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Hillcore recently announced that they have completed the acquisition of the Thompson Construction Group.  Established in Barrhead, Alberta in 1964 with a handful of employees and a couple pieces heavy equipment, now headquartered in Spruce Grove, Alberta since 1984 with over 1,500 employees and 2,000 pieces…

PCL Construction is pleased to announce a combined $600,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross and American Red Cross disaster management programs. This commitment continues our long-time partnership with Red Cross and will see $100,000 donated to each agency this year…

If you live in an apartment with a balcony and want a plug-and-play solar and battery storage system, EcoFlow may have just the solution. EcoFlow has launched the PowerStream Balcony Solar System, which it claims is “the first balcony solar system with…

Community Food Hub is looking for carpenters who are willing to volunteer their time to design and build an outdoor shed for a community fridge and pantry before July 31, 2023 in Scarborough, Ontario (outside Progress Church). Approximate shed size: 4…

The Utility Expo has announced an education lineup that provides a mix of field classrooms, educational workshops, and free sessions talking about everything from new technologies, traffic safety, locating and more. The Utility Expo runs September 26-28 at the Kentucky Exposition Center…

CONEXPO-CON/AGG announced its backing of construction professionals during Mental Health Awareness Month with a $5,000 donation to the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP). The money will be directed to its construction mental health support efforts. “In the construction industry, there are roughly…

Architect Tom Knezic knows multiplexes. The Solares Architecture co-founder has designed at least a dozen of them and even built some himself. With Toronto set to permit their wider adoption across city neighbourhoods, he’s anticipating they’ll become easier to build, with fewer development hurdles to deal with. “It’s exciting. It makes a…

As the summer season heats up, safety managers face unique challenges in ensuring the well-being of their teams in hot weather conditions. At Dentec Safety, we understand the importance of maintaining a safe working environment year-round. To help safetymanagers navigate the…

A local heavy equipment operator made the find of a lifetime when he spotted a horn core from an Ice Age bison during recent excavation for the bridge project that will cross the Athabasca River. Rory Couturier won’t be able to…

Graham, its joint venture partner Black & Veatch, have been selected by Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower) to complete the additions of one simple cycle gas turbine to the Ermine Power Station, located near Kerrobert, SK, and another to the Yellowhead Power Station, located near North Battleford,…

Graham is pleased to announce that we have been selected by the Green Line LRT Board to build the 78 Avenue Project. This project is part of the early works for the Green Line LRT Phase 1 Project in Calgary, AB, the largest infrastructure…

National High-Performance Buildings Week returns as an in-person event to Washington, D.C., for the first time since 2019, with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) proudly continuing its nearly two decades of support and facilitation. High-Performance Buildings Week…

A look at the world of Construction Technology – by Arnie Gess, publisher of Construction Links Network Do you have ConTech news to share? Editorial submission deadline is every Friday a noon. Ideal for news releases, blogs, podcasts, upcoming webinars and videos. Always…

The highly anticipated sixth Construction Technology ConFEX (CTF) successfully concluded on June 1, bringing together more than 600 key stakeholders and industry professionals from around the world. This year’s edition of CTF focused on sustainability and digital adoption for better project…

Established to transform the timber industry in a sustainable manner, Timbera has just been introduced to the market with the aim of connecting buyers and sellers on a global scale. The new brand provides a single place, a secure, transparent and transforming digital…