Giatec’s SmartRock™ Plus Solution Enters the International Market
Giatec, world leader in concrete testing technologies, has announced that their SmartRock™ Plus solution for ready-mix concrete producers is now available internationally. As a value-added solution offered by high-quality ready-mix producers, SmartRock Plus enables contractors to see concrete temperature and strength…
IAPMO Group Business Units Promote Comprehensive Services at Trade Shows
Representatives from numerous IAPMO Group business units hit the road early in 2020 to attend trade shows throughout the United States, engaging with industry professionals, current and potential clients, and other stakeholders to spread the word about the organization’s comprehensive menu…
Ontario invests $2 million for Indigenous skills trade funding in northwest
The province has committed nearly $2 million towards Indigenous job training and skilled trades development for two projects in northwestern Ontario. Supercom Industries received $1.5 million for training and “upskilling” its new and current 172 employees in heavy equipment operation, mechanical harvesting,…
Countdown launched for the 2020 Skills Ontario Competition
Canada’s largest skilled trade and technology competition, the Skills Ontario Competition, is set to take place on May 4-6, 2020 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Every May, students, educators, parents, guardians, employers, and advocates come together for the Skills Ontario Competition,…
Giatec’s SmartRock Sensor wins Innovation Award by TCA
Giatec, world leader in concrete testing technology, is pleased to announce that they have received the “Innovation Award” at the Toronto Construction Association’s (TCA) annual “Best of the Best Awards” for their flagship product, SmartRock™. The “Innovation Award” is given annually…
Coronavirus could hit construction supply chains next
A clear picture of the global economic impact of the deadly coronavirus has begun to emerge, and U.S. real estate companies are monitoring how the crisis could play out on construction sites and in development pipelines. Coronavirus caused more than 2,000 deaths and infected…
Surprise inspections no cure-all for construction violations
As New York City experiences its biggest surge in construction in years, reports have surfaced of ballooning number of injuries on the city’s thousands of construction sites. Attempts to heighten city supervision of the sites has led to launch of a…