A 50-tonne prototype dump truck is the centrepiece of Bell’s impressive stand at INTERMAT 2015 and offers a real glimpse of the heavy construction industry’s future.
The new TLB890 backhoe loader from Terex Construction will be among over 20 machines exhibited by the globally-renowned firm at bauma. Said by Terex Construction to be critical to the TLB890’s excellent productivity levels is its high-pressure hydraulic system, with an efficient piston pump option and high breakout force on the boom, dipper and bucket services. These design improvements are said to result in an impressive slew torque which provides powerful and quick backfilling particularly when working on
Doosan Portable Power has won a major order for equipment from Saudi Arabia worth almost €2 million. The units have been purchased by the rental business, EJAR, based in Jeddah, through TAMGO, the authorised dealer for Doosan compressors, lighting towers and construction tools in Saudi Arabia. The order is for 50 Doosan 9/235HA portable compressors each providing 23.4m³/min of compressed air at a rated operating pressure of 8.6bar. The 9/235HA is suited to compressed air applications in construction, renta
Construction work to widen the Autopista Norte highway in Colombia is being handled by the Accenorte consortium. The work involves widening a 4.2km stretch of the highway, which lies to the north of Colombia’s capital Bogota. The project is worth close to US$157 million, with the majority of the funding being delivered by the consortium partners and the remainder from a Colombian Bank. The consortium is led by Mincivil with a 57.43% stake. It also includes Universal with a 16.7% share, Castro Tcherassi with
