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Construction Partners, Inc | November 03, 2020

Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (the "Company" or "Construction Partners"), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, today announced that it has acquired Rose Brothers Paving Company, Inc., an asphalt and paving contractor based in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The transaction adds six hot-mix asphalt plants in eastern North Carolina, providing the Company with acce...

Constructconnect | September 14, 2020

As a crane operator, Frank needs to keep an eye on a long list of things on the ground and in the air around the business end of his rig as it trembles in the winds and groans under the load of a new bucket of concrete coming up. His ground spotter’s voice crackles in his ear reassuringly and his high-resolution video screens give him a clear view of everything around that bucket as he swings around to deliver the pour. A light touch on the joystick and he’s in perfect position, the ...

INWED20 | June 23, 2020

Now in its seventh year, International Women in Engineering Day 2020 (INWED20) aims to raise the profile of women in engineering across the globe. INWED celebrates the impact of female engineers and focuses on career opportunities available to women in the profession. Leeds College of Building has joined the calls for more women to enrol on engineering courses as the UK continues to fall behind Europe when it comes to female engineers. There are 165,000 engineering students in the...

ENGINEERING TECH

Autodesk | July 06, 2021

When renovation on a century-old YMCA facility in Beverly, Massachusetts, started, a laser scan of the structure revealed a unique challenge: almost every ceiling in the building was slightly uneven. Reframing the building's walls would need the use of hundreds of various-sized studs. It would be a complicated nightmare to build them on-site. As a result, Windover Construction, the firm in charge of the renovation, sought a technical solution. So they put their laser scan data...