Workers and employers in North Carolina’s construction industry and beyond have a new resource to quickly learn the facts about protecting themselves and their worksites…
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is encouraging members and all residential construction companies to halt work for at least 10 minutes the week…
I know we’ve already said good riddance to 2020, but before we leave the last 12 months in the dust, let’s recap some big things…
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Senior Vice President Government and Industry Relations Kip Eideberg issued the following statement on the bipartisan legislation that would provide…
Construction employment increased by 27,000 jobs in November, as continuing robust gains in residential categories masked more sluggish increases in nonresidential jobs, according to an…
Effective December 2, the CDC provided an avenue for employees to reduce the “close contact” 14-day quarantine rule to either seven or 10 days, depending…
Demand for Most Types of Nonresidential Projects Remains Flat Amid COVID-Uncertainty, Dwindling State and Local Budgets and the Lack of New Federal Coronavirus Relief Measures,…
Not all tradeshows have ceased. After four show days, bauma CHINA 2020 ended on November 27. Despite the COVID-19 crisis and the latest travel restrictions,…
bauma CONEXPO INDIA, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles, will now take place from April 20-23,…
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation recently released the November 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). The index reports a qualitative…
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, landscaper business owners and fleet managers still need to manage their fleets, but may not want to go…
Preparations for bauma CHINA 2020, which takes place from November 24 to 27 in Shanghai, are in full swing. More than 2,800 exhibitors will participate…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on how N95 respirators effectively…
AEM Voice of Customer Survey: Looking at COVID-19’s Impact on Construction, Utility Sector Workforce
By Megan Tanel, AEM’s Senior Vice President of Construction and Utility Sector We’re now six months into what can best be described as a “COVID…
There is an attachment for just about everything. Vacuum lifts. Topsoil screeners. Ejector buckets. Sod rollers. Barbwire spoolers. Crocodile wranglers. Ok, maybe that last one’s…
The coronavirus has harmed the construction industry, prompting project delays and cancellations, layoffs and furloughs, yet it remains difficult for a majority of firms to…
Irdeto recently launched a contactless renting and rules enforcement engine to address COVID-19 government guidance measures handed down to construction equipment operators. First-to-market, Irdeto’s Keystone…
Construction employment decreased from June to July in 26 states and the District of Columbia as earlier widespread job gains gave way to more project…
COVID-19 protocols include contactless drive-up service and pre-rental and last-touch disinfecting United Rentals, Inc., the industry’s largest equipment rental provider, has shared nine key protocols…
The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized rate of 32.9% during the second quarter of 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of…
