From graders to graffiti, there is something for everyone at INTERMAT 2015. And if you need a break from the hustle of excavators and loaders, and the bustle of big construction deals, then what could be more relaxing than a little light music?
A deeply disliked stretch of road has proven a powerful inspiration for a symphony written by musician Sufjan Stevens. The man was commissioned to write a piece of music about his home city by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and he opted to compose his piece about the infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Called the BQE by New Yorkers, the flyover features narrow lanes, has no hard shoulder and is badly potholed, while high traffic volumes mean that jams and accidents are frequent and it has the dubious honour
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RBA) aims to sell more than 2,450 equipment items and trucks in a two-day unreserved public auction at its Bolton, Ontario auction site starting tomorrow. Equipment available to the highest bidder includes 115 truck tractors, 54 hydraulic excavators, 46 wheeled loaders, 33 crawler tractors, 30 loader backhoes, as well as a great selection of forestry equipment and cranes. All equipment will be sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.
