Engineering, Procurement & Construction

Miller-Valentine Construction Prepares GKN Aerospace for Boeing 787 Program

Miller-Valentine recently completed manufacturing facility improvements through a design/build delivery for GKN Aerospace. The manufacturing improvements are related to the Boeing 787 Floor Section 47 Program. These improvements, coupled with the existing assembly work in the building will increase the capacity of the facility to better serve…


Industry Voices Concerns Water Rule

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released the following statement on the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) final rule issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). “ABC remains concerned that the Waters of the U.S. rule issued today…


O’Neal Expanding Operations

O’Neal is expanding its existing Greenville County headquarters.  The company’s $5 million investment is expected to generate 60 new jobs in Greenville, SC. “O’Neal has experienced significant growth by leveraging our long term client relationships and remaining focused on our industrial markets,” said Kevin Bean, O’Neal’s President…


BRACE Industrial Establishes PLATINUM Scaffolding Services

BRACE Industrial Group a leading provider of diversified and integrated industrial services within the power generation, agriculture, maritime, commercial, petrochemical and oil & gas markets announces its rebranding of Peterson Industrial Scaffolding, Inc. to PLATINUM Scaffolding Services, a BRACE Industrial Group Company. Willie Westmoreland, President of PLATINUM…


Study Finds That OSHA Underestimated Cost of Silica Rule by $4.5 Billion a Year

A new report released today by the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) found that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed silica standards for U.S. construction industry will cost the industry $5 billion per year—roughly $4 .5 billion per year more than OSHA’s estimates. The coalition…



Nexans Opens New Plant in Goose Creek

Two years after breaking ground for the construction of a new plant in South Carolina, Nexans today, officially celebrates the opening of its Goose Creek facility. The plant will produce high voltage power cables and is expected to create 200 manufacturing jobs over the next few years….


Moss & Associates Progressing on Design-build Project for Plastic Film Plant

Moss & Associates, a Greenville construction services firm, has recently started the steel erection for Uniscite Inc.’s manufacturing plant located in Gray Court, S.C. The facility will produce a high-quality, biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, which is used in a wide variety of food packaging. In 2012, Moss…


Boeing Plant Contractor Recognized with Excellence in Construction Award

KBR/Turner Joint Venture recently was recognized by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas with an Excellence in Construction Award for its exemplary work and outstanding safety record in constructing The Boeing Company’s South Carolina 787 Final Assembly Building inNorth Charleston. KBR/Turner was formally presented…