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Contractor Marti Tunnelbau has carried out work on the A16 road construction project in the Swiss canton of Jura with help from its Liebherr LB28 and LB36 piling rigs.

A Herrenknecht S-574 Earth Pressure Balance Shield is being used on a major highway project in Italy.

Two Caterpillar 14M graders equipped with AccuGrade dual GPS systems with cross-slope capability are providing accurate finish for road construction and upgrading work on projects in the Republic of Burundi.

Chinese contractor Shanghai Sheng Xin Construction Co is using an Atlas Copco XAS 67 compressor on a new road bridge project in Shanghai. The new bridge is at Dan Ba Road, one of the main arteries in this older part of the city.

Trimble says that its Construction Manager version 2.5 package offers polygon site management and better support for CAD map overlays, using imagery provided by Google Maps. This advanced remote construction asset management solution combines GPS technology with wireless communication and Internet capabilities. The package can supply quantitative information to analyse and improve asset productivity, saving time and cutting construction project costs. The software features interpret charts, reports, and das

Danish contractor Holbøll & Sønner has recently bought more construction machinery from Hitachi, having bought its first excavator from the company more than 25 years ago.

Efficient and effective lighting is possible using the new Tornado bollard from US Architectural Lighting. This unit is said to offer a modern approach to public area lighting, along with significant energy-savings, while featuring a micro-prism lens, the unit produces a soft lighting effect.

RDS Technology says it is pushing the boundaries of weighing technology with its advanced Loadmaster i range of on-board weighing scales

Case Construction Equipment introduces three new F Series wheel loaders to European customers, which are said to offer faster acceleration, reduced cycle times, higher travel speeds, increased productivity and up to a 10% reduction in fuel consumption.

Topcon Europe Positioning has released SurveyMaster Lite, a new CAD-based desktop application for surveying and job site information editing and plotting. Mark Contino, TPS (Topcon Positioning Systems, Livermore, USA) vice president of product marketing, said: "SurveyMaster Lite is a cost-efficient surveying office software package perfect for the cadastral surveying and construction stakeout professional."

Sokkia is introducing the versatile GRX1 system, which includes a fully scalable GNSS receiver, new SHC250 data collector and improved software. The GRX1 GNSS receiver features an integrated antenna, digital UHF radio, GSM module, Bluetooth module and detachable battery. This comes in a compact, rugged, magnesium-alloy body and has fully upgradeable features that allow users to start with an entry model for L1 GPS. This can be upgraded to L1 GPS+GLONASS, to L1/L2 GPS, up to 72-channel L1/L2 GPS+GLONASS rece

Topcon Europe Positioning has launched the RL-H4C, its new self-levelling rotating laser for general construction.

A slip resistant, waterproof surface has solved the puddle problem on a footbridge in the UK. The local council was seeking a solution to the problem of water accumulation on the heavily used Angmering footbridge which extends over the A259. Contractor May Gurney, approached Gaysha Specialist Surfaces, which is a specialist in innovative resin paving products, to undertake the resurfacing work. Gaysha Specialist Surfaces laid 190m2 of Tripave, a durable rapid cure surfacing system based on methyl methacryla

The new Flowcon product from Ultracrete is aimed at use in general concrete repairs and is said to offer a simple, multi-use system. This general-purpose flowable concrete is designed to offer a quality mix without the waste and inconsistency of site mixed materials. A 25kg bag can provide the correct material quantities for application depths from 20-200mm in one pass. The Flowcon bags contain aggregate, sands, chemical admixtures as well as a small pack of specialist cements and all the user has to do is

VKG Kaevandused OÜ ordered a wobbler feeder and a roll crusher from Hazemag for processing oil shale in the Ojamaa Mine, Estonia.