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SBM STE 160x130 closed circuit jaw impact crushing plant: Ritchie Bros to sell complete crushing plant, mining equipment and trucks in unreserved Dubai auction

(01/09/2010)

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will sell a 2004 SBM STE160x130 closed circuit jaw/impact crushing plant along with hundreds of other equipment items and trucks during a three-day unreserved equipment auction in Dubai, UAE from September 27 – 29, 2010. The highly automated plant includes primary and secondary crushers, screens, generators, conveyors, a control house and more. It will be sold as one auction lot, with no minimum bids or reserve prices on Day 1 of the auction (Monday, September 27th... [more]

SITECH Technology Dealer: Trimble is establishing SITECH Technology Dealers in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions

(27/07/2010)

Trimble has announced today that a SITECH® Technology Dealer has been established to serve contractors in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. SITECH South East joins the network of SITECH dealerships - the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available to the heavy and highway contractor. SITECH Technology Dealers represent Trimble® machine control systems for the contractor's entire fleet of heavy equipment r... [more]

Shattered Lives: National Construction College supports HSE's Shattered Lives campaign

(21/05/2010)

HSE estimates that the combined financial costs incurred by society as a whole from preventable slips, trips and falls in all sectors is around £800 million a year. In the construction sector alone, there were 10 fatalities and 1,764 major injuries caused by slips trips and falls throughout 2008-09. A further 2,156 of these types of incidents resulted in workers having to take more than three days off work. Combined, they resulted in costs to society in excess of £99 million − costs which ... [more]

Sustainable urban drainage system SUDS: Wienerberger unveils new shape Aquata paver for sustainable urban drainage system

(07/05/2010)

The use of sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) is encouraged by local authorities in their planning guidance PPS25. In addition, incorporating SUDS in new developments ensures compliance with the water management element of the Code for Sustainable Homes and Part H of the Building Regulations. The new shape Aquata paver has been unveiled by Wienerberger. This traditionally styled paver forms part of the sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS), which gives extra credit under the Code fo... [more]

Seavus project planner: Seavus releases new version of Seavus Project Planner with Google Apps Integration

(04/05/2010)

Seavus Group has announced the launch of the new version 1.3 of Seavus Project Planner. The new version offers Google Apps Integration that empowers the project managers to continuously collaborate with project’s stakeholders. Namely, project managers are able to collaborate and share project plans created in Seavus Project Planner and store those on Google Apps which can be accessed and updated by all stakeholders. Having in mind how complicated it can be to track multiple projects and resou... [more]

Stonebridge Mews: Denne delivers affordable housing development in South East London

(27/04/2010)

Denne, part of the Leadbitter Group, has completed an affordable housing development of 15 houses and nine apartments at Beulah Hill in Upper Norwood, South East London on behalf of Moat, a leading housing association. The project in SE19 called Stonebridge Mews, includes an apartment building containing eight homes for shared ownership and one for affordable rent, as well as 15 houses, also available for affordable rent. Ten of the houses have roof mounted solar panels for heating hot water ... [more]