Latest construction product news
The ABM construction and civil engineering group is re-branding its European operations. Managing Director Sean Minihane explained, “We have grown substantially in recent years, expanding both the area of our operations and range of construction services. The re-branding will clarify our offer in each country and establish each of the divisions as a unit under the ABM banner.”
ABM established a presence in the UK with the acquisition of pre-cast concrete manufacturer Precon in 2006. This busi... [more]
A mobile yard ramp from Thorworld Industries is providing the loading and unloading solution for use with heavy construction equipment at the Terex facility in Warwick. It's used for offloading new machines arriving from the company's Coventry plant and other European sites where these are not delivered on low loaders, but transported in containers or on standard 40ft long trailers.
The machines are stored on site prior to delivery to UK dealers and customers, when they are then driven up the... [more]
An important building material since Roman times, concrete is now the most widely used construction product in the world. As a building material it has many inherent benefits and is one of the most durable, versatile and cost-effective building products known to man.
Concrete has environmental attributes that outperform both steel and timber and, with its excellent thermal mass, concrete can help achieve reductions in energy consumption in residential, commercial and industrial buildings by u... [more]
Self Drive Excavators Ltd has become the first independent plant hire company in Scotland to buy the new Kubota KX080-3GL 8.2-tonne mini excavator. The Glasgow plant hirer has purchased two of the new models to replace another manufacturer's machines. Their arrival means that almost half of the company's 50-strong fleet of mini excavators are now Kubota machines.
The short tail swing KX080-3 - the heaviest in the Kubota mini excavator range - is a high performance 8-tonner. It provides perfor... [more]
Civil engineering precast concrete structures specialist, ABM Group, has completed the first phase of a major expansion programme. Investment in new high-capacity cranes and additional moulds has boosted capacity and provided greater production flexibility.
As licensees for the Matière modular concrete buried box and arch systems, ABM has had considerable success in Ireland. The company has identified further major opportunities for these robust soil stabilised structures in UK highway, ra... [more]
With the new Leica MNS1200 GNSS solution, Leica Geosystems presents a machine navigation system specifically designed for construction and mining machine operation at toughest conditions and supporting full GNSS signals (L2C and GLONASS). Robust and resilient with highest possible satellite coverage, Leica MNS1200 GNSS solution increases productivity and efficiency, reduces machine downtime and generates longer working times.
Leica MNS1200 GNSS solution is the first complete GNSS machine auto... [more]
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