KAI Design & Build Announces Restructuring, New Leadership Roles
St. Louis, MO - KAI Design & Build, an integrated architectural, engineering and construction services firm providing design and construction solutions across the country for nearly 40 years, has announced a corporate restructuring and will now be known as KAI Enterprises. KAI Enterprises, which will simply go by KAI publicly, will serve as the parent company of four new subsidiaries—KAI Design, KAI Engineering, KAI Build and KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS). As part of the restructur...
The Return of a Trusted Brand in North America
Hamilton, Ontario – Armtec Soundwalls in North America is under new management as of January 2019. With this change, the team is pleased to announce the return to the company name: Durisol. Backed by a trusted brand and worldwide network, Durisol is the pioneer noise absorbing concrete technology developed back in 1953. The first Durisol noise barrier was manufactured and installed in North America in 1977, paving the way for new industry standards for noise barriers. Durisol will continue...
Profile’s Adam Dibble Elected as IECA Region One Board President
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (January 31, 2019) — Profile Products is pleased to announce Adam Dibble, CPESC, CESSWI, senior marketing and erosion control brand manager, has been elected the 2019-2021 board president for the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One. “We are very proud of Adam for taking on this responsibility and pushing to better our industry,” said Jim Tanner, president and CEO of Profile Products. “Adam brings the passion, talent and knowledge that it takes to l...
CleanSpark Completes Acquisition of Pioneer Critical Power, Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY - CleanSpark, Inc. (OTC: CLSK) (the "Company"), a microgrid company with advanced engineering, software and controls for innovative distributed energy resource management systems, and Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPSI), a company engaged in the manufacture, sale and service of electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment, today announced that the two companies have closed a merger transaction wherein CleanSpark acquired Pioneer's wholly ow...
Top WSP USA & Duit Construction Executives Tapped to Lead ARTBA’s Highway & Transit Reauthorization Task Force
(WASHINGTON) - American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chairman Bob Alger, president and CEO of The Lane Construction Corporation, Jan. 28 announced the creation of a member-led “FAST Act Reauthorization Task Force.” The group is charged with developing the association’s legislative blueprint for the next reauthorization of the nation’s federal highway and public transit programs, due in 2020. Paula Hammond, a WSP USA senior vice president and national transportation mar...
Jacobs, King County Wastewater Treatment Division Recognized for Beneficial Green Infrastructure
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) and King County Wastewater Treatment Division received the Envision Platinum designation for the new $250 million Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station (WWTS), underscoring its positive social, economic and environmental benefits for the community. The Jacobs-led consultant team worked alongside King County to develop a sustainable and resilient treatment station with conveyance and outfall structure to treat combined sewer overflows prior to discharge into the Lowe...
Autodesk Completes BuildingConnected Acquisition
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has completed the acquisition of BuildingConnected, a leading preconstruction platform, for $275 million net of cash acquired. Autodesk funded the transaction using cash on hand. BuildingConnected is the largest and most active digital network in the construction industry with 700,000 construction professionals using the platform. It centralizes the bid management process and simplifies communication to make finding, qualifying and sele...
4Subsea and Ashtead Technology Enter Strategic Partnership
Aberdeen and Asker, January 23rd 2019 – Under the deal, 4Subsea’s autonomous, retrofittable sensors will be available to the global oil and gas industry via Ashtead Technology. Additionally, 4Subsea will explore utilising Ashtead’s acoustic sensors for further developing their services offering to the market. Delivering Advanced Sensor Technology to a Larger Market Ashtead will further enhance its inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services by adding 4Subsea’s sensors to its portfol...
Concrete Specialties Acquisition Secures Oldcastle Infrastructure Foothold in the Midwest
For more than 60 years, Concrete Specialties has been the leading manufacturer of precast concrete products in the Chicago Metropolitan area, Southern Wisconsin, and Northern Indiana. When thinking about the future of the company, a natural next step was to join forces with an established leader in the industry. As such Concrete Specialties identified, and is now part of, Oldcastle Infrastructure, a leading provider of engineered products across North America and a subsidiary of CRH, a leading...
Cardno Ranks No. 8 in 2018 Top 50 Trenchless Engineering Firms List
Lone Tree, CO - Infrastructure and environmental professional services firm Cardno has been rated as the 8th largest trenchless engineering firm by Trenchless Technology Magazine. Cardno’s trenchless expertise lies in the delivery of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services to help clients map underground utility networks and reduce project risk. The company’s work on the Phoenix South Central Light Rail Transit project was highlighted in the publication. The 5.5-mile light rail ext...