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Bobcat Company | May 27, 2022

Bobcat Company ("Bobcat"), a global leader in compact equipment innovation, recently demonstrated the capabilities of its battery-powered construction equipment lineup at a series of test drives and live demonstrations in Granada Hills and Stockton, California, near Los Angeles. The Bobcat T7X all-electric compact track loader and two electric compact excavators, the E32e and E10e, were highlighted on this one-of-a-kind tour. Each of these new models is a viable option to diesel equipm...

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Clyde Companies | January 30, 2023

Clyde Companies, a US heavy civil firm, has recently announced its partnership with SIS to implement Construct 365 as part of its ongoing effort to improve and modernize its business operations. SIS Construct 365 is a suite of solutions for general and specialty contractors in the mechanical, electrical, and heavy civil markets. It can handle complex billing and adheres to Construction Standards Institute (CSI) standard code setup guidelines. Jeremy Hafen, CEO of Clyde Companies...

Bird Construction | February 03, 2020

The CBC reports that leading Canadian general contractor Bird Construction was recently the victim of a cyber-attack and ransom demand from a group known as Maze. The hacker group claims to have stolen 60 gigabytes of data. Bird Construction was founded in 1920. Today it is a publicly-traded company with offices from coast-to-coast in Canada and annual revenue over $1.3 billion (2018). In addition to serving a wide range of institutional and commercial clients, Bird has undertaken multiple contr...

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CHA Consulting | October 14, 2022

CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA), an innovative engineering design, consulting and construction management firm, announced today it has acquired Frazier Engineering, a leading civil engineering firm focused on sewer system assessment and rehabilitation. Frazier Engineering is based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, with 45 employees. Frazier is known for highly specialized work on sewer system condition assessment, flow monitoring, rehabilitation design and construction management, and sewer syst...