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Taking on a major bridge project in Calgary, Alberta province, Canada prompted Mission, British Columbia-based Camwood Construction to reassess its practice of subcontracting deck paving works. Inside the Terex booth at World of Concrete 2012, representatives from Camwood met with Mike Rodriguez, district manager for Terex Roadbuilding, and discussed the Terex Bid-Well 4800 paver on display. “The 4800 was the size of machine we needed for the Calgary job,” said Camwood owner Jeremy Woodman. Tony Regina, Cam

The new Caterpillar 318D L Series 2 excavator is said to include powerful hydraulics, a heavy-duty front end and enhanced operator comfort. Fitted with an economical Tier 2/Stage II compliant engine, the 318D L Series 2 model is also described as easy-to-service and capable of high production with low fuel consumption. With a net power rating of 82kW and operating weights to 17.3tonnes, the new model provides a choice of a boom and two sticks to best fit its application. As well as offering a high level of

High engine power combined with reduced fuel consumption are said to be key qualities of Doosan’s new DL200-3 and DL250-3 wheeled loaders. Both new models are also said by the South Korean firm to provide better operator comfort, exceptional performance, ease of handling, easier serviceability and extended durability. The wheeled loaders’ new cab design is said to offer greater visibility thanks to a wider front glass section and an extended wiper blade area. Now that the reservoir for the wiper water is l

Metso and Magotteaux of Belgium have signed an agreement to distribute Magotteaux special, composite type wear parts for impact crushers on an exclusive basis. The contract is valid on worldwide basis excluding the US, Canada and Mexico, where the agreement is of non-exclusive type. "With this agreement, we are able to combine Metso's proven knowledge of impact crushers with the special experience of Magotteaux regarding composite type of blow bars used with impactors. As a result, we can offer our customer

JCB has signed a long-term agreement to supply engines for a new range of rotating telescopic handlers to be launched by an Italian manufacturer. MAGNI Telescopic Handlers, headed by Riccardo Magni, will produce up to 1,000 machines a year from a new 6,000m² production facility in Castelfranco Emilia, near Modena. The agreement to supply the Ecomax engine to MAGNI TH follows a recently announced €3.45 million (£3mn) a year deal to provide Johnston Sweepers, the world’s leading manufacturer of street cleansi

Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) dealer in the Netherlands, Kuiken, recently hosted a live, five-day demonstration program using a Volvo P7820C ABG paver machine. On a road trip across the country, the Kuiken team visited six different customers, travelling more than 1,700km in total, and clocking up more than 60 hours of paving. “We wanted to test how the market and existing customers, as well as potential ones, would react to the Volvo P7820C ABG machine,” says Arjen Mostert, sales & support manager of

Since the new Hitachi Zaxis-5 range was launched at Intermat in April 2012, the ZX250LC-5, ZX290LC-5 and ZX350LC-5 medium excavators, and ZX670LCH-5 and ZX870LCH-5 large machines have been delivered to a wide range of customers for their first assignments all over Europe by Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME). One of the first machines put to work was a ZX250LC-5 working for Trafikk & Anlegg AS on the E18 road construction project between Sandefjord and Tønsberg in Norway. Andres Sœtre has 30 yea

A comment often heard at the recent World of Asphalt/World of Aggregates event in San Antonio, Texas was how the US construction market is recovering. The catchphrase for the global construction industry in 2013 seems to be ‘cautious optimism’. The growth rate may be modest and business activity is certainly a long way from the peaks of 2007 and 2008, but the improving conditions can only be good news for the construction sector. In Europe the situation is less clear. The Nordic nations are all in a fairly

Established by former quarry planner Edward Hamilton and his wife, Genia, Hamilton Aggregates in the US state of Arkansas has grown from a single 0.202 hectare quarry to a three quarry operation in just seven years. The firm’s Bonds quarry in Clinton had an initial plant consisting of an Extec (now Sandvik) C12+ mobile jaw crusher and an E7 mobile scalper, which were rented from Brian Costello from Crushing Tigers; the local distributor of Sandvik mobile crushers and screeners. Showing sound business sense,

Michelin Earthmover has unveiled MICHELIN OperTrak, said to be a comprehensive, easy to use web-based tyre and rim management system designed to monitor tyre activity and optimise budgeting, forecasting, inventory and performance. The system is available to end users and key accounts through Michelin representatives and its dealers. “MICHELIN OperTrak is the solution that many fleets have been waiting for,” said Michael Reich, manager for MICHELIN OperTrak. “Users will have the opportunity to experience th