Firms Roll Out New Products and Services

Companies involved in steel and cold-formed steel construction are bringing new products and services to the market to meet the changing demands of their customers. …

Foundations Companies Offering New Products, Services

Construction spending in the United States rose more than expected in October – in both public and private sectors – logging a 1.1 percent increase, the largest gain since May according to the Department of Commerce. This data suggests some momentum for the fourth quarter of 2014. Overall, U.S. construction reached an annual rate of $970.99 billion. …

New Software, Interoperability and Mobile Apps Pushing Construction Technology

Structural engineers are starting to see wisps of the cloud. What has become common in many industries – working from the cloud – is beginning to see daylight among those engaged in construction. …

The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile in April, along with the resulting tsunami, killed six people; two of them succumbed to heart attacks. Contrast this to the February, 2010, 8.8 magnitude earthquake in which 500 Chileans died. Although no two earthquakes are exactly the same – geographically or otherwise – increases in planning and code enforcement helped to lower this year’s quake death toll, according to government officials. …

Some Government Projects Cut Back as Commercial Jobs Grows

Companies in the steel fabrication business are expecting a strong 2014 as firms continue to innovate, improve their existing products and focus on their particular sectors. …

2014 is shaping up to be a strong year, according to those working in the foundations sector. “We probably have more backlog going into a winter of a new year than I can remember,” says Lyle Simonton, Director of Business Development at Subsurface Constructors, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri. “We’re not seeing that winter slowdown that we’ve sometimes seen in the past. Rather than have a seasonal lull, we have a lot of work carrying on into the first months of the year.” …

Software Companies Address Construction Rise with Innovations, Interoperability,  Better Graphics and Mobile Apps

As the economy improves and more construction projects get underway, software developers are meeting the increasing number of projects with new products and services, as well as updating current offerings. Software companies are also responding to the needs and interests of their customers: a need to continue to run lean and interests in interoperability, more sophisticated graphics, flexibility and mobile apps. …

Growing optimism in the construction industry is bringing with it new products and services, as companies offer more value and advanced features to keep up with customer demand and their own competitors.

At West Jordan, Utah-based CoreBrace, LLC, Chief Engineer Brandt Saxey says that growth in the steel industry is increasing his sales. …

Software Industry Provides Design Barometer and Steel Construction Industry Backs Up Projections

Steady improvement seems to be the sentiment most often expressed by company officials involved in the business of steel construction. With the United States economy improving slowly but surely and the global economies booming in certain regions, those in the steel sector are optimistic about what lies ahead for 2013. …

Despite being whipsawed by the ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations, companies involved in the foundation sector report that business generally is up and growing, albeit at a measured pace. “Our customers tell us that there seems to be a slow but steady increase in work,” says Jim Hussin, Director, Hayward Baker, Inc., headquartered in Odenton, Maryland. “In our own company, we have seen a steady increase in business over the past two years and will perform a record volume of work in 2012.” …