soundproof windows

Soundproof Windows: Eliminating Hotel Noise Without Major Renovation

By Del Williams With peak travel season approaching for hotels, motels, and inns, noise levels will also peak—due to the increase in street traffic/night life,...

Streamlined Fueling

We do power. That simple statement is the foundation for Grade Tech Power Services, a civil contractor and family-owned business that grades and excavates...
Fuel Delivery to construction sites

Fuel Delivery

Taking the stress off construction site managers in urban environments By Luke Van Wyk Managing the flow of fuel in compressed, urban environments is a challenge...

Durable Flooring

When specifying a functional, hard-wearing floor surface for plant maintenance or renovation projects, facilities managers face a number of choices. Flooring materials must meet...
Tool Ownership

The Hidden Costs of Tool Ownership and How to Address Them

By Adrian Gram Having the right tools for a project is a game-changer, but it can seem like a necessary evil if you have to...

Synergy Works

By Greg Norris Software for equipment maintenance provides powerful opportunities to cut costs and increase uptime, but success is not as simple as downloading applications...

New Maintenance Mindset: Understanding iT4 technologies

Understanding exactly how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emission standards—and the interim Tier 4 (iT4) engines—will impact excavators, wheel loaders, and articulated dump trucks...

Efficient Operation

As operations begin to slow down in the fall, it’s a great time to reevaluate maintenance and training procedures to ensure optimum plant efficiency...
diesel engine care

Dealing With Diesel

Whatever the season—summer or winter—most fleet owners’ business and productivity goals make it necessary for them to keep their vehicles working throughout the year....

Road Repair

The Clark Avenue interchange is a highly traveled, four-lane road serving as a primary access point to California State Route 135 in Santa Barbara...