Historical Construction Projects

JCB - Mon August 31, 2020

Vintage JCB Machine Restored to Former Glory

One of JCB's longest-standing customers has unwrapped a unique present — a vintage backhoe loader restored to its former glory to mark the equipment manufacturer's approaching 75th anniversary. Lincolnshire-based Eric Carnaby & Son has been a customer since 1959 and over the following six decades has bought more than 150 JCB machines....

HCEA - Tue August 18, 2020

Looking Back: Paving

Construction Equipment Guide takes a look back at some of the earliest paving equipment. ...

Raleigh News & Observer - Wed August 12, 2020

Raleigh Landmark, The Big Yellow Tractor Sign, Returns to City Street

The old tractor sign from the former North Carolina Equipment Co. building has a new home on The Standard student apartment building along Raleigh's Hillsborough Street. When residents began moving into The Standard, a new student apartment building on Hillsborough Street, many of them passed under a big yellow tractor that has watched over this stretch of the street since before World War II....

HCEA - Mon August 03, 2020

Lifting From the Past – Cranes From the Ike Years

Construction Equipment Guide looks back at cranes from the 1950s. ...

HCEA - Thu July 30, 2020

Looking Back: Backhoes

Construction Equipment Guide looks back at backhoes from the 1950's. ...

Hackensack Meridian Health - Wed June 24, 2020

New Jersey's Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge Unveils Time Capsule

In 1997, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge team members buried a time capsule during the construction of adding a fourth level to the hospital. Recently, Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge leaders and team members unveiled the time capsule during the construction of its new expanded Emergency Department....

HCEA - Mon June 15, 2020

Looking Back: Cranes of Yesteryear

A look at cranes from the past courtesy of the Historical Construction Equipment Association. ...

VDOT - Mon June 01, 2020

VDOT Archaeologist Helped Uncover 'Witch Bottle' From I-64 Work Site

Prior to joining the Virginia Department of Transportation in March 2019, Chris Shephard, the agency's Richmond District archaeologist, made a "bewitching" discovery during the Interstate 64 widening project....

CEG - Thu May 21, 2020

Character Being Restored to Historic 19th Century Building in Birmingham, Ga.

Atlanta-based Engineering Design Technologies (EDT) currently is hard at work renovating one of downtown Birmingham's oldest existing buildings. The three-story Taylor Building is located on the edge of the city's historic theater and retail district along 19th Street North....

Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 06, 2020

Historic 1800s Building Comes Down Amid Safety Concerns in Oxford, Miss.

When Tim Smith bought a run-down building on the Oxford city square, he planned to tear it down to make way for a new restaurant. The Courthouse Square Preservation Commission denied permission to demolish the nineteenth-century structure, however, forcing Smith to alter his plans....