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Telematics insurance for vehicle fleets: Telematics insurance set to reduce fleet premiums

(06/02/2012)

Pay how you drive insurance using telematics systems has begun to revolutionise insurance for young drivers. To meet demand, during 2011 a number of British telematics suppliers joined forces with insurance companies to offer services aimed at the retail sector, and, in particular, young drivers. Over coming months, I predict, the sector will grow rapidly as more insurance brands enter the market. Meanwhile, the same telematics technology is set to reduce the cost of fleet-based insurance... [more]

timber: The return of Timber in interiors

(31/01/2012)

The demand for the use of wood in interiors has seen a massive revival in recent years as home buyers’ preferences have moved away from metal and glass in the home. Nowhere is this trend more evident than in the stairparts market where metal and glass balustrading is no longer the ideal choice for customers demanding a more homely touch to their staircase. There are many well known reasons for the popularity of wood in interiors. It has various unique qualities and benefits over other mat... [more]

Timber Expo 2012 : Timber Expo 2012 – key messages for specifiers

(30/01/2012)

TRADA Technology Ltd , independent timber research, consultancy, testing and information provider for the construction industry in the UK, will take ‘a longer-term view to ensure that timber maintains and grows its market position’, said Chief Executive Andrew Abbott. And Timber Expo 2012, he stressed, is an ‘important platform for TRADA, its members and indeed for the timber industry as a whole to deliver key messages to specifiers and clients’. Backed by TRADA Technology, the launch event ... [more]

Trimble and Caterpillar machine control systems: SITECH Technology Dealer Established in the Netherlands for Heavy Civil Construction Contractors

(24/01/2012)

Trimble recently announced that a SITECH® Technology Dealer has been established in the Netherlands. SITECH Nederland joins the premier 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® and Caterpillar® machine control systems for the contractor's entire fleet of heavy equipment regardless of ... [more]

Terex Finlay J-1175+: Liverpool waste site expands fleet with Finlay Central

(06/12/2011)

North West based CCC Waste has taken delivery of two new Terex Finlay machines from Finlay Central – taking its fleet to 10 machines operating across the company’s four depots. The introduction of the Terex Finlay J-1175+ Jaw Crusher and the Terex Finlay 694+ Supertrak from Finlay Central at CCC Waste’s Liverpool site – based in Kirkby – means the facility is now well-placed to deliver industry-leading recycling targets. The company, which has four bases around Merseyside and the surroundi... [more]

Tata Prima 3138K: Tata Motors launches the Prima 3138.K 8X4 tipper equipped with an Allison 4430R transmission

(30/11/2011)

Tata Motors, India’s market leader in commercial vehicles, the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer and third largest bus manufacturer, has launched the new TATA Prima 3138.K 8X4 tipper equipped with an Allison 4430R transmission at EXCON 2011 in Bengaluru. Tata’s Prima 3138.K is a four-axle, 31-tonne GVW tipper with an Allison 4430R automatic transmission. Powered by Cummins ISLe (CRDi) engine, the tipper has a maximum of 370HP and features new generation brakes, ABS and hub reduction a... [more]