There is a lot to be said for memberships in industry organizations. Through groups such as Associated General Contractors (AGC), the Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) and Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC), to name but a few, construction professionals can network with their peers, learn about new or changing legislation, and perhaps most importantly, keep abreast of technology as it is introduced or evolving. For John Walton, owner of Mobile, AL-based John G. Walton Construction Company, speaking with colleagues at an AGC national function played a pivotal role in his company’s move to add GPS capability to its operation. Today, as they tackle a southeast Alabama road widening project, the effects of that meeting are evident in a dozer and excavator—both of which now run Topcon machine control systems accessing a reference control network. Adding that capability, they say, has paid dividends from day one and continues to do so as the job progresses.
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