Tag: builds
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Golden years: specialist contractor Kori Construction builds expansion on later-life schemes
The rapid rise of the care home market has catapulted Kori Construction into double-digit growth. Nicky Roger reports on the firm’s success. Christ Church Apartments in Leatherhead, Kori Construction’s largest project to date. Image: Kori Construction The care home and later-living market is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK: investment into care homes…
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Bax Engineering Builds on Family Legacy with New Leadership
Bax Engineering Company today announced a planned leadership transition as Dan Bax, son of company founder Harold Bax, will assume both majority ownership and the role of President effective January 1, 2026. Dan will work closely with Jeff Simmons to guide the company’s future growth and client service. Simmons will also take on an ownership…
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Skanska-Fay JV Builds Howard Street Tunnel Modernization Ahead of Schedule
A joint venture between Skanska and Mid-Atlantic builder Fay S&B USA Construction, has reached substantial completion on CSX’s $450 million Howard Street Tunnel modernization project in Baltimore—months ahead of schedule. The upgrade is part of CSX’s capital improvement program to eliminate clearance restrictions for double-stack trains along the Baltimore-to-Philadelphia corridor. By increasing the 8,700-foot tunnel’s…
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Skanska-Fay JV Builds Howard Street Tunnel Modernization Ahead of Schedule
A joint venture between Skanska and Mid-Atlantic builder Fay S&B USA Construction, has reached substantial completion on CSX’s $450 million Howard Street Tunnel modernization project in Baltimore—months ahead of schedule. The upgrade is part of CSX’s capital improvement program to eliminate clearance restrictions for double-stack trains along the Baltimore-to-Philadelphia corridor. By increasing the 8,700-foot tunnel’s…
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SAKAI America Builds 1,000th SV544 Soil Compactor in Georgia
SAKAI America has produced its 1,000th SV544 soil compactor at its Adairsville, Georgia, plant. The milestone unit, an SV544TBCF with a padfoot drum, blade, cab and removable smooth shell, is headed to Power Motive, a dealer in the western United States. The SV544, introduced in 2017 to replace the SV540 series, is an 84-inch compactor…
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Skanska intern builds on her interest in sustainable construction
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This article is one in a series of conversations with women leaders in the construction industry. Click here for past discussions. Purdue University engineering student Shivani Pemaraj developed an interest in green building technologies and practices in…
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Skanska intern builds on her interest in sustainable construction
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This article is one in a series of conversations with women leaders in the construction industry. Click here for past discussions. Purdue University engineering student Shivani Pemaraj developed an interest in green building technologies and practices in…
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Kolbe Builds Workforce Housing Units in Wausau, WI
A new multifamily, workforce housing development by Kolbe Windows & Doors will bring 102 new, affordably priced rental units to Wausau, Wisconsin. Named Evergreen Landing Apartments on 8th, Kolbe, its building partners and invited guests celebrated a construction milestone on Aug. 6 with the “topping off” of its first building to be fully enclosed. The…
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PAVE/X Builds the Education Your Whole Crew Needs
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At PAVE/X, we talk a lot about education. But not just the kind that targets business owners or first-year laborers. What about the people in the middle? The foremen, project managers, estimators, and superintendents who are the operational backbone of any paving company. That gap is exactly what Bryce Harem, General Manager of Central Paving,…
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Healthcare builds hinge on specialized facilities: Ryan Cos. exec
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As planning ticks up around healthcare projects, a Minneapolis-based general contractor is turning to a 20-year veteran to lead its construction push. Ryan Cos., a Minneapolis-based construction firm, recently promoted Nick Kaminski to vice president of healthcare…