Terex now offers an online training curriculum called “The Edge,” providing a tool for operators seeking to document their understanding of Aerial Device and Digger Derrick operation. The training curriculum is used by technical schools, utility contractors, electric utilities, and individual operators. Each program includes an entrance exam to provide a... read more →

John T. Ryan Awards are given out by Mine Safety Appliances Canada Ltd. as a memorial to the founder of the company. The trophies are awarded by CIM to the metalliferous mine, the select mine and the coal mine which, in the previous year, experienced the lowest reportable injury frequency... read more →

To find which countertop materials best suit you, think first about your needs and habits in the kitchen. Do you do lots of food prep directly on the counter surface, for instance? That might rule out soft or porous materials that could show stains or knife marks. Also consider your kitchen... read more →

Emil Anderson Construction has picked up a $85.2 million contract to four-lane a short but challenging segment of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke, B.C. The Kelowna, B.C.-based contractor will be responsible for widening an approximately two-kilometre stretch of Hwy. 1 from two to four lanes, as well as expanding a... read more →

The money will be used to manufacture five demonstration units to be sold and tested in real-world mining environments. Once complete and fully commercialized, the clean-tech modular drilling system will help mining firms improve operational efficiency and achieve greater environmental sustainability READ HERE

To develop this electric model, Triumph is working with outside engineering companies including Williams Advanced Engineering, which will develop batteries, and Integral Powertrain, which will handle the motor. The University of Warwick will handle extended research. Triumph will control the final design. Motorcycle companies are building electric bikes to appeal to... read more →

Three infrastructure jobs, including a major project to extend Quebec Autoroute 19 north of Laval, Que., have secured the backing of the federal government. François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of Infrastructure and Communities, was in the Montreal suburb of Bois-des-Filion May 13 to announce $345.4 million in federal funding for a trio... read more →

Tariffs imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. have been lifted. The Canadian government made the announcement on May 17. The tariffs – 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum – were imposed last June 1. At the time, the U.S. said the tariffs... read more →

Amazon broke ground this week on its $1.5 billion Amazon Air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Hebron, Kentucky. The hub will include its own ramp tower, onsite facilities for sortation and eventually space for up to 100 aircraft. The company said that the new facility will help... read more →

The assembled impeller, installed at the Baixiang onshore wind farm project in Hebei, China, had a diameter of 141 metres and weighed nearly 90 tons. The impeller was installed May 6 by XCMG’s XCA1600 wheeled all-terrain crane. The crane lifted and docked the impeller in 40 minutes while engineers spent another 90... read more →