To help home theater installers and contractors tame central wiring systems, Linear LLC, a market leader in home technology solutions for security, communications, and entertainment for over four decades, has developed the H275 Universal Mounting and Wire Management Bracket. The H275 provides 26 grid spaces for mounting Linear’s structured wiring modules. It can be mounted in any standard structured wiring enclosure that measures 14 inches or...
Normandy Real Estate Partners, one of the largest real estate owners and operators in the Boston to Washington corridor, today announced that it has completed the sale of Quincy Crossing to Guardian Life Insurance Company for $55,500,000. Quincy Crossing is a 110,900 square foot Class A office building prominently located in the Rosslyn Ballston Corridor. Normandy will remain property manager for Guardian Life. Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers represented...
Komatsu America Corp. (KAC) announces the PC88MR-8 mid-sized hydraulic excavator designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort to contractors in a wide variety of construction, utility, landscaping and other excavating applications. The eight ton class (8.4 metric tons) unit bridges the gap between “compact” and “construction”-sized units. The PC88MR-8 is equipped with the latest KOMTRAX® technology which sends machine...
Kubota introduces the new gas-powered, RTV500 compact utility vehicle that comes with the comfort, technology and refinement of a larger utility vehicle, but is compact enough to fit in the bed of a full-size, long-bed pickup truck. The RTV500 is powerful enough to handle the toughest challenges on rugged terrain. At 54.7 inches wide and 72 inches tall, the RTV500 gets the job done with a 15.8 horsepower, liquid-cooled, two-cylinder Kubota gas engine,...
As the first volume shipments of the new mid-range H55DR mini excavator arrive in the UK, Hanix report enthusiastic reception from hire industry bosses. The new generation D series machine from Japan is engineered to deliver outstanding reliability for maximum availability and trouble free performance in tough conditions. It promises low service and maintenance cost, a long working life and good residual value for low overall lifetime costs of ownership. For...
Storch Magnetics introduces a new Magnetic Road Sweeper using either a permanent magnet or electromagnet for vehicle mounted applications such as a forklift or skid-steer to sweep industrial or commercial floors, worksites, roadways, construction sites or any area where ferrous materials need removal. These sweepers are an efficient and effect way to easily remove hazardous metal debris. Sweepers are available in various magnetic strengths from standard...
The new Genie® GRC-12 Runabout™ Contractor is designed to be durable and productive on indoor construction sites where contractors are installing and repairing drywall, electrical, HVAC and more. The new GRC-12 offers contractors a 2-person occupancy workspace with a narrow profile to get more done in a small amount of space. This new unit is engineered with a steel platform and rails, and the telescoping mast is encased in steel, giving it additional...
U.S. Equities Realty, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm, announced today that it is beginning construction on MetraMarket. Connected to the Ogilvie Transportation Center in the West Loop, MetraMarket is a 100,000-square-foot restaurant and retail development that will enliven the area through its eclectic mix of dining and shopping options. Several of MetraMarket’s tenants are scheduled to open in summer 2009. MetraMarket will...
Cavico Corp., a leading infrastructure development company in Vietnam, today announced that Cavico Bridge and Underground Construction JSC (“Cavico Bridge”), a majority owned subsidiary of Cavico, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KoKen Boring Machine Co., Ltd (“KoKen”) on August 11, 2008 to supply workers to the Nam Bak hydropower plant in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (“Laos”). According to the terms of the MOU,...
To expand the capabilities of its independent controls contractor channel, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. is introducing a new version of TALON building automation based on the versatile, open BACnet protocol. With BACnet, TALON controls offer advanced integration capabilities and a comprehensive set of tools to ease the design, installation and commissioning that today’s building controls contractors need to tackle the most sophisticated...