Excavation

Armour Excavating Promotes Rich Wheatley and Extends Services

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Trucking, Construction & Property, Transport, Landscape, Interior Design, Building Systems, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Operations management, Rich, Excavation, JDAT, Mining, Heavy equipment

Armour Excavating is pleased to announce the promotion of Rich Wheatley to Chief Operating Officer.

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  • Armour Excavating is pleased to announce the promotion of Rich Wheatley to Chief Operating Officer.
  • Before Armour Excavating, Rich was the Operations Manager for John D. Adams Trucking dba JDAT, acquired by Armour Excavating in late December 2022.
  • Secondly, Armour Excavating has a broader range of capabilities based on the range of equipment it operates, allowing us to offer additional services.
  • We can truly be a one stop shop for anyone’s dirt, aggregate hauling/spreading and land clearing needs,” said Rich Wheatley, Chief Operating Officer of Armour Excavating.

Armour Excavating Acquires John D. Adams Trucking d/b/a JDAT

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Trucking, Transport, Other Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Machinery, JD, JDAT, Excavation

Armour Excavating LLC (“Armour Excavating”), a provider of excavating, cedar clearing, and aggregate delivery services, is pleased to announce that it has acquired John D. Adams Trucking d/b/a JDAT, an aggregate delivery trucking company known for its reliability and quality services based in Kerrville, TX.

Key Points: 
  • Armour Excavating LLC (“Armour Excavating”), a provider of excavating, cedar clearing, and aggregate delivery services, is pleased to announce that it has acquired John D. Adams Trucking d/b/a JDAT, an aggregate delivery trucking company known for its reliability and quality services based in Kerrville, TX.
  • “In looking for a potential acquirer of my business, Armour Excavating checked all the boxes for me.
  • I look forward to remaining involved in the business and helping Armour Excavating grow in the Kerrville area,” said John “JD” Adams, Founder of JDAT.
  • “We are really excited to be combining the operations of JDAT with Armour Excavating.

Global Crane (Mobile, Marine & Port, Fixed) Market Analysis Report 2022: A $45+ Billion Market by 2027 - Focus on Construction, Industrial Application, Mining And Excavation, and Oil & Gas - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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This triggers high demand for cranes since they are used to lift or lower objects and move them horizontally.

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  • This triggers high demand for cranes since they are used to lift or lower objects and move them horizontally.
  • A crane is a type of machine that can be used to lift and lower materials as well as move them horizontally.
  • It is also working to develop CO2-neutral drive technology in an effort to stay at the forefront of this sector.
  • Key players in the crane market are:
    Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (XCMG)
    Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

Tailwind-Backed National Trench Safety Launches Employee Equity Participation Program

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Monday, September 20, 2021
Finance, Banking, Other Construction & Property, Professional Services, Construction & Property, Health, Program, Support, Solution, Culture, Ownership, Excavation, National, Company, Growth, Technology, NTS, Safety, Industry, Tunnel, Tailwind Capital Partners, National Trench Safety, TAILWIND CAPITAL PARTNERS, NATIONAL TRENCH SAFETY

National Trench Safety (NTS), a leader in underground infrastructure safety solutions and portfolio company of Tailwind Capital (Tailwind), a growth-oriented private equity firm investing in targeted sectors within industrials, technology & business services and healthcare, recently announced that it has launched an Employee Equity Participation Program to provide employees the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the potential growth of the Company.

Key Points: 
  • National Trench Safety (NTS), a leader in underground infrastructure safety solutions and portfolio company of Tailwind Capital (Tailwind), a growth-oriented private equity firm investing in targeted sectors within industrials, technology & business services and healthcare, recently announced that it has launched an Employee Equity Participation Program to provide employees the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the potential growth of the Company.
  • NTS will award up to $8,000,000 of equity participation units to full-time and permanent employees annually.
  • Now with this progressive and all-inclusive Employee Equity Participation Program every NTS employee will benefit from their hard work in building this great company.
  • In April 2021, Tailwind Capital announced the merger of portfolio companies National Trench Safety, Trench Plate Rental Company, and Support of Excavation to create a pure play platform in the underground infrastructure safety solutions market.

SANY Launches New Product Lineup for Ultra-large Excavator

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Mining equipment, Engineering vehicles, Tracked vehicles, Equipment, Geotechnical engineering, Excavator, Heavy equipment, Economic sectors, Technology, Open-pit mining, Excavation

"Since the launch of the SY750H and SY950H excavators, SANY's large excavator market share has witnessed steady growth over the last few years", said Cao Donghui, President of SANY Heavy Machinery R&D institute.

