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Inspection equipment is fast becoming a necessity for operations, and not a cheap necessity either. So when it’s time to invest, contractors...

Problem: Brauer Construction of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, had piles of bedrock lying around its facility. In most cases, they would fit it into...

The Cat Pumps Model 3560 is a high-pressure water pump with two performance ratings: 25 gpm at 3000 psi and 20 gpm...

2018 WJTA-IMCA Expo dates announcedThe 2018 WJTA-IMCA Expo will be held Nov. 1-2 in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention...

Komatsu America Corp. and Propeller Aero Inc. are partnering together in hopes of boosting the efficiency of construction job sites by using...

For a clear-cut illustration of how investments in new technology can kick-start established companies and help them break into a different —...

Technological advancements continue to help contractors do more with less. As the systems and services offered on combination machines become more automated,...

Vermeer’s founder Gary Vermeer had foresight. He wanted the company’s Pella, Iowa, production facilities to be set up with redundancy in mind...

Arguably the most important part of any underground excavation job is always the same: accurately locating the utility lines. While there are other...

While he’s out on job sites, Lucian Witmer occasionally pulls out a new tool to help his dad’s business. It’s not something...

LaValley Industries adds new distributorLaValley Industries entered into a strategic alliance with American Augers to distribute the TONGHAND exit side wrench and...

Vermeer MUD Hub slurry solidification systemThe MUD Hub slurry solidification system from Vermeer helps create stackable material for convenient transfer and disposal....

Some see a minefield of disruption when it comes to technology, where tech startups lurk at the ready to cannibalize entire industries...

Nortrax retains 38 John Deere dealershipsAfter the sale of seven stores in its Midwest region to Dubuque, Iowa-based McCoy Group, Nortrax announced...

Cat Pumps Model 3560 water pumpThe Cat Pumps Model 3560 is a high-pressure water pump with two performance ratings: 25 gpm at...

Cat Pumps Model 660 is ideal for smaller profile high-quality hydroexcavating equipment such as trailers or small trucks. Rated to 10 gpm...

With the two profiles Dig Different magazine features each issue, we capture the work that contractors do through both words and pictures. When...