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Facelift Access Hire recently worked with Interroute Traffic Operations to assist in the trial use of access equipment to enable safe and accurate measurement of the company’s loose stockpiles (particularly road salt.)
Previously surveyors had to rely on ‘line of sight’ to gauge the quantity remaining but this didn’t provide accurate results and was known to be a difficult job.
However, success was achieved when a bespoke bracket was attached onto the cage of facelifts’ 17m Ascendant int... [more]
The CDM2007.org project, initiated and managed by the London Borough of Bromley, has been short-listed in two categories in the 2008 Annual Construction Health and Safety Awards, which reward excellence, innovation and professionalism in all areas of construction safety, occupational health and staff welfare.
CDM2007.org delivers comprehensive modular training and detailed support materials through a dedicated website aimed primarily at local authorities and public service organisations. The ... [more]
DEUTZ has introduced a new range of Air-cooled Diesel Gensets (ADG). The powerful yet compact generating sets are available in three, four and six cylinder versions and are ideal for the provision of a back-up emergency power supply, or for use in applications where no permanent power supply is available.
Powered by the well-proven DEUTZ 91 Series (912 and 914) diesel engines, with outputs from 28 to 152kVA (at cos phi 0.8), they cover mains power frequencies of 50 and 60Hz.
With their com... [more]
DEUTZ has reported a period of consistent growth over the past 12 months. On the back of strong demand, particularly in the compact engines sector, new orders in 2007 saw a year on year increase of 22.2 per cent.
Unit sales climbed to 285, 861 engines, a rise of 20.8 per cent, with Group revenue increased by 28.8 per cent to EUR 1.524.2 billion - driven primarily by international business growth. Overall nett income was also significantly boosted by the sale of DEUTZ Power Systems, as part of... [more]
Thompson’s of Prudhoe, Northumberland has purchased its first Volvo excavator which takes charge of prime extraction duties at the company’s Bishop Middleham Quarry located in Co. Durham.
Whilst Thompson’s of Prudhoe are not strangers to Volvo Construction Equipment products, having operated articulated haulers for many years, the purchase of a Volvo thirty six tonne EC360CL is a new departure for the company. Bought purely on the machine specification and overall package on offer from Volvo ... [more]
Caterpillar offers new repair options to keep Cat® machine control and guidance systems up and running and owning and operating costs down. Two economical solutions, repairing components or using remanufactured ones, provide customers the flexibility to choose the option that best suits their needs.
Caterpillar® remanufactured components are available off the shelf, warranted and are about half the price of new. Additionally, the Cat Machine Control & Guidance Repair Center has expanded its c... [more]
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