Companies Improve Products to Keep Up with User Demands

Steel users are demanding changes and companies are responding with updates, enhancements, and new products. …

Companies involved in foundations are reaping the benefits of new techniques and methods that allow building on land that was once deemed unbuildable.

For instance, at Geopier Foundation Company, Inc., Director of Business Development Matt Caskey points to their GeoConcrete Column (GCC) system which offers a cost-effective solution to support heavy applied loads, and control settlement at sites with weak and compressible cohesive and organic soils overlying dense soils or rock. …

Resolved to Offer New and Updated Products

The construction software business is doing very well thanks to new products, services and structural engineers who are finding great use and economy in the latest software offerings. …

New Products and Services Help SEs Do More For Less

At RISA Technologies, Amber Freund, Vice President, Operations, is seeing slow and steady growth since coming out of the recession. From that time, she says, a lot of small engineering startups have popped up, and most have been turning to RISA for their structural analysis needs. RISA has responded, in part, by adding a powerful time history analysis capability to the latest version of RISA-3D. …

Moving Apace with New Products and Services

Companies involved in tall building construction are continually offering new products and services to meet their customers’ demand.

“Business is great!” says Kord Wissmann, President of Geopier Foundation Company. “We continue to grow our resources to keep up with market demand and focus attention on clients. …

With a robust 2015 behind them, companies involved in steel construction look forward to an even stronger 2016.

“Business is strong, and 2015 was another record-breaking year for SidePlate, both in number of new projects and overall contract value,” says Jason Hoover, Eastern Regional Business Manager, Industry Outreach Executive for SidePlate Systems, Inc. “To keep up, we’re currently hiring engineers for our main office in California and a few other positions across the country.” …

Strong Dollar May Impact Overseas Projects

In a solid market for foundation services, companies are ramping up new products and services to keep pace with demand.

“Because foundations are the first step in construction, this industry tends to experience trends a little bit before the rest of the construction market. By analyzing economic trends, I suspect we’ll continue to see the American market recover and yield good results for the foundation industry,” says Gina Beim, Senior Consulting Engineer and Marketing Director at Pile Dynamics, Inc. …

Upgrades Aplenty

The software segment of the construction industry is doing very well, according to those involved in the business. And most expect it to get even better.

“Business is robust and appears to be strong through the remainder of the year. We have seen a record number of new customer additions, and available talent is becoming short in supply,” says Doug Evans, Vice President of Sales for Design Data. …

New Products, Innovations on Tap

The earthquakes that hit Nepal in April and May have once again focused the construction industry and world leaders on the devastating loss of life and property involved in seismic events. More than 8,600 people died in the two earthquakes that destroyed more than a half-million homes, leaving many residents exposed to the upcoming monsoon rains. …

Companies Innovate, Offer New Products and Services

Companies involved with tall building construction continue to innovate and grow, and they’re bringing new products and services to their customers. For most companies, business is strong. …