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Safety
AGC Offers Safety Management Training Course
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Course will provide attendees three days of training on the basic skills needed to manage a company safety program in the construction industry
Workforce
'Behavior Shaping' Leads to Success at Star Rentals
Do anything for over 110 years and you're going to a learn a few things. At Star Rentals, the lessons learned go deeper than the balance sheet and rate structure. They center on bigger ideas, concepts represented by words like behavior, empowerment and energy.
Approximately 60 percent of Star Rentals’ fleet is made up of aerials, the rest consists of general rental equipment. The mix ranges from small tools up to 135-foot telescopic booms. The company carries Genie, Skyjack, Gehl, John Deere and Bobcat product lines, and many more.
Safety
IPAF Takes the Safety Experience to bauma
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
The IPAF Safety Experience at the bauma 2013 construction show, to be held April 15-21 in Munich, Germany, will feature a walk-through learning experience on how to use powered access equipment safely and effectively.
Ipaf Bauma
Management
Unemployment Increases Even As Construction Adds Jobs in January
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Industry adds 28,000 jobs in January 2013 but the unemployment rate rose to 16.1%, up from 13.5% in December 2012
The nonresidential building sector lost 2,700 jobs in January but added 1% during the past year. The residential building sector added 700 jobs for the month and 0.4% during the past 12 months.
Safety
Trex 6300 Ice Traction Device
Ergodyne Corp.
Erogdyne Trex Ice Traction Dev 10861947
Management
SpectroTrack V2.0 Software
Spectro Scientific
Spectro Track Graphic
Safety
IPAF Training Centers Set Record for Training in 2012
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
A total of 112,887 people were trained by IPAF-approved training centers in 2012. This is an increase of 11.3% over the 101,457 people trained in 2011.
Ipaf Pal Card
Workforce
February Workshops Emphasize Importance of Disaster Resilient Construction
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
Full-day workshops focus on how to integrate resilience planning into your essential services and infrastructure needs
Management
Private Sector Demand Helped Boost December Construction Employment
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Construction employment increased in 139 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2011 and December 2012
Management
Equipment Leasing New Business Volume Up 14% from 2011
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Equipment finance sector reported a small increase in credit approvals and a 26% increase in submitted transactions in December
Overall new business volume for the equipment leasing and finance sector in December was $11.5 billion, up 6% from the same period in 2011 and up 80% from November 2012.
Management
Ritchie Bros. Sets 6-Day Unreserved Orlando Public Auction
Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions
More than 6,000 heavy equipment items and trucks will be for sale at the 6-day auction
Management
Command Heavy-Duty Extended Service Antifreeze/Coolant
Prestone Products Corporation
Prestone Command Ext Service 10857776
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