Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces New, Heavy-Duty Timber Drive™ Stand-Up Driver with Patent-Pending Gravity Feed Mechanism
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced Timber Drive™ – a first-of-its kind, heavy-duty structural fastening system designed for stand-up, semi-automatic operation while driving 3" to 6 ¼" structural screws. Ideal for heavy-duty jobs that require repetitive fastening, such as decks, docks, boardwalks, piers, and flooring, as well as for fastening metal straps to wood, engineered wood, or mass timber panels...
New Potable Water Service On-Line Course Announced
The new PPI eLearn course and the updated AWWA C904-22 can help installers meet the rapidly growing need to replace lead pipes with PEX. Photo courtesy of PPI-member company REHAU. ASPE-Accredited PEX Water Service Line Course Provides CEU Credit IRVING, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) newest online course, “PEX Tubing for Water Service Line Applications”, is now available on its PPI eLearn™ channel. This on-line learning course provides a self-directed l...
Zekelman Industries Expands ZI-Strut™ Offering
ZI-Strut on Display at NECA 2023 Conference, Wheatland Tube booth 1658 and Western Tube/Picoma booth 1548 PHILADELPHIA – Zekelman Industries, the leading manufacturer of electrical conduit and elbows, couplings, and nipples in North America, today announced a significant expansion of its ZI-Strut™ metal framing and accessories product line. The strut and accessories, which range from clamps and fittings to brackets and threaded rods, can be co-loaded with steel conduit from Western Tube...
Trimble Launches Cloud-Based Appian Daily Planner to Simplify Complex, Multi-Stop Routing
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Appian Daily Planner, a cloud-based solution for multi-stop, multi-vehicle route optimization that improves asset utilization, on-time deliveries and customer service. Appian Daily Planner delivers a modern planning experience, designed to streamline and optimize the complex routing needs of multi-stop mixed and private fleets. By combining a highly-configurable interface with the trusted Appian optimization algorithm that has been co...
KAI Enterprises Hires Tracy Barlow as Vice President of 360 Construction Services
(St. Louis, MO) KAI Enterprises proudly announces the hiring of Tracy Barlow, PMP, NICET-L2, as Vice President of its construction management division, 360 Construction Services (360 CS) at its Atlanta office. With more than 37 years of industry experience, Barlow is a results-orientated and highly accomplished program director and management professional with a specific focus on developing and managing large programs in multiple vertical markets, including transit/aviation/rail, healthcare,...
Brown and Caldwell announce new strategy executive as Patil retires
Ravi Chadha joins firm as chief strategy officer, brings 25 years of Fortune 500 company leadership experience CHICAGO — Brown and Caldwell today announced Ravi Chadha has joined the firm as senior vice president and chief strategy officer (CSO) as incumbent Jay Patil retires after more than three decades in the environmental consulting sector. With over 25 years of experience leading corporate business strategies, organizational transformations, and product/service team management for sev...
Growing data volumes are driving budgets and data strategies, according to annual Ocient survey of 500 data and IT leaders
Enterprise data and IT leaders cite hyperscale data workloads and advancements in AI/ML as key drivers of data strategies in annual Beyond Big Data report CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2023 — Ocient, the leading hyperscale data analytics platform, today announced the release of its second annual industry report of enterprise data and IT leaders, Beyond Big Data: Hyperscale Takes Flight. Findings of the 2023 report, a survey of 500 data and IT leaders who manage data workloads of 150 terabytes or mo...
3D machine control compatibility option from Leica Geosystems now commercially available for Caterpillar NGH excavators
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the commercial availability of the Leica MC1 3D machine control system with Caterpillar factory-installed NGH sensors. The first customers of this new compatibility option have already experienced the streamlined installation process of the Leica MC1 system into Caterpillar's existing Grade 2D Assist excavator system with the support of Leica Geosystems and Caterpillar dealers. The enhanced interoperability between th...
HNTB's Yarossi Honored with Prestigious George S. Bartlett Award
WASHINGTON – Paul Yarossi, an HNTB senior executive and the 2011 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chair, is the 2023 George S. Bartlett Award recipient. It was presented Sept. 12 during ARTBA’s national convention in La Jolla, Calif. Established in 1931, the award recognizes an individual who “has made an outstanding contribution to highway progress.” It is co-sponsored by ARTBA, the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the...
ASTERRA surpasses 100,000 water leaks
While working across the globe, the 100,000th leak was found in Pennsylvania San Diego – A series of subsurface leaks found by Pennsylvania American Water, using ASTERRA satellite leak detection solution Recover, represent an important milestone — ASTERRA has now detected over 100,000 water leaks on behalf of customers around the world. “In honoring this milestone, we recognize global and local efforts coming together in a powerful way,” said Elly Perets, chief executive officer of ASTERR...
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