Concrete milling, paving & compaction

Cost effective road maintenance

February 7, 2012

Highway maintenance and repair is an easy target for cuts in highway budgets, but there are cost-effective measures that can be adopted as Patrick Smith reports

Controls highlights automatic lab

February 6, 2012

Controls says that the continuous search for new technological solutions has led Wykeham Farrance to an important threshold which shows how well-directed research investment can result in technological successes both in terms of quality and price.

Chinese investment

February 6, 2012

China's Ministry for Transport reveals that it beat its target for upgrading rural roads during 2009. Some 381,000km of rural roads were improved, beating the target of 300,000km by a considerable margin.

Safer surfaces

February 6, 2012

Transpo Industries has two new products: the T-28 colour-safe surface and T-78 polymer crack sealer.

Morocco's road future

February 6, 2012

Morocco is spending 2.8% of its annual budget on maintaining and building roads as part of its 2008-2012 plan. For 2010, the state will allocate a budget of US$777 million on roads, a significant increase over the $413.6 million spent in 2006.

Island paver

February 6, 2012

UK company Aggregate Industries is now using a Super 1302-2 model paver from Vögele for on the island of Guernsey.

Baghdad road revamp

February 6, 2012

Iraqi capital Baghdad looks to benefit from a series of key road improvement works. A budget of nearly US$69 million has been allotted by the central government for the work.

Compact concrete

February 6, 2012

Lightweight and versatile, the new Lightning Strike screed is said to offer a productive option for concrete construction. This roller screed features easy transport and can be set up by a single person, while requiring just two for use. The screed can be used for an array of applications including pervious concrete or low slump mud as well as the capability to do uphill, downhill or circular pours. Featuring aluminium tubes this units is around half the weight of conventional roller screeds, reducing trans