Latest construction product news
Jersey Telecom has awarded a £100,000 contract to Saint-Gobain PAM UK for the supply of Opt-Emax GripTop™ ductile iron access covers to be trialled on carriageways.
A key factor in the decision to choose Opt-Emax GripTop™ was the product’s ability to withstand the potential premature wear due to Jersey’s unique infrastructure which installs most access covers at the edge of the carriageway resulting in every vehicle hitting the covers.
Launched by Saint-Gobain PAM UK in 2008, the GripTop™... [more]
Cream and white bricks are becoming increasingly popular for use in creating clean lines in contemporary architecture. Wienerberger has launched a new off-white brick to complement its architectural range. The Denton Smooth Cream is the latest addition to the Terca portfolio of bricks which offers a subtle spectrum of white and off-white colours.
Architects and specifiers seeking a light coloured brick now have the choice of a dozen individual tones with a range of sizes, textures and finishe... [more]
Innovative map icons that change colour with a vehicle’s speed have been added to the Quartix Pay As You Go online tracking system.
Andy Kirk, sales and marketing director, said: “With increasing emphasis on health and safety, this new feature is exactly what our customers have been asking for. It’s extremely easy to understand. An operator can see by glancing at their screen whether a driver is travelling a little too fast, crawling along because of heavy traffic or for some reason has stop... [more]
Pacific Plant has been operating as a supplier to its sister business, Bond Demolition, for the last twenty years. During that time the industry has evolved significantly; one of the most positive changes has been the development of products such as the OilQuick range of quick coupler systems which have quite simply revolutionised the way the Pacific Plant does business.
OilQuick is suitable for excavators from 1 to 120 tons and the process can be done in one easy motion. As well as excavator... [more]
Osborne has completed the installation of a pedestrian - equestrian subway under the A630, a major dual carriageway into Sheffield near Junction 33 of the M1, using the 'cut and cover' method.
Installing the 34m long subway through the 8m high embankment involved careful planning to meet the project’s key objective, which was to undertake the works while maintaining traffic flows and minimising disruption to the road users.
Extensive temporary works were installed in each of the three pha... [more]
Safety and security scanning for all external environments from large construction and civil engineering sites to conveyors and other heavy moving plant above or below ground is now available with SICK’s IP67 rated / PLd and SIL 2 certificated OS2000 laser scanner.
Developed by SICK, the OS2000 enables a high reliability, electronic safety and security screen to be maintained outdoors despite the harshest conditions and exposure. The system is ideal for the detection of movement of people, ve... [more]
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