More than six months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, construction crews are still working hard to aid in Houston’s recovery effort. Now, the Houston City Council has taken its first major regulatory action to prevent major weather events from causing similar devastation in the future. In early April, the council voted to approve… Read Full Article »
The Weir Group Acquires ESCO Corporation in $1.2 Billion Deal
In one of the largest market acquisitions to hit the construction industry in recent years, the UK-based engineering firm Weir Group PLC has agreed to purchase ESCO Corporation for $1.285 billion. Together, the two companies will offer a unique combination of ground engaging tools and mining equipment to customers across the globe. Their combined workforce… Read Full Article »
Robots are Helping Construction Crews Beat Their Backlogs
Labor shortages have made it increasingly difficult for construction companies to meet tough deadlines in recent years, but new advances in robotics could allow crews to work faster, safer and more efficiently. Thanks the efforts of America’s robotics engineers, machines are beginning to lend a hand with some of the industry’s dirtiest, most dangerous jobs.@… Read Full Article »
Work Begins on a New 201 Megawatt Windfarm in South Texas
Did you know that Texas produces more wind power than any other state in the nation? The Lone Star State might be known for its rich oil reserves, but in recent years Texas has experienced enormous growth in the wind energy sector as well. In fact, Texas generates roughly three times more wind energy than… Read Full Article »
Houston Welcomes More Than 4 Million Square Feet of Industrial Space
Even a historic hurricane couldn’t bring Houston to a halt in 2017. The city’s booming housing market hit record highs last year, and major road upgrades are underway throughout the region. Perhaps even more exciting though, is the renewed surge of industrial space being developed in and around Houston. After six straight quarters of steady… Read Full Article »
Check out Our New Esco Bucket for Ponce Services [Photos]
Recently, we had another opportunity to work with the folks at ESCO to design an excavator bucket solution for our customer, Ponce Services. This local family-owned business has being working with us since 2012. They offer a number of different services, but we have been selling them our ESCO teeth for the demolition side of… Read Full Article »
ESCO Customized XDP Bucket Product Testimonial
If you’ve been following our blog, you may remember that earlier this year we worked with ESCO to design and build a custom excavator bucket for a Houston-based company called Southern Crushed Concrete, Inc. This unique bucket was made with one purpose in mind: breaking up paved concrete so it can be hauled to a… Read Full Article »
Houston Unveils Ambitious 20-Year Downtown Design Plan
Cleanup and construction crews may still be working hard to repair the damage done by Hurricane Harvey, but that isn’t stopping Houston’s residents from looking toward the future. This month, two local nonprofit groups revealed a “master plan” that could make sweeping design changes to Downtown Houston over the next 20 years. Officially known as… Read Full Article »
Texas’ Bullet Train Gets One Step Closer to Construction
Currently, it takes about three and a half hours to make the drive from Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth on Interstate 45. Thanks to investor-owned railroad company Texas Central, however, a new bullet train could one day cut the 240-mile trip down to just 90 minutes. Once complete, the train will be the first of its… Read Full Article »
Texans Rally Together in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
On Saturday, August 26, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the shore of Copano Bay and swept across Texas in one of the most powerful weather events in recent memory. When the storm was over, it had dropped so much rain on Houston that the entire city sank by roughly two centimeters. But by the time… Read Full Article »
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