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Brokk remote-controlled demolition machines buys Aquajet Systems
Brokk remote-controlled demolition machines buys Aquajet Systems Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, recently acquired Aquajet Systems AB, the world’s lea...
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Electric Sennebogen material handlers a big hit at Biewer Industrie in Germany
Sennebogen electric material handlers a big hit at Biewer Industrie Recycling in Germany Biewer Industrie GmbH based in Hilden, Germany, lives by their motto “Our life is aluminium” as the...
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Cat® D6T Dozer delivers fuel efficiency, fully automatic transmission and technology
Cat® D6T Dozer delivers fuel efficiency, fully automatic transmission and technology The new Cat® D6T Dozer features a new, fully automatic transmission to optimize performance and achieve fuel saving...
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Bomag RS500 recycler/stabiliser shows off superior performance and technology
New Bomag RS 500 recycler / stabiliser shows off its superior performance and technology A few months after premiering at the Bauma 2016 Construction Exhibition in Germany, the Bomag RS 500 recycler /...
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Dynapac’s new tandem asphalt roller CC950D delivers big impact in a small package
Dynapac’s new tandem asphalt roller CC950D delivers big impact in a small package Dynapac’s new small tandem asphalt roller, the CC950D is ideal for small-scale compaction work, such as bicycle paths,...
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GSSI will showcase their updated GPR Technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017
GSSI will showcase their updated GPR Technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 GSSI, the leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its latest GPR technology at CONE...
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Uganda orders 401 units of roads construction equipment from Komatsu worth US$157m
Uganda orders 401 units of roads construction equipment from Komatsu worth US$157 million Komatsu Ltd has recently received an order for 401 units of construction equipment, such as motor graders and...
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Ammann will feature its Compaction equipment at SMOPYC 2017
Ammann will feature its Compaction equipment at SMOPYC 2017 The diverse Ammann roadbuilding product range will be showcased at SMOPYC 2017, to be held in Zaragoza, Spain, from 25-29 April 2017. Featur...
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Thomas Armstrong invests in sturdy design and technology from Sennebogen
Thomas Armstrong Aggregates invests in sturdy design and reliable technology from Sennebogen Gravel extraction with Sennebogen 655 duty cycle crane. In 2016, AGD Equipment, a UK sales and service part...
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Britain’s leading hire company buys 160 JCB telescopic handlers
JCB Loadall milestone starts year on a high with a massive order JCB has kicked off 2017 with a bang as it celebrates not just 40 years of telescopic handler production, but a massive order from one o...
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New Pitbull 2300B Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost
New Pitbull 2300B Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost Lake Erie Portable Screeners introduces a portable box screener as a smaller, economical alternative to the Pitbu...
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Sennebogen announce 860 E-Series Material Handlers for scrap handling and ports
Sennebogen announce energy efficient 860 E-Series Material Handlers for scrap handling and ports With the change over to the current E-series, the proven concept of the Sennebogen 860 is transferred t...
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John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at CONEXPO 2017
John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017 To commemorate 50 years of the articulated motor grader, John Deere will display a restored JD570 model at ConExpo t...
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Bomag BW 28 RH pneumatic tyred roller keeps getting better
Bomag BW 28 RH pneumatic tyred roller keeps getting better Bomag has been developing and building compaction machines in Boppard, Germany for 60 years. Their goal is to progress continuously and make...
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E-Z Drill releases dust collection cart for handheld drills
E-Z Drill releases dust collection cart for handheld drills E-Z Drill, Inc., a concrete dowel drill manufacturer has just launched a Dust Collection Cart that can be used with handheld drills and mag...
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Neal launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency
Neal Manufacturing launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency Neal Manufacturing, a division of the Blastcrete Equipment Company and a leader in asphalt pavement mainte...
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Bomag machines make an impact in South Africa
Bomag machines make an impact in South Africa It is a well-known fact that Bomag machines guarantee a high standard of quality and efficiency at every construction site. However, they can accomplish e...
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Benefits of Milling / Cold Planing
Pavement Milling Also called cold planing or asphalt milling and profiling, involves removing part of the existing paved asphalt surface with sufficient thickness to create a smooth pavement or full-d...
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Mabey announces ground-breaking high-load capacity strut
The SBS-1000 debuts in a new residential area in Canary Wharf Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has unveiled a ground-breaking innovation for its hire business; the Super Bracin...
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Concrete and asphalt from a single source as Wirtgen machines rehabilitate Germany’s A5
Concrete and asphalt from a single source as Wirtgen machines rehabilitate Germany’s A5 These days, highways surfaced exclusively with concrete or asphalt are something of a rarity in Germany, p...
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John Deere announces updates to its versatile 75G and 85G Excavators
Capable of working around congested job sites in efficient fashion, the updated John Deere 75G and 85G excavators boast new customer-inspired features, including hand-controlled proportional auxiliary...
