Tag Archives: Construction Machinery

Get your worries sorted at ACE Queensland in May

There is nothing worse that worrying about finance or insurance, especially if you are tendering for projects or quoting on new work. In these difficult and challenging economic times, most contractors are not only working harder and more hours than ever before they are also having to work on how …

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Heavyweight for heavy weights

A new gas pipeline in northern France is underway and the latest Volvo Construction Equipment PL4809D-Series+ rotating pipelayer was there to help. Known as the Arc de Dierrey, a new pipeline skirting eastern Paris will, when completed, cover a total distance of 191 miles (308 km) and cross five French …

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Gregory Demolition gears up with LiuGong machinery

Now approaching its 30th year in business, Essex based Gregory Demolition have recently made a significant investment in LiuGong machinery, including excavators and a wheeled loader, which have been supplied by the Portsmouth based UK dealers for LiuGong equipment Construction Plant & Machinery Sales. Having previously ran other manufacturers equipment, …

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How to build a tunnel to sky

Volvo Construction Equipment is helping to construct the Larvik and Matineå tunnels in Norway, linking the towns of Bommestad and Sky. Famous for its fjords, vast supply of oil and being a great place to watch the Aurora Borealis – more commonly known as the Northern lights – Norway also …

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Volvo revives marsh life

A Volvo ECR88 D-Series excavator fitted with unique swamp pads and grapples is working in the Connecticut coastal wetlands for the Wetlands Habitat and Mosquito Management (WHAMM) Program. The excavator spreads its weight over the soft marshlands. A green stretch of salt marshes had extended all the way along the …

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