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Kayleigh Plant Hire opts for the latest Volvo equipment
Kayleigh Plant Hire, of Tottenham North London, has taken delivery of fourteen Volvo compact excavators and one fourteen tonne EC140C crawler excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment. Kayleigh Plant Hire Ltd was established in 1993 to complement the main activities of the O’Donovan Group which specialises in waste recycling, waste disposal, material and aggregates recycling. The original business started back in the 1930s and today the Grou... [more]
GAP Group buys 100th Kubota KX080-3 mini excavator for its plant hire fleet
The GAP Group has bought its 100th Kubota KX080-3 mini excavator for its rapidly expanding plant hire fleet. This milestone figure was reached when two of the 8.2 tonne machines were ordered for delivery to GAP's Peterborough depot. Kubota's short tail swing KX080-3, the heaviest and newest model in their range, is a high performance 8-tonner. It provides performance, safety, durability, reliability and comfort, together with low running costs... [more]
DEUTZ new hybrid drive can reduce fuel consumption by 30%
DEUTZ has developed a unique hybrid power unit for construction equipment that is designed to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. DEUTZ claim that their new hybrid drive has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30%. The drive unit is the mild hybrid type, consisting of a DEUTZ four-cylinder diesel engine, an electric motor, a battery and a control unit. The electric drive serves to assist the main diesel engine drive. ... [more]
Hill Engineering supplies Auto-Loc excavator quick hitch to Woods Equipment Company
Hill Engineering Ltd has signed an agreement to supply its 'Safety First' Auto-Loc excavator quick hitch to Woods Equipment Company, one of the USA's largest independent manufacturers and suppliers of construction and agricultural equipment attachments. Woods Equipment Company provides customers in the USA and Canada with a large selection of attachments for excavators, wheel loaders, tractor loader backhoes and skid steer loaders. Auto-Locs ... [more]
1.5 tonne U15-3 zero tail swing mini available for £57 per week
Kubota is offering a summer leasing deal on its 1.5 tonne U15-3 zero tail swing model. The U15-3 offer applies to the UK only and is subject to availability, with finance subject to status. Terms and conditions apply, with full details available from Kubota and its authorised dealers. For a limited period, the U15-3 is available through official Kubota Construction Equipment dealers for just £57 per week, on a three year lease, including a thr... [more]
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Kennewick reservist faces threats over landscaping (Seattle Times)Lt. Burke Jensen was called five months ago to serve his country in Kuwait. Now he is being told to get an irrigation system and landscaping on his property as soon as possible or face legal action from the Oak Hill Country Estates Homeowners' Association. |
Looking sharp with low-water-use landscaping (North County Times)Want to replace that thirsty green grass turf with landscaping more suited to Southern California's climate? Plenty of help is available, and it doesn't have to cost a cent. |
Garden Club lends expertise to museum's landscaping (Ralston Recorder)LOCAL EXPERTS – Ashland Garden Club members meet at Strategic Air and Space Museum last week to view the new landscaping. The gardeners gave suggestions for the plantings. |
Tucson may require developments to harvest rainfall (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)The Tucson City Council is poised to vote soon on an ordinance to require new commercial developments to harvest rainwater. The ordinance, which goes before the council Oct. 14, would mandate that 50 percent of a development's landscaping water must be from rainfall. |
City of Palm Springs ready to start with desert landscaping (The Desert Sun)While it will be six months before a master plan for sustainability is complete, the city of Palm Springs could start re-landscaping some medians now, Mayor Steve Pougnet said Thursday. |
Landscaping tour at Arboretum (Pasadena Star-News)ARCADIA - The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden will offer "A Landscaper's Favorite Plants with Laramee Haynes" tour from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the arboretum at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. |
3 Major Green County Ordinances to be Voted On (LAist)The County Board of Supervisors are set to vote tomorrow on three progressive green ordinances tomorrow that would affect unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, some of which that are the most undeveloped (look northward to the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley areas). The ordinances--green building, drought tolerant landscaping and low-impact development (LID)--would "be the singularly ... |
A splash of fall (Westerly Sun)Landscaping expert Chris Koswaski of Westerly has some great ideas for adding a splash of color to your landscape this fall. |
Mow Town: Help Out By Adopting A Hillsborough Median (The Tampa Tribune)Recent tax cuts have Hillsborough County pruning its landscaping budget. After announcing in March the county would stop paying to maintain foliage on five state highways, two landscapers stepped in to do the work in exchange for signs promoting their businesses. |
Revere City Councilors propose razing Boys Club to make city park (The Daily Item)REVERE-Two City Councilors have proposed razing the dilapidated Boys Club building in Donnelly Square and landscaping the building site into a small park. |