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Caterpillar rolling out new machines and technology at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017
Caterpillar will present its extensive line up of machines and technology and its unmatched customer support capabilities at this years CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 7 to 11 March 2017. With 40 machines on...
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Ammann’s Plates, Compactors and Plant featured at SaMoTer in Italy
Ammann’s Rammers, Plates, Compactors and Plant featured at SaMoTer in Italy Ammann will be showcasing their product line at this year’s SaMoTer building machinery exhibition in Verona, Italy, from 22-...
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Sennebogen 640 Crane proves valuable in St. Petersburg
Close quarters make the SENNEBOGEN 640 duty cycle crane ideal for the public works in St. Petersburg VodoKanalStroy is the name of the public corporation that provides water and sewer services to the...
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New SP 60i Series Slipform Pavers from Wirtgen
Wirtgen’s latest slip form paver the SP 60i series replaces the SP 500 – and opens up new possibilities for contractors. Thanks to its versatility in inset and offset applications, the SP 60i se...
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Kleemann and Benninghoven bring improved efficiency in asphalt recycling
Technologies from Kleemann and Benninghoven optimize recycling process. At present, 12 million tonnes of RAP (Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement) are produced and used in Germany alone every single year — out...
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FAYAT Group to acquire Dynapac from Atlas Copco
FAYAT Group to acquire Dynapac Fayat has agreed to buy the Dynapac Road Construction Equipment Division of Atlas Copco, which manufactures rollers for asphalt & soil applications, and also paving...
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Ammann featuring new plant and equipment at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017
Ammann, based in Langenthal, Switzerland will show the technology and the productivity advantages it has to offer with its product range from fully assembled asphalt plants to small vibratory plate co...
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New radio-wave technology assesses asphalt integrity
New Radio Wave Technology Assesses Asphalt Integrity Real time information on asphalt density and uniformity is a boon to construction quality efforts Properly compacted asphalt is a major factor in t...
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New PaveScan Asphalt Density Assessment tool ensures pavement life and quality
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc (GSSI) is the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment as featured in the video above, which is used for a range of applications such as...
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US Army awards JCB with a US$142 Million order for 1,600 forklifts
The US Army has placed a $142 Million order for more than 1,600 light-capability rough terrain forklifts for deployment on tasks around the world. Duties will include loading and unloading aircraft an...
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Istanbul Airport sees largest compaction project in history with 130 Bomag Rollers
130 Bomag Rollers synchronised in the largest compaction project in history Bomag is the largest manufacturer or Rollers in the world and their expertise was bought into action in 2014 for the constru...
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Truck mounted floodlight system designed to protect road workers at night
Woodway Engineering, a major emergency services’ provider and Acklea, a traffic management vehicle specialist, have joined forces to develop an illumination system to help protect vulnerable road side...
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The Benefits of Cold Milling / Planing
The Benefits of Cold Milling / Planing The video by Benjamin Beytekin, shows Wirtgen W 250 Cold Milling machines at work in Germany on the B 14 – Abfräsen, Waiblingen-Nord. Pavement Milling Also...
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Frankfurt Airport relies on Wirtgen Milling Machines to Recycle its Runway
Fraport AG, operator of Frankfurt Airport, renews the surface course on the runways about every seven years, including the centre runway, the most-frequently used section. Reason enough to assign key...
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Tesmec 1150 Rock Hawg Concrete Pavement Breaking in Kiev
Tesmec 1150 Rock Hawg Concrete Pavement Breaking in Kiev This video filmed in Kiev, Russia shows the Tesmec 1150 Rock Hawg surface miner being used to break a concrete pavement on highway No 1. Made i...
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Formula 1 circuit in Baku – Hamm rollers refine demanding street circuit
On 19 June, the Formula 1 once again broke new ground: for the first time, a race was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Instead of building a new track somewhere in the open countryside, the Ge...
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Runway Rehabilitation Works
Runway Rehabilitation Works Here’s a brilliant video showing the stages and techniques of runway rehabilitation, including earthworks, paving, striping, testing and all the ancillary works that...
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How an asphalt plant works
How an asphalt plant works We found this brilliant 3D animation on how an asphalt plant works. The asphalt plant featured is a QLB Mobile Asphalt Mixing Plant manufactured by the Chinese company Nanya...
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The Roadprinter automates brick paving
The Roadprinter automates brick paving Belgian based Road Paving Systems was founded in 2012 to address the growing interest in brick block paving. Their RPS6 Roadprinter brings quality, speed and pro...
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Case PT240 rolls over the competition
Case PT240 rolls over the competition The new Case PT240 is a versatile eight-wheeled machine designed for rolling hot mix asphalt surface treatments like chip and seal and soil stabilization applicat...
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How China is building its bridges
How China is building its bridges China’s heavy machinery industry is progressing in leaps and bounds as this video shows. The 580 tonne SLJ900/32 is 91.8 metres long, 7.4 metres wide and 9 mete...
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