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Limited highways maintenance budgets can deliver more with a planned asset management approach - *Will Baron. In recent years, a growing number of local and highways authorities have found themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of reactive road repairs. Several bad winters, floods and years of under-investment have taken their toll on road networks. This has led to political and public pressure to patch up potholes and make emergency repairs, ultimately diverting funds away from planned highways maintenance.

Utility machines are designed to be highly versatile and able to handle a wide range of duties but using attachments can further broaden the array of capabilities - Mike Woof writes The utility equipment market is a diverse sector of the construction machinery business. These versatile machines can be used in a vast array of duties and are very popular in the rental equipment market. Skid steer loaders, compact tracked loaders, compact wheeled loaders, mini excavators, zero tailswing excavators, wheeled

European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA), whose aim is to be the trusted voice of the European asphalt paving industry, organised its ninth Symposium in Turkey – Istanbul on 4 June 2015 with more than 110 participants from all Europe - Gülay Malkoc writes.

The demand for bitumen additives is set to increase. Kristina Smith reports on some of the companies who are preparing to meet that increased demand. The variation in quality and composition of bitumen around the world is something that has been well-documented in these pages. Processing technologies for crude oil are changing, the way bitumen is traded is changing, and the final result can be a product that may not be all it seems – or huge variations from one shipment to another. Help is at hand, however,

A quarry facility in Russia has increased working efficiency by using Sandvik machinery. Located in in the Kurgan Region (Urals) of Russia, the Sinarsky Quarry is benefiting from an increase in throughput and reduced downtime since its new Sandvik crushing and screening plant became fully operational. The company invested over €2 million on the new plant, and is aiming to use it in order to double its aggregates production. This increase in production is required in order to meet the doubling of demand for

Chinese manufacturer LiuGong has adjusted its strategy to meet the changes in the construction machinery industry Slow recovery from the global economic recession has impacted on the construction machinery industry. Intense regional, political and economic situations, low demand for resources, a decrease in emerging economies and conservative investment have led to a sharp decrease in demand for heavy machinery. LiuGong is tackling this using its refined initiative programme, however, and the firm sa

McCloskey is further developing its sales and support coverage with the addition of Ries Engineering to its global dealer network The Ethiopian dealer Ries Engineering S Co (RESCO) expands the McCloskey distributor coverage worldwide in a growing market. The dealer has already finalised deals with customers and intends to further increase the presence of the McCloskey brand across East Africa. “Having Ries on board will further strengthen our expanding distribution network in Africa. Ethiopia presents

New Concession Company to build northern relief road of Moscow Kutuzov Avenue – Eugene Gerden writes New Concession Company has won a tender for the building of the Northern relief road of Kutuzovsky Avenue, a major radial avenue in the Russian capital Moscow. The firm is part of Leader company (one of Russia's largest management companies), owned by Yuri Kovalchuk, a well-known Russian businessman, who is reportedly close to Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. It is planned that the building of the n

A new road design can improve local water supplies. A new road design could help mitigate heavy flooding during rainy seasons and alleviate water shortages in dry periods. This innovative concept is a winner in the IRF’s Global Road Achievement Awards, in the Environmental Mitigation category. Road designs often exacerbate issues arising from heavy rainfall. However, a new initiative is making roads instruments for harvesting wate and for improving land productivity along the roads. The Roads for Water and