Snow removal can be a lucrative business during the winter months. Many landscaping and construction companies offer snow removal services to keep cash coming in and employees working during the off-season when construction slowdowns occur. Snow can present hazards that…
MILWAUKEE, WI. - The former home of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Milwaukee Bucks had its roof demolition on Sunday, January 13. Demolition crews used explosives to take down the facility’s roof. Crews have been slowly taking down the facility…
Knowing how to locate underground utilities is important for the safety of everyone involved – construction workers and residents in the area. If digging commences without knowing the approximate location of any underground utilities, it can cause damage to water…
As of September 2009, there were 63,012 jobs in the oil and gas well drilling industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment in the Gulf Coast is most concentrated in several Louisiana parishes and Texas counties. In these…
There is a great demand for heavy equipment operators. Heavy equipment operator jobs are positions in the construction industry. These positions include driving, maneuvering, and controlling heavy machinery that is used in the process of constructing a variety of structures,…
Excavating done with a suction excavator is referred to as vacuum excavation. Suction excavators produce powerful suction through a wide pipe as big as one-foot in diameter. The suction inlet airspeed might be as fast as 220 miles per hour.…
There are many stresses that come with moving heavy, expensive equipment to a long-distance location, but with proper planning and execution, it can be done with minimal strain. With this guide, you can receive the vital information needed to avoid…
An integral part of the oil and gas industry since the1920s, directional drilling is the practice of controlling a wellbore’s deviation and direction toward a predetermined underground location or target. Directional drilling is needed for several different applications, here are…