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  • "Since the launch of the SY750H and SY950H excavators, SANY's large excavator market share has witnessed steady growth over the last few years", said Cao Donghui, President of SANY Heavy Machinery R&D institute.
  • The new product lineup for Ultra-large excavator will highlight exceptional performance, excellent quality, reliability and intelligence
    Robust and highly productive, the SY1250H excavator features the latest technological upgrades and exceptional performance as a result of SANY's decades of expertise in developing the ultra-large excavators.
  • The excavator offers a fuel-efficient, reliable and intelligent solution for large scale earthworks including earth excavation and open-pit ore mining.
  • SANY's excavator lineup covers a full range of models from 1.6to 200 tons.

Excavator Demand to Reach $54.8 Billion in 2023

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Friday, October 4, 2019
Mining equipment, Tracked vehicles, Engineering vehicles, Excavator, Heavy equipment, Equipment, Excavation, Manufactured goods, Technology

CLEVELAND, Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Global demand for excavators is forecast to advance 4.7% per year through 2023 to reach $54.8 billion.

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  • CLEVELAND, Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Global demand for excavators is forecast to advance 4.7% per year through 2023 to reach $54.8 billion.
  • Another major trend in the excavator market is technology that enhances the information available to the operator to make for more precise, efficient, and safe operation.
  • Excavator demand is fairly consistent around the world because of its widespread use in construction.
  • Certain countries have heightened levels of demand if they have a large amount of active, excavation-intensive infrastructure projects.

New Topcon Automatic Excavator System Featuring Fingertip Control

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Monday, April 8, 2019
Technology, Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction & Property, Other Construction & Property, Topcon, Excavator, Calibration, Excavation, Automation, Assumption, Applied sciences, Equipment

The system uses the same components of the original system and adds hydraulic, automated control.

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  • The system uses the same components of the original system and adds hydraulic, automated control.
  • With easy-to-use fingertip operation, the system is designed to provide automated depth control so digging to grade in flat, stepped or sloped applications reduces operator fatigue.
  • The automatic excavation system features a new calibration method that uses a total station that communicates wirelessly with the system, rather than typing in values manually.
  • The automatic system rounds out our complete line of excavator solutions from entry-level, 2D and 3D systems Topcon offers an excellent solution to meet most any demand.

National Safe Digging Month Highlights Importance of Calling 811

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Monday, April 1, 2019
Energy, Oil, Gas, Utilities, Agriculture, Digging, Excavation, DigNet, Articles, Utility location

Since these projects often require digging and excavation, it is appropriate that April is designated as National Safe Digging Month.

Key Points: 
  • Since these projects often require digging and excavation, it is appropriate that April is designated as National Safe Digging Month.
  • Last year, failure to call before digging resulted in more than 1,700 third-party dig-ins to PG&Es underground utility lines.
  • Contractors with projects of all sizes are required by California Government Code 4216 to call 811 to have underground lines marked before digging, including contractors hired by a homeowner.
  • Of the over 1,700 dig-ins, nearly half resulted from not using 811 to have gas and electric lines marked in advance.

April is National Safe Digging Month

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Monday, April 1, 2019
Excavation, Color Graphics Adapter, Geotechnical engineering, Utility location, Humanities

CGA is a national advocacy organization focused on preventing damage to underground infrastructure.

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  • CGA is a national advocacy organization focused on preventing damage to underground infrastructure.
  • Utility representatives are then sent, free of charge, to the requested digging sites to mark the approximate locations of underground lines with flags or spray paint.
  • Once all lines have been marked, it is important that residents and excavators respect the marks and use the appropriate tools to dig with care and according to legal, safe digging practices.
  • For information on safe digging best practices and other valuable damage prevention information, refer to recommendations outlined by the Common Ground Alliance at commongroundalliance.com/programs/best-practices.

April is National Safe Digging Month

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Monday, April 1, 2019
Contents, Articles, Visual arts, Natural gas, Excavation, Spray painting, Best practice, Flag, Digging, Emergency management, Utility location, DigNet

Utility representatives are then sent free of charge to the requested digging sites to mark the approximate locations of underground lines with flags or spray paint.

Key Points: 
  • Utility representatives are then sent free of charge to the requested digging sites to mark the approximate locations of underground lines with flags or spray paint.
  • If Atlanta Gas Light has natural gas pipelines in the area, their approximate location will be marked with yellow paint and/or flags.
  • Once all lines have been marked, it is important that residents and excavators respect the marks and use the appropriate tools to dig with care and according to legal, safe digging practices.
  • For information on safe digging best practices and other valuable damage prevention information, refer to recommendations outlined by the Common Ground Alliance at commongroundalliance.com/programs/best-practices.