Category: Featured
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APOC Launches TUFF-GRIP Underlayment for Safer Installs
As part of its mission to provide high-performance roofing solutions that enable professionals to enhance performance and complete jobs more efficiently, APOC® has launched TUFF-GRIP™, a new synthetic roofing underlayment engineered for maximum strength, durability, and installation efficiency. Designed with a high-traction, slip-resistant surface, TUFF-GRIP enhances safety and productivity for roofers, even on steep slopes.…
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Cobalt Iron Names Joshua Pressnell VP of Engineering
Cobalt Iron, a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced the appointment of Joshua Pressnell as vice president of engineering. Based in Ohio, Pressnell will draw on his diverse background in defense systems, mobile applications, and enterprise software to further strengthen Cobalt Iron’s engineering organization and drive innovation across its Compass® enterprise data…
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Werner Ready Step: Slim, Lightweight Ladder
Werner Ready Step: Slim, Lightweight Ladder – CCR-Mag.com WERNER ® , the global leader in ladders and manufacturer of advanced climbing and fall protection products, announces the launch of its newest innovation, the WERNER Ready Step, a lightweight and compact fiberglass step ladder built for residential trades professionals, including HVAC technicians, electricians, remodelers and contractors…
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Caulmert’s journey from BIM Level 2 to 19650
Many construction businesses and their projects are still transitioning from BIM Level 2 to the next stage, namely the ISO 19650 suite of information management standards. Engineering consultancy Caulmert has recently gained certification to 19650: its BIM manager, Tim Williams, discusses his and the firm’s journey to the standard. Caulmert was founded in 2008 and…
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Equipment Today Releases 2025 Skid Steer and Compact Track Loader Spec Guide
Equipment Today has released the 2025 installment of its annual Skid Steer and Compact Track Loader Spec Guide, now available to visitors in an interactive, searchable format. This online specification tool is customized to allow contractors to access exactly the skid steer and/or compact track loader you need to meet your equipment requirements. Using…
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Homeownership Access Key in National Housing Push
The urgent need for affordable housing is finally rising to the top of mainstream discourse across the United States. And yet a primary focus on the rental market, while critical, also risks neglecting the importance of addressing barriers to homeownership, according to the affordable housing experts and advocates at Cruz Companies. Expanding access to homeownership…
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San Francisco’s permitting reform seeks an end to building project ‘death by a thousand cuts’
Dive Brief: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a legislative package containing sweeping permitting changes for the city, the latest in the mayor’s ongoing PermitSF plan to remove barriers and streamline San Francisco’s permitting process. The changes would reduce permitting fees for development projects of $100 million or more and eliminate a requirement to meet…
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Construction CEOs Form Council to Address Suicide Prevention
Executives from some of the nation’s largest construction companies and unions have launched a CEO Advisory Council aimed at reducing suicide rates and improving mental health across the industry. The inaugural meeting, hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), brought together leaders from Bechtel, Fluor, Turner Construction, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU),…
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Call for more women to join Lower Thames Crossing project
“In terms of impact on the economy of the surrounding areas, the Lower Thames Crossing is huge, and we want to be able to use it as an opportunity to recruit people from the local area in the hope it can create new opportunities to benefit the community and leave a lasting skills legacy,” Condon…
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The One Big Beautiful Bill and Incentivizing Equipment Purchasing
Signed on July 4, 2025, the full impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill has yet to take full effect. Let’s take a look at the projected impact on the equipment rental and construction industry in general. At its essence, the intent of the Bill is to drive the economy using incentives to drive capital…