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Telematics insurance set to reduce fleet premiums
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 ... [more]
Construction Recycling Alliance launches Finance Initiative
The Construction Recycling Alliance, a trade association representing construction companies committed to recycling, has launched a new service offering affordable finance for those enterprises seeking new recycling equipment. Backed by a select number of specialist finance providers, the CRA Finance Initiative is available as an alternative to conventional lending which has, since the credit crunch, been perceived as highly selective and restric... [more]
Developer turns to K-Land to rescue land
HOUSING developer Dundas Building Co Ltd has awarded K-Land Solutions a contract to ensure the site of a new 139 home development is safe for future residents. The site is located in the popular North Lodge area of Motherwell and was a former Scottish Power distribution centre. Grangemouth based K-Land Solutions, a specialist environmental remediation company was responsible for the remediation of 8,000 cubic metres of soil which formed par... [more]
Peterborough’s New Primark to become one of the largest shops thanks to ISG
ISG obtained a £5 million refurbishment and extension project for Hammerson, which sees the contractor bring a 5,500m2 Primark store to the developer’s Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough. The ambitious scheme involves the reconfiguration of eight existing retail units at the Queensgate Shopping Centre, demolishing the internal walls and creating new spaces for lift shafts, stairs and escalators. Several existing tenants have relocated ... [more]
Castle and Pryor announce Brokk equipment sale as plant fleet is upgraded
Controlled demolition and concrete cutting specialist Castle and Pryor is disposing of a significant number of Brokk demolition robots and associated equipment in order to make way for new plant. The specialist Brokk machines are controlled remotely, allowing its operative to work in a secure location, free from the vibration and dust often associated with demolishing concrete or other material. Not only are the machines utilised by controlled de... [more]
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Introducing VTN Rotobec CI Shears- Ideal For Demolition and Scrap Processing. VTN Rotobec is Pleased to Announce New ...
The CI Shear is the new version shear for VTN Rotobec of the tool for overhead demolition of steel buildings, ground demolition and scrap processing. The new rotation motor brake has been greatly improved to ensure exact positioning in overhead demolition applications.(PRWEB) January 30, 2012 The New VTN Rotobec CI Shears are used in a variety of applications and are available in a wide range of ...
Buyback Program Aims to Cut Pollution by Trading in Old Cars for Cash | The Daily Nexus
County officials are offering added incentives to anyone who wishes to sell their clunker for demolition through the Old Car Buy Back and Scrap Program, an initiative that has already fed over 1400 cars to the crusher since its inception.
Memorial Bridge Demolition Begins
A major section of a bridge that carried traffic between New Hampshire and Maine for nearly 9 decades will be gone within the next two days.
National Demolition Association Announces Keynote Presenter, Events, at 39th Annual Convenion in San Antonio
Dr. Anirban Basu, economist for the ABC and CFMA, will analyze the current construction economy and forecast its nascent expansion at the NDA Convention March 10-13 in San Antonio, TX. Business-building educational sessions will cover the scrap market, insurance risks, and the newest demolition methods.Doylestown, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) January 15, 2012 A leading construction industry economist ...
RM292 mil stadium goes to the scrap, says MP
The biggest stadium in the East Coast which once hosted the Malaysian Games or Sukma in Terengganu in 2008 is now slated for demolition and will be rendered out of use.
Urban poor calls for halt in demolition, gears for massive protest
ANTIPOLO City, Jan. 27, 2012—The Alyansa Kontra Demolisyon (AKD) is preparing for a huge protest, Monday (Jan. 30) to press the Supreme Court and Malacañang to stop destroying urban poor communities, not only in Metro Manila but in the entire archipelago. read more
Demolition City
BENTON HARBOR - Officials are keeping up the pace of demolishing abandoned Benton Harbor buildings with only a year to complete an ambitious program aimed at breathing new life into Benton Harbor neighborhoods.
Seneca scrap separated
TIFFIN -- The wrecking company tearing down Seneca County's 1884 courthouse began Friday to haul away the estimated 110 tons of scrap metal salvaged from the building.
Demolition Going Ahead At Last At Long-Abandoned Dixie Square Mall
Demolition is finally underway at the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, more than 33 years after the mall closed.
Demolition of old IP mill to begin this month
International Paper will begin demolishing its former mill in Millersburg sometime this month.
