Franklin Electric Announces Business Unit Directors for Its Water Systems Sales Teams
Fort Wayne, IN – November 2021 – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) is pleased to announce personnel moves and additions within its Water Systems Sales team: Travis Bradley has been promoted to Business Unit Director of Industrial and Engineered Systems. Filling his previous position, Andrew Schwarze has joined the organization as Business Unit Director of Groundwater Distributors. Both gentlemen will be responsible for directing Franklin Electric's product development, sales, and suppor...
Virtual Surveyor Provides Comprehensive Insights into Drone Survey Data with Addition of Profile View
Excavation progress over four different dates shown through the profile view (Image) AARSCHOT, Belgium – With the goal of giving surveyors a better understanding of the topographic data captured by drone mapping sensors, Virtual Surveyor has unveiled Profile View functionality in Version 8.4 of its popular surveying software. Profile View enables users to generate an elevation profile simply by drawing an onscreen traverse across any part of the data set created from drone imagery or Li...
TEXRail engineer makes history
(FORT WORTH, TX ) – Trinity Metro TEXRail is proud to announce another first – its first female engineer. Amy Anderson, who became an engineer in November, began her transit career as a conductor on TEXRail. “While working at TEXRail, I realized there were no female engineers, and I made it my goal to become the first,” she said. “As I gained more experience as a conductor, my list of reasons for wanting this position became longer.” “The vast majority of railroad engineers are male, an...
Enhancements to IdeateApps Streamline Common Revit Tasks
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce that it has made some significant improvements to three tools within the IdeateApps collection of nine tools that simplify the tasks that Revit users perform most often. “These enhancements directly respond to requests from IdeateApps and Revit users, who discuss their Revit challenges with us at user group meetings, on customer calls, and through connections with...
Earthquake Journals: A Day in the Haiti Disaster Zone
By Dr. Kit Miyamoto I step into a dark, small bedroom. I hear my partner’s feet behind me. The room’s windows and doors are covered by thick drapes, hindering any light from entering the room. The bare concrete floor is wet, but the heat is edging towards unbearable. I feel it on my skin. The temperature must be somewhere close to 100 degrees (40 in Celsius) with 90% tropical humidity. Sweat runs down my back, drenching my shirt. Burning charcoal lingers in the air with an undertone of old sw...
Solmax acquires Propex to further expand into unique and value-added geosynthetic products and solutions
Solmax is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Propex, an industry-leading U.S. geosynthetics manufacturer with a long track record in the construction, transportation, mining, and automotive industries. With this transaction, Solmax reinforces its position as a leading geosynthetics solutions provider. Jean-Louis Vangeluwe, President of Solmax, commented: “This strategic acquisition enables Solmax to expand its sophisticated geosynthetics product portfolio for the benefit of engin...
Woolpert Contracted by SCDOT to Provide Statewide, On-Call Photogrammetric Services
The firm will deliver aerial and mobile mapping lidar data, ground control survey and UAS services. COLUMBIA, S.C. (Nov. 17, 2021) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation has selected Woolpert to provide on-call photogrammetry, survey, mobile mapping and unmanned aircraft system services statewide under a three-year, $10 million capacity contract. The data collected by Woolpert and other firms named in this contract will support roadway and bridge design and construction projects th...
Global new job postings down by 8% MoM, finds GlobalData Jobs Recap October 2021
New job postings in China decline 34% Over 1.9 million jobs closed in October 2021 Over 3.9 million jobs open for recruitment globally Travel and tourism sector leads active jobs growth Even though there is an increase in hiring activity through the year, companies now seem to be taking stock of actual requirements. As a result, global new job postings dropped by 8% month-on-month (MoM) in October 2021, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of Globa...
ARC Thermal launches warehouse heating solution
ARC Thermal has launched WHIZ (Wireless Heated Infrared Zone) which provides thermal warmth for individual workstations in factories, warehouses, distribution centres and other industrial buildings. This is a cost-effective, energy efficient, low carbon, heating solution. Heating poorly insulated, large industrial spaces has always been a problem, particularly as heat rises where there are high ceilings. The WHIZ system gives a soft, pleasant heat which directly warms anyone located within...
Nevada to Receive $2.5 Billion in Transportation Funding Under Five-Year Federal Legislation
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation is applauding the signing of the new five-year federal infrastructure funding bill, which will support the Department’s ability to maintain and build the State’s vast network of roads, highways, and bridges. The funding bill will provide $2.5 billion to the Nevada State Highway Fund over the course of five years. Over the next year, that will mean an additional $83.5 million, an approximate 21 percent increase, in federal transport...
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