Long telescopic boom decisive purchase criterion for Grúas Alhambra High performance and versatility of the LTM 1300-6.3 enable a wide range of applications World record: LTM 1300-6.3 carries complete 90-metre telescopic boom at 12-tonne axle load on public roads With the procurement of the Liebherr LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane, the …
Read More »First VOLVO EC380E HYBRID in Europe Delivering Promised Fuel Efficiency Savings
The first EC380E Hybrid excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) to be put to work on a customer site in Europe is already proving it can deliver big savings. The large hybrid crawler excavator is being used by Eichstetter GmbH at its gravel works in Fürth, Germany to extract …
Read More »Volvo CE Launches Mid-Size EC230 Electric in Europe
The first mid-size electric excavator by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is now available for select customers in Europe – delivering more sustainable operation with low noise and zero emissions. The EC230 Electric excavator, one of only a few larger-sized battery-electric excavators in the industry, has already proved successful in …
Read More »Volvo CE EC380E HR makes light work of demolition
A custom-made quick-change boom system on its Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) EC380E HR is helping German demolition and earthworks specialist Austen GmbH make light work of demolition projects, whatever the reach requirements. The toughest demolition jobs demand the ultimate in heavy-duty demolition machinery – and the Volvo EC380E HR, …
Read More »Murphy Plant mandates Xwatch Safety Solutions on its fleet moving forwards…
Murphy Plant is one of the largest providers of plant, transport and equipment in the UK, managing and maintaining more than £100 million worth of plant, transport and specialist equipment. It is a part of J. Murphy and Sons Limited – a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company. The …
Read More »Xwatch dealer, Allan J Hargreaves, installs 2000th Xwatch System on 36-tonne two-piece boom Liebherr
Family-owned Civil Engineering company, PF Murphy & Son’s, based in Banbridge, County Down has added a brand new 36-tonne R936 Compact Liebherr excavator to its fleet. The new two-piece boom Liebherr is a specialist model and is the largest compact crawler excavator of its kind and is the very first …
Read More »Manitou adds ECV (Emissions Compliance Verification) initiative to CESAR security marking scheme
Manitou, one of the earliest adopters of the industry’s own security marking scheme CESAR, is one of the latest companies to recognise the additional benefits of the scheme’s recent development – ECV (Emissions Compliance Verification). Manitou began fitting the enhanced system earlier this year to all construction, aerial work platforms, …
Read More »Rokbak RA30 excels at German gravel pit
Requiring a robust, reliable articulated hauler to remove overburden for ten hours a day, five days a week, Erdbau Schrader found the perfect solution with Rokbak and its RA30. In a pit near to Calbe, a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, around 6,000 tons of gravel …
Read More »Construction and demolition waste: from downcycling towards closed- and open-loop recycling
The construction industry generates paramount quantities of waste. While recycling rates of construction and demolition waste (CDW) vary around the world, in all regions most of the material recovered is downcycled into low-quality materials or sent to landfill. As the demand for raw materials is growing and the depletion of …
Read More »Xwatch announces new partnership with ABTECH in Québec
Xwatch Safety Solutions announce a distribution partnership with the ABTECH which distributes technological solutions in the construction industry across Eastern Canada. The company offers a range of reliable construction and surveying instruments designed to help its customers gain accuracy and efficiency during construction projects. The company is able to offer …
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