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Enforcement lack affects safety on Europe’s roads

June 17, 2016

Insufficient police enforcement across Europe is damaging road safety, according to the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC). Two reports available through the ETSC say that a fall in the level of police enforcement of traffic offences is contributing to Europe’s failure to cut the numbers dying in road collisions. More than 26,000 people died on EU roads last year, the first increase since 2001 according to the ETSC annual road safety performance index (PIN) report. Exceeding speed limits, drink or

Reliable CCTV images in difficult applications

June 17, 2016

Tough, durable and long lasting, Videotec’s Maximus MPXHD full HD camera can provide effective video surveillance and process control in hazardous areas and harsh settings. The units can be operated in area where the presence of gases or flammable dust can create a potentially explosive environment. These can be used in materials storage bins or tunnels for example and are also said to be explosion-proof, with pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) capabilities. Certified to ATEX, IECEX, EAC Ex, INMETRO and UL for use in

Efficient concrete inspection from GSSI

June 17, 2016

A new portable tool from GSSI offers fast and accurate analysis of concrete structures. The firm’s latest handheld ground penetrating radar (GPR) can be used for concrete inspection Industry. The StructureScan Mini series is a handheld, all-in-one GPR system for locating rebar, conduits, post-tension cables and voids. The unit can also be used to determine concrete slab thickness in real time. The firm offers the product in two models, the standard StructureScan Mini and the high resolution StructureSca

Sandvik’s new DT912D jumbo offers intelligent drilling efficiency

June 17, 2016

Sandvik Construction is introducing what it says is a completely new tunneling jumbo, the DT912D, especially for limestone applications. The DT912D - a high reach, single boom jumbo - is completely self-contained. It is powered with a fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly Tier 4 Final diesel engine and equipped with onboard compressor and water tank for air-mist flushing. Sandvik says the state-of-the-art control system will bring increased productivity in both tunneling and underground mine pro

JCB sees big UK orders, including its Hydradig wheeled excavator

June 17, 2016

JCB has received an order for 50 of its Hydradig 110W wheeled excavators from UK hire specialist H.E. Services (Plant Hire). The deal was secured at the recent bauma construction equipment trade fair in Munich, Germany, where the Hydradig was shown for the first time to thousands of international customers. H.E. Services chairman Hugh Edeleanu was on hand to sign the deal at the JCB stand at bauma. The order will be supplied by JCB dealer Greenshields JCB. Edeleanu said he saw opportunities for the Hy

Hitachi (HCME) forms alliance with online marketplace Mascus

June 17, 2016

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) has formed a strategic partnership with Mascus, an online marketplace. Mascus is a specialist site for buying and selling used construction machinery, as well as other vehicles and equipment. The company was founded in 2000 and is owned by Mascus International, based in the Netherlands. In 2009, Mascus opened an office in the Republic of South Africa, its first office outside Europe. Mascus now operates in 58 countries, covering the whole of Europe, Austral

EDGE Innovate to launch the new MC1400 handler at Hillhead

June 17, 2016

EDGE Innovate, a mobile material handling and recycling equipment manufacturer, is to premier its MC1400 track material classifier at the UK’s Hillhead 2016 exhibition in June. The MC1400 will be showcased at the UK's biggest live demonstration exhibition alongside EDGE Innovate’s TRM516 mobile trommel and Slayer XL slow speed shredder. The biennial Hillhead event attracts up to 17,000 visitors with more than 450 exhibiting companies already confirmed for the 2016 event. EDGE Innovate says its new MC

UK tourist A591 road in Cumbria gets repaired after storm damage

June 17, 2016

The UK’s A591 road in Cumbria was badly damaged in last December’s storms but recent work on a retaining wall is making life easier for construction crews. The vital Lake District tourist route, which stretches between Grasmere and Keswick, has been closed between St Johns in the Vale and Dunmail Raise following storms Desmond and Eva. A new 106m retaining wall - the length of a football pitch - is being built in the beck alongside the part of the A591 which collapsed during the bad weather. Contractors

Eurovia races against the clock for London’s Race of Champions

June 17, 2016

Fast-track construction has taken on a new meaning following the successful staging of the Race of Champions in London’s Olympic Stadium. The knockout tournament for the world’s best drivers – won by Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel – required a super-fast construction and dismantling of a safe, high-speed circuit within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium. Eurovia UK had just four weeks to design the track, complete trials and mobilise for the project following the contract award. The circuit was co

Sykes Pumps ballasting expertise adds weight to Forth float-outs

June 17, 2016

UK hire specialist, Sykes Pumps, is playing a vital role in delivering Scotland’s biggest transport infrastructure project in a generation - The Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC). Once completed later this year, the new road bridge will be the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world. Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC) consortium is using 42,000 tonnes of steel. Getting all that steel out into the Firth of Forth is a delicate operation. The project involves transferring 7,000tonne se