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Technology from Tensar played a vital role along the Dishforth-Leeming section of the North Yorkshire A1 improvement work in northern England where new carriageways are being built adjacent to the existing in-use highway.

An innovative remote control dumper has been developed and launched by two British entrepreneurs. The Shannon Solo, mini hi-tip dumper has been developed to address health and safety risks found in work places where plant hire equipment is used.

Kubota says its Dash 4 mini excavators deliver a combination of increased power, reliability and the latest technology. The new U48-4, U55-4 and KX057-4 models are said to provide increased boom lifting force as well as other performance upgrades. The U48-4 zero tail swing excavator offers 4.7tonnes of lifting power and can work in confined spaces, while the Kubota U55-4 tight tail swing machine offers 5.4tonnes of lifting power, as well as high stability. The Kubota KX057-4 has a lifting capacity of 5.5ton

Overnight repair work on a major English motorway has avoided the major traffic disruption and significantly increased road surfacing costs that would have occurred if left untreated.

Dutch retexturing specialist Klaruw has developed four new machine prototypes for improving pavement surface skid resistance. Its innovative MacroTex (MAT) prototype is believed to be the world's first wet steel shot-blasting machine, and the company also has two concept machines for controlled diamond grinding

Italian company, which designs and constructs access equipment of various types and complexity, has developed a new state-of-the-art aerial work platform.

Caterpillar Work Tools is introducing a new line of pin-on and coupler buckets for its 374D and 390D hydraulic excavators, featuring improved designs to take advantage of increased machine performance.

Caterpillar's UK dealer Finning UK has completed the first Cat Certified Hydraulic Rebuild (CHR) in Europe. mWhile rebuild of a machine or a powertrain is an option that many Cat dealers worldwide have been offering for years under the Cat Certified Rebuild (CCR) and the Cat Certified Powertrain (CPT) programmes, following the same idea of rebuild, Finning carried out a hydraulic system overhaul for customer Westminster Dredging.

Hitachi's new wheeled excavator offers the latest engine and advanced hydraulics. The short-tail ZX145W-3 suits applications in confined urban areas as well as on highway projects. The machine has been developed especially for European customers and features an integrated transmission and a reinforced structure.

Volvo Construction Equipment Division, Volvo Group UK has been awarded full accreditation as a skills training provider by The National Skills Academy for its paver applications training course. As part of a European initiative by the company to launch a Road Institute training programme focussing on providing contractors and industry bodies with quality training for their paving personnel, the Volvo dealership in the UK has achieved accreditation with The National Skills Academy for Materials, Production a

Canadian firm Carmanah Technologies reports strong demand for its sophisticated solar LED flashing beacons. The units have been used to improve safety for school zones in a Canadian city.

Ennis Prismo is introducing a new pothole reinstatement product called Repair and a novel temporary line marking system. The pothole product is said to be quick, easy and safe to use, as well as being inexpensive to purchase. This product requires little training to use and is said to be ready to carry traffic soon after installation. It is also said to provide a long-lasting repair even on roads with high traffic volumes. Meanwhile the temporary line marking system is said to offer high retroreflectivity e

In an interesting development Wacker Neuson is now promoting sales of used equipment. The firm recently held an equipment auction, with a wide range of units being sold including internal vibrators, pumps, rammers, plates and compact equipment weighing up to 15tonnes.

A UK vehicle tracking specialist has developed a novel solution for raising invoices quickly and efficiently. AutoAlert is said to offer a compact, easy solution for keeping track of work and monitoring progress. Using the system, customers can automatically raise invoices and also have sub-contractors automatically raise their invoices. The package allows the addition of clients and sub-contractors to accounts and can monitor the status of ongoing jobs and locations. Using the system is said to make job re

BASF is boosting output at its Norwegian plant at Granerud in Nord-Odal. The €e1 million investment at the BASF Construction Chemicals facility will help develop production capacity for its MEYCO chemicals and MEYCO equipment lines, which are sold into the tunnel construction sector.