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Plant turnaround managers know how important it is to meet their budgets. Stay on or under budget and earn the bosses’ approval and maybe a bonus. Exceed the budget and suffer the...

The biggest budget-buster on virtually any construction site is delays. Every time the schedule gets pushed back, the budget begins to skyrocket.

As summer approaches and more drivers hit the road, refineries must increase production to meet peak demand for gasoline and leverage the window of opportunity for increased...

Temporary bypass systems allow for necessary maintenance and repair. Aging infrastructure and a growing population are placing a significant strain on sewer and public water...

Early in his career, Russell Goss worked on a construction project for which the architect had designed a shower made from large panes of glass. When Goss and his team got the...

Refineries and chemical processing plants often face operational or regulatory bottlenecks that can slow production and shrink the bottom line. But the right temporary process...

Every photo you upload to the cloud, every email you send, every video you stream, every purchase you make from Amazon, every byte of telematics data your equipment generates — all...

Contractors estimate that their equipment, whether owned or rented, represents about 20 percent of their costs. That’s a big chunk of change. And any time your heavy equipment is...

Using electrocoagulation (EC) to treat waste water isn’t a new process, but thanks to the patented technology available exclusively through United Rentals, it’s a lot easier for...

Excavators, dozers and other pieces of heavy construction equipment are the workhorses of every construction site. And those workhorses don’t come cheap. That’s why optimizing...