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Latest construction product news
To further streamline production of its precast concrete hollowcore slab products, Coltman Precast Concrete has continued its ongoing investment programme with the acquisition of two of the latest Prensoland moulding machines.
The two EV-6 moulders, the first of their type to be bought by a UK manufacturer, represent an investment in excess of £350,000. They enable Coltman to produce hollowcore slab products that meet the requirements of the latest European Codes of Practice, which cover the ... [more]
Vandals broke into a development in Ashford, Kent, and set a fire in the stairwell of a six-apartment building. The stairwell, which was still under construction, acted as a chimney, with flames spreading quickly to the roof. This eventually collapsed into the rest of the building.
HardiePlank™ fibre cement siding has been credited with preventing the spread of fire at the development, after the arson attack destroyed an apartment building at the scheme. According to site manager, Nick Lane, ... [more]
Among its many other products in asphalt and soil compaction, Hamm will feature its new Compact Line of asphalt rollers at Conexpo-Con/Agg 2008 this March in Las Vegas.
These new articulated tandem rollers offer big-time compactive effort in a small package equally at home for commercial or roadbuilding applications. They’re a new line of models in the 30 to 54-inch-wide drum size.
Featured will be the HD 8 VV, with a drum width of 31.5 inches; the 39-inch HD 10 VV and the slightly smaller... [more]
JCB has launches the HTD5 high-tip walk behind tracked Dumpster. The HTD5 has a 500Kg payload, 0.3cu m skip and tip height of 1450mm. It has been designed to target the UK hire market but offers considerable potential for owner operators in the construction, refurbishment and landscaping sectors.
With health and safety legislation increasingly shifting the emphasis away from manual handling, the demand for a machine with high lift height such as the HTD5 is set to increase dramatically. Its l... [more]
In order to create additional berths for the latest generation of container ships, the container terminal at Bremerhaven is currently being extended from 3,200 to 4,872 metres. This large-scale project will involve 37,000 tonnes of steel sheet piling, 10,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel, 60,000 cubic metres of concrete and ten million cubic metres of sand.
A major and complex phase in the project is the construction of the upstream sheet-pile wall under full tidal influence in the River Weser.... [more]
With greater visibility to the work tool and an improved load path, the new John Deere High Visibility Coupler helps loader operators be more productive, and improves machine performance.
The design of the Hi-Vis coupler reduces the load on the locking components due to an improved load path, significantly enhancing the reliability. It also ensures that the attachment mounts closer to the machine, which improves the stability of the loader and enhances breakout performance. The Hi-Vis coupler... [more]
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