Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) has recently introduced a trio of impressive mini excavators – the ZX17U-5, ZX19U-5, and the ZX26U-5.
Said to be user-friendly, offering high levels of performance, comfort and durability, the new Zaxis-5 models are ideal for working in narrow or confined spaces.
The ZX17U-5 and ZX19U-5 are claimed by Hitachi to be more productive than other brands of mini excavators of this size. Due to their greater hydraulic efficiency, they are also said to be more producti
The Victoria Park Tunnel project in New Zealand has won an international award for construction methodology. The Victoria Park Alliance was presented with the 2012 International Road Federation (IRF) Global Road Achievement Award for Construction Methodology for the Victoria Park Tunnel project at an event in Washington, DC. The Alliance comprises the New Zealand Transport Agency, Fletcher Construction, Beca, Higgