Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon June 17, 2019
South Carolina's Booming Paving Industry Creates 1,000 New Jobs
A partnership is a great concept, and when it works it's almost magic. That magic is happening right now in the South Carolina asphalt pavement industry. Like many states, South Carolina faces crumbling infrastructure due to years of neglect....
Sany - Thu May 23, 2019
Tri-Lift NC, SANY America Partner in Carolinas, Virginia
Sany America announced that Tri-Lift NC Inc. has agreed to represent the Sany material handling line of products, including high-capacity lift trucks and container handling equipment. This strategic agreement expands the Sany dealership network dramatically, increasing Sany's availability in the Atlantic region while expanding both companies' ability to support customer equipment in the field....
CEG - Mon May 20, 2019
Blanchard Machinery Demos Next Gen Cat Equipment
Shown from the left are Boyd and Rozier Blanchard, Clark and Trey Banks (Banks Construction in Charleston), Joe Blanchard and Cat's Troy Arrington. On April 26 and May 7, Blanchard Machinery Company hosted two exclusive showcases of the latest in product innovation from Caterpillar that were each attended by more than 100 contractors working jobs throughout South Carolina....
CEG - Mon May 06, 2019
Contractors Discover Next Generation of Caterpillar Equipment at Blanchard Machinery
Blanchard Machinery Company hosted a machine showcase attended by more than 100 contractors April 23 in Columbia, S.C. Demonstrations of the Next Generation of Cat equipment were offered throughout the day....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 06, 2019
Crews Bear Down on Charleston Tunnels
The city of Charleston, S.C., is investing $198 million to complete the Spring/Fishburne Drainage Improvement Project, a five-phase initiative that began in 2011 and is scheduled for completion in 2024....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon April 22, 2019
Southern Asphalt, Hills Machinery Make Dynamic Team
Recycling asphalt not only makes environmental sense, but, as Southern Asphalt of Conway, S.C., is proving, it makes good business sense, too. By using up to 20 percent recycled asphalt product (RAP) in his milling and paving operation, Nick Godwin, Southern's co-owner, is realizing significant cost savings in rock, sand and liquid — so much so, in fact, that he estimates his new Eagle crushing plant will pay for itself in two years....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon April 22, 2019
Atomic Sand Helps Keep America Growing, Beautiful
Ryan Williams never saw much value in sand until he found himself giving the stuff away. Williams was working at the family business, the Williams C&D Landfill, which his father established in Graniteville, S.C., in 2002....
Case - Tue April 16, 2019
Chapin, S.C., Wins 2019 Dire States Grant for East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project
Case Construction Equipment has awarded the $25,000 Dire States Equipment Grant to Chapin, S.C.,for the East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project. The project will install a new parallel force main to relieve pressures in the service area on the existing sewer force main and pump stations....
CEG - Mon April 08, 2019
Jeff Martin Helps Contractors Prepare for Upcoming Construction Season With Its Two-Day Spring Auction
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its two-day East Coast Spring Auction on March 27 and 28 at its permanent auction facility in Pelzer, S.C. There were more than 600 online bidders and additional 300 registered attendees....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 08, 2019
Crews Restore South Carolina Beaches After Storms
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, a mix of tools and machinery is hard at work in a part of South Carolina known as a place for fun and relaxation: the coastline in and around Myrtle Beach. The area beaches are part of South Carolina's 60-mi.-long Grand Strand, a series of seaside communities stretching from the North Carolina border to Georgetown....
