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Why Hiring a Non-Local Commercial Construction Contractor is Crazy…Like a Fox

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The travel expenses alone for a non-local general contractor would inflate a retail construction bid to the point where the job isn’t economical. For example, in the last two years Englewood Construction has worked in 28 states, but we only have one office to support, so we don’t have a high overhead that gets passed along to a client.

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Second-term advice: Bring OSHA regs into 21st Century

FDR Safety

Standards for overhead traveling cranes don’t take into account any technological advances since the 1960s, of which there have been many. When OSHA put overhead traveling crane regulations in place in the early ‘70s, they were based on standards adopted years before by ANSI/ASME.

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Digger’s Top Ten blogs 2012

Digger Blog

It featured a Terex Franna crane that had struck an overhead gantry somewhere in Perth, Western Australia. At number 7 we have a post from way back in November 2010 and the Digger Blogs visit to JCB World Headquarters, to see the new Eco 3CX and 4CX backhoe loader models. Click here to read the full post.

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Kubota To Launch Skid Steer Loaders

Construction Equipment

Kubota announced today that it will introduce two skid steer loader models, the SSV65 and SSV75, in 2015. The two "hand-and-foot-control" skid steers will offer standard two-speed travel and optional high-flow hydraulics, and are aimed at the construction, rental, and agriculture segments.

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What Is Crane | Different Types of Cranes

CivilJungle

Overhead Crane. Due to their unique build, they are ready to travel easily on the road without a unique setup or transportation equipment. The mobility and ability of this crane to travel around the site make it an effect support crane for lighter hoists on the highway, infrastructure, and construction projects. Overhead Crane.

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Door Closer Hinges: A New Approach

Construction Specifier

Innovative engineering has made closer hinges more compact and functional; the new generation of products provides unique combinations of features and benefits to address door closing challenges that are not satisfactorily met by overhead surface-mounted door closers. Performance. The closer hinges have built-in door stops. Aesthetics.

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LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Example: team travel, team wages, recognition, and costs of materials used on the project. Indirect Cost – Overhead items or costs incurred for the benefit of more than one project are indirect costs. Both the cost and accuracy of parametric models vary widely. Example: Corporate Tax, Fringe Benefit Tax.