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Caterpillar is now offering two new variants of its 36tonne class excavator for the emergent market. The Next Generation models are said to offer increased efficiency and lower operating costs in the 36tonne size class. The 336 and 336GC variants are aimed at customers in South America, Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Eurasia, China, South East Asia and India. According to Caterpillar, the 336 and 336 GC offer increased operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improved operator comfort comp

Caterpillar is now offering two new variants of its 36tonne class excavator for the emergent market. The Next Generation models are said to offer increased efficiency and lower operating costs in the 36tonne size class. The 336 and 336GC variants are aimed at customers in South America, Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Eurasia, China, South East Asia and India. According to Caterpillar, the 336 and 336 GC offer increased operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improved operator comfort comp

Aggregate Industries says that it finished work on a major road improvement scheme in Leeds, UK ahead of schedule thanks to meticulous planning. Located immediately off the M1 Junction 44, the A639 from Leeds Road to Pontefract Road connects the motorway slip road and a number of local distribution centres, including one for the Royal Mail. The carriageway required extensive planning and adjustments as well as replacement of ironwork and kerbs. A key requirement was that it needed to be completed quickly

German contractor Kieswerke Silzen Peissen has purchased three new Doosan machines for the company’s Silzen-based operations for gravel extraction above and below water. The new machines comprise the Doosan DL420-5 wheeled loader, a custom-made long-reach 60 tonne DX530LC-5 excavator and the state-of-the-art wheeledloader DL420CVT-5, with CVT, denoting a continuously variable transmission. Silzen Peissen’s two plants in Silzen comprise about 70ha of approved mining area, of which around 20ha - called Plan

Trimble and HCSS are partnering to couple estimating and bidding workflows to field operations. The firms say this collaboration will include product integrations to Trimble's construction software portfolio, helping boost productivity and quality for construction. The companies plan to develop solutions to improve current workflow and real-time visibility for customers by connecting bidding and estimating processes to developments onsite. Trimble and HCSS are currently exploring how best to bring HCSS's co

A fleet of machines from Chinese manufacturer XCMG has proven the reliability of the brand in very tough conditions in Russia. The three machines supplied by XCMG include one LW1200 model, the largest wheeled loader made by the company, as well as two DL900A wheeled dozers. Despite the extremely harsh winter conditions experienced at the extraction site in northern Russia’s Arctic Region, the three machines have been able to clock over 20,000 hours. All three machines have been specially configured to cope

the Santiago Nueva Pudahuel International airport development is benefiting from the proximity of Liebherr’s branch location in Chile. At the moment, 18 of the 23 Liebherr tower cranes are in operation on the large-scale construction site. Of the machines in use, three are high-top models and 15 are flat-top types. The airport in Santiago de Chile is expanding its position as a key hub airport for South America. The operators are extending the site to 265,000m² and have commissioned the construction of a

A crane firm in Ecuador, Transportes Noroccidental, has added four new Terex RT 100US rough terrain cranes to its fleet. Transportes Noroccidental chose this particular model because of the Terex RT 100US crane’s high performance, as well as its ability to cope with the tough terrain in which the firm’s machines frequently have to operate. “We own several Terex crane models and are happy with the performance and durability of these machines,” explained Edgar Fabian Andrade, CEO of Transportes Norocciden

Trimble is developing highly advanced technologies for the construction and quarrying sectors – Mike Woof writes Trimble is working on a number of highly innovative technologies that could revolutionise the construction and aggregates production sectors. Perhaps the most eye-catching of all of these innovations is for the autonomous compactor and dozer system Trimble is in the process of developing at present. Scott Crozier is general manager of Trimble’s general construction division. He said that whi

Italian pump manufacturer CIFA recently celebrated its 90th birthday with a special edition vehicle-mounted pump and a restyling of the company’s museum at its headquarters. The company, based in Senago, northern Italy, produced a special edition of truck-mounted pumps in three models, K42L, K45H and the new K47H, which will be introduced in the standard Carbotech series at a later date. CIFA says that the K47H model is the longest and lightest pump on the market and remains within the European legal limi

Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Nyírség Nehézgép 93’ as its Grove crane distributor in Hungary. Nyírség Nehézgép 93’ was founded in 1993 and operates across Hungary from its base in Nyíregyháza, a city in the north-east of the country. It will provide a number of services, including sales of new and used Grove cranes, said Thorsten Bolender, area sales manager at Manitowoc Cranes. Balász Séra, sales manager at Nyírség Nehézgép 93’, said his company’s high level of service will help expand the presence of Gro

Eurovia Specialist Treatments in the UK has added a new Breining applicator to its micro-surfacing fleet for automatic product mixing with pinpoint accuracy. Eurovia says that the new Breining applicator has already demonstrated its improved efficiency capabilities in the English county of East Sussex where the machine has covered more than 75,000m². The machine is fitted with the latest version of the Nova 2 computer system. This is assisted by an aggregate humidity sensor which allows precise mixing ac

A UK-based steel sheet-piling contractor, Sheet Piling, is now using a TM 12/15 LR rig from the German ABI Group for motorway projects such as the widening of existing earthworks. This is said to be the world’s first long-reach telescopic leader rig, which is claimed will revolutionise sheet piling operations. The highly advanced vibratory installation rig features a maximum horizontal reach of 8.1m, measured from the centre of its cab’s body to the pile-driving position. This is said to be 3m further t

A German concrete producer, Thomas Beton, is boosting its operating efficiency by using the latest plants. The firm is now producing high-quality ready-mix for a range of projects in North Germany. Thomas Beton is strengthening its local presence and produces concrete at 26 facilities across the German states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen and Lower Saxony. Producing materials closer to operating sites helps lower transportation distances and reduce logistics costs for its clients. When the firm w

ALLU says that its new Processor series of units can be used to help mix and process materials. These units are power mixer attachments that convert excavators into powerful and versatile machines for mixing a variety of difficult materials. Materials suited for the attachment range from clay, silt, peat, sludge and sediment, to dredged material and contaminated soil. Working to a depth of 3m, the 2.1tonne, the Processor 300 HD is made from wear- resistant steel and with a stem designed to be strong, stre