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Association of Equipment Manufacturers

January: Bird Construction to build Lake City Studios

Contract awarded to construct Lake City Studios in Burnaby, B.C. Once complete, Lake City Studios will be a world-class film studio with the potential to attract major productions and support the overall growth of the film industry locally.


February: Graham finalizes deal for AECOM’s Energy Operations and Maintenance business

Purchase makes Graham third largest construction company in Canada and Western Canada’s largest industrial services company.


March: Alberta introduces prompt payment framework

Provincial act sets out timelines and rules for payments and liens.


April: Strong turnout for 25th anniversary of NHES

After waiting out a pandemic-forced hiatus, the industry comes out to support National Heavy Equipment Show.


May: Construction industry: Tech-averse or historically underserved?

Procore’s Tooey Courtemanche explains that the construction industry has simply been waiting for the tech they needed.


June: Canada’s Top Contractors

This year’s Top 40 and Top 5 with under 50 employees have been announced.
 
HEADLINES 
 
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KNOW IT ALL 
 

Lost: 41 working days per year to absences and presenteeism

Manulife Wellness Report suggests promotion of mental health support structures to improve employee health and wellbeing. » Read More
 
PRODUCTS 
 
P1

Battery-powered screed

Weighing in at 11.5 kg, the battery-powered BV 30i screed from Husqvarna can be used indoors, operates on batteries that fit other Husqvarna products and is compatible with all existing BV 30 screed profiles. The interchangeable blades allow the user to make use of five different working widths. » Read More

P2

Slipform paving machine

The M-6040 hydraulic variable-width slipform paving machine from Miller Formless can be used to construct everything from roads and highways to bridge decks and airport runways. » Read More
 
EVENTS 
 

World of Concrete

Date: January 16-19, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Canadian Concrete Expo

Date: February 16-17, 2023
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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CCA Annual Conference

Date: March 7-10, 2023
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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CONEXPO-CON/AGG

March 14-18, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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