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CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE) recently unveiled the Next Level Awards Program to exhibitors for the March 2023 show. The CONEXPO-CON/AGG Next Level Awards celebrate exhibiting companies that are pushing the boundaries and developing next-level products, technologies and…

CUSTOMER The McDonald’s Canadian corporate headquarters is located at 1 McDonald’s Place in Toronto. Lennard Commercial Realty manages the commercial property. Their extensive experience and broad expertise, topped by their key connections, make them a great partner for large and small…

Read about why the decarbonization of concrete matters, who can help make it happen, and how CarbonCure will achieve its mission of reducing 500 megatonnes of embodied CO₂ emissions annually. Download e-Book for free on carboncure.com

Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there’s also a national shortage of people working in the trades. At hand is the $20 billion…

Improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is fast becoming a top priority in construction. Your people matter. Your clients and the communities you build in know that; and your employees certainly know that. According to a recent Bridgit survey, over 75%…

According to the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada, 43,435 lost time claims were made in 2020 due to falls, including 62 deaths. With such high costs in human and material losses, fall protection requirements are prevalent in federal and provincial…

As solar panels become an ever more popular source of energy and heat, they aren’t just for rooftops anymore. Particularly in urban areas where space is at a premium, placing solar panels on facades or other more visible parts of buildings is a…

The Ontario government is considering possible actions in response to a “very disturbing trend” of cancelling new home contracts, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark says. Premier Doug Ford vowed in November that he would stop developers from trying to…

Curry Supply Co. is happy to announce the newest addition to the Curry Team. We are excited to welcome our new Director of Marketing, Rob Gray! In this role, Gray will provide leadership in effective and focused marketing strategies. He will…

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has hired Dean A. Frank to develop programs to assist in supporting the use of nonmetallic reinforcement and reducing carbon emissions in the concrete construction industry. Frank will initially be working primarily with NEU: An ACI…

Construction is a complex industry. Contractors operate on sheetrock blade-thin margins, constantly juggle unforeseen jobsite issues, and are currently facing an economic chokehold with pricing and access to resources. With so many variables at hand, the risk of financial disaster is…

The Arbor Day Foundation today announced a partnership with CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), the largest construction trade show in North America. Together the organizations will work to plant over 130,000 trees, one for every show registrant, in…

In the narrow strip of land bordering Vanier Park on Kitsilano Point, there’s little sign that it’s about to become the entryway to one of the densest neighbourhoods Vancouver will likely ever see. The western section of the future massive Squamish…

After almost a year of delays due to an impasse between the city and a private contractor, it appears construction will soon continue on the controversial sewage pumping station planned for Cedar Island Road. At a special council meeting this morning,…

A Calgary contractor, fed up with having his building materials stolen, used Apple AirTags to track down more than $10,000 worth of exterior house trim that was lifted from a job site this week.  Pierre Dumont, owner of Pierrefect Contracting Inc.,…