the first shovel hits the ground. It’s happening in preconstruction, the most strategic, underestimated and under-digitized phase of a project’s lifecycle. Today, a new class of…
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Bridging the gap between Gantt charts and the construction site
Once on site, schedules are less about contract compliance and more about day-to-day alignment, ensuring every crew knows what they need to do, where and when they need to do it. Schedulers and planners also have to make reactive decisions on a range of factors, including weather, material deliveries, equipment and labour availability. View the…
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Toyota to spend additional $10B on US operations
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday that it will invest an additional $10 billion in its U.S. operations over the next five years to support mobility efforts. Additional details were not disclosed. The automotive manufacturer also began…