The construction equipment industry is at a turning point. Topcon’s senior leaders believe that we are about to see a huge surge in the adoption of new construction technologies. The time is ripe as a new, younger and more tech-savvy generation comes to the fore. Governments could save billions, and where does the smartphone fit in?
Bridges – many designed and renovated by Cleveland Bridge – are part of a city’s architectural landscape. They help define an urban area’s identity, as Carlos Arias*, the company’s international manager, explains in this special feature.
The agile and versatile rollers on the HD CompactLine are user-friendly all-rounders for road-building and gardening and landscaping. Hamm therefore covers a range of 1.5 t to 4.5 t. In addition to the tandem and combination rollers, their range of products has always also included a compact pneumatic-tyre roller. This has now undergone a facelift and is now available under the name HD 14i TT. The "i" in the name informs you that it fulfils the requirements of the exhaust emission standard EU Stage V/EPA Tier 4.
After more than a year of uncertainty, the road industry is coming back stronger than ever before thanks to new ways of working and increased investment – because building new infrastructure lays the foundation for a more resilient and economically robust world.
The Nawaseeb Road in Kuwait forms an important part of the country's national infrastructure, providing a strategic, logistical corridor to neighbouring Saudi Arabia
Equipment from Vögele and Hamm has been used to build a carriageway with reduced-temperature asphalt in Germany. The equipment was required for paving a road tunnel in Kahrlsruhe. Tough conditions were applied to paving in the road tunnel under the Kriegsstrasse road.
Emissions regulations relating asphalt plants in China are now far more stringent than before, which is requiring change from the manufacturers and their customers alike.
The International Road Federation (IRF) and its new Start-Up Label will collaborate with the FIA Smart Cities Global Start-Up Contest to identify and support start-ups with high impact potential to accelerate innovation in the mobility sector across the world
