Shifou Mountains Foot Path

OSHA is Obviously not in China

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Dan M | 2 Comments

Chinese workers are building a concrete walkway in the Shifou Mountains of China.  From the looks of it these workers are incredibly brave or insanely crazy!  I wouldn’t even walk this path when its all finished. This takes me back to…

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Material Cost Trends – Update

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Eric J | 0 Comments

  Cement/Concrete/Aggregates Liquid asphalt prices have been responding to higher crude oil prices; ENR’s 20-city average price for PG-58 asphalt oil rose another 0.1% this month following a 0.8% hike in February and a 1.2% hike in January. The combined…

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It’s the Economy! | Industry Snapshot

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Dan M | 0 Comments

It’s the Economy! First off, I would like to thank toolsinaction.com for giving me the opportunity to write a blog / article on this site. Not only do I have fun doing some type of work around the house, I…

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Material Cost Trends – November 2010

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Eric J | 0 Comments

  The economy is still struggling and there is still uncertainties in the market place.  Certain segments are expanding while others are shrinking due to a wide variety of factors.  Below we wanted to cover some of the major construction…

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Material Cost Trends – October 2010

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Eric J | 0 Comments

    Understanding material cost is very important.  Considering how tight profit margins are know, it is important to stay up to date.  Professional Power Tool Guide wanted to give you a quick run down of what is happeing in…

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Material Cost Trends

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Eric J | 0 Comments

    The economy has pretty much hit everyone hard.  But what usually happens in this type of economy is more price changes for materials.  Sometimes the trends tend to adjust rather quickly.  We wanted to give you a quick update…

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January Construction Statistics

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dan M | 0 Comments

  Here are the figures for the month of January 2010. Let’s put our tools to use and build, build, and build!! Feb 17 Building Permits – The number of building permits issued in January fell from December to a…

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Latest Housing And Construction Industry Statistics

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Dan M | 2 Comments

    According to the Commerce Department’s announcement on 1/20/2010,  557,000 new home construction projects broke ground last month, down 4.0 percent from November’s upwardly revised data. Meanwhile, almost 11.0 percent more building permits were filed for last month, offering…

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Housing And Constructuion Industry Stats For January’s 1st Week

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Dan M | 0 Comments

  Building Permits – Building permits increased to a 584,000 annualized pace, the highest level since November 2008, from 551,000 in October. While this marked a 6.0% month-over-month increase, permits are still down 7.3% from year-ago levels.  – Housing starts…

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Construction Industry To Rebound In 2010

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Dan M | 0 Comments

The nation’s construction industry should see modest gains next year, according to the WSJ. This could be due to a rise in single family houses, apartment buildings, and highways and bridges. The increase in these areas will offset drops in…

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2009 Construction Outlook

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Eric J | 0 Comments

Well do you remember 2008 work, expect more of the same in 2009 with some exceptions.  Both residential and non residential is expected to remain weak.  With non residential not sliding as much. Now no one is sure, but some…

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U. S. Housing Starts Surge

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Dan M | 0 Comments

Good news at last! New housing starts and permits unexpectedly rebounded in February! The Commerce Dept. said housing starts leaped 22.2% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 583,000 units from 477,000 units in January. This was the biggest percentage rise…

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Case CX130B LC Excavator

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dan M | 1 Comments

We thought it would be neat to highlight recent construction news above and beyond just economics. So from time to time we will highlight the latest in the different areas of construction. This time we wanted to talk about equipment….

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New Home Sales Fall Again In January

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Dan M | 1 Comments

New-home sales fell to a record low in January. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that sales fell 10.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000. This is the worst number on record since 1963. It was a weaker number…

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Housing Starts Contract Once Again

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Dan M | 0 Comments

The marathon seems to continue on as housing starts can’t seem to find stability in this extremely weak economy. The Commerce Department announced that the overall pace of housing starts contracted yet again in January, extending its current streak of…

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