Archived articles - construction 
Hill Engineering publishes Attachments Focus newsletter
Hill Engineering Ltd has published the first issue of Attachments Focus, a newsletter about the company’s specialisation in the excavator attachments sector. Attachments Focus, to be published on a periodic basis, will concentrate on the latest news from Hill Engineering, including company & product developments and other items of interest to specifiers, buyers and users of excavator attachments. The launch issue contains information about the leading Auto-Loc quick hitch and the company's high performance bucket range, alongside other articles about its research & development facilities... [more]
ECITB encourages industry to put skills shortage at the top of the agenda
As demand for skilled labour in Scotland grows and the deficit of trained professionals diminishes, it has become apparent that industry must urgently address this issue to maintain its position as a centre of engineering construction expertise. The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has been among an array of industry professionals formerly presenting the Skills and Training Charter to Scottish Parliament to encourage industry to put the skills shortage at the top of their agenda. Formulated by the Scottish regional forum, a culmination of industry professionals in... [more]
Volvo excavators for Embassy Demolition fleet
Established back in 1971 and long standing member of the NFDC (National Federation of Demolition Contractors) since inception, Embassy Demolition Ltd, specialising in demolition and recycling solutions for projects covering Greater London and the Home Counties has taken delivery of a range of Volvo excavators for its fleet. The models in question are a fourteen tonne EC140B, two twenty one tonne EC210C’s, a twenty four tonne EC240CL excavator and the larger twenty nine tonne EC290CL. Completing the package is a second hand EC460B complete with three piece demolition equipment. The machine ... [more]
Kubota complaints about JCB Sales adverts upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority
Complaints brought by Kubota (UK) Ltd about two advertisements for mini excavators placed by JCB Sales Ltd have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Kubota disputed a headline in one JCB advertisement, published in 2007, which read 'The UK's best selling minis'. After assessing all of the available information, including the market research JCB said backed up their claim, the ASA determined that the advertisement breached codes pertaining to substantiation, truthfulness and comparisons. In its adjudication, the ASA said that JCB had relied on sales data from 2006. "I... [more]
CleanAIR Systems becomes Caterpillar strategic alliance partner for emission retrofit products
Caterpillar Inc. has selected CleanAIR Systems, Inc. of Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the Caterpillar strategic alliance partner for emission retrofit products. These products are installed into existing applications in order to reduce hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and diesel particulates. This alliance encompasses CleanAIR’s proprietary technology, custom engineering capability as well as flexible manufacturing of diesel particulate filters, oxidation catalysts, three-way catalysts and selective catalytic reduction catalysts. Caterpillar will provide system integration capability, engineering a... [more]
