Flatiron Wins International Award for Innovative Bridge Construction Method

The Construction Innovation Forum, an international organization that recognizes construction innovation, presented Flatiron with the prestigious NOVA Award for a new pile driving launching gantry method that reduces the environmental impacts of bridge construction. Flatiron successfully used the method at the Washington Bypass project in North Carolina to construct a 3-mile-long precast concrete bridge over protected wetlands and the Tar River. The... 

National Crane 1100 Series Mounted on Tracked Carrier

The National Crane 1100 Series, which is fitted with a man-basket, is part of a large fleet of similar units owned by NESCO Sales based in Bluffton, Ind. NESCO rents these specialty units to customers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NESCO has opted for the National Crane 1100 series because it has a maximum tip height of 161 ft and each is equipped with a wireless remote that allows workers to hoist themselves to the heights required... 

Flatiron Wins an Environmental Excellence Award for Innovative Construction

Flatiron, one of the nation’s largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has been recognized by the Federal Highway Administration with an Environmental Excellence Award in ecosystems, habitat and wildlife for an innovative pile-driving method used on the U.S. 17 Washington Bypass in Beaufort County, N.C. Flatiron developed a patented variation of the top-down construction technique for the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s... 

Wildeck Unveils Breakthrough MezzCrane™ System

Wildeck, Inc. selected the ProMat 2009 International Exposition (Booth 1244) to unveil an innovative and new material handling and storage solution known as the MezzCrane™. Working in collaboration with crane manufacturer, Gorbel in Fishers, NY, Wildeck engineers developed an innovative configuration that can be customized to meet individual customer needs. Heralded as an industry first, Wildeck’s new MezzCrane™ system has been designed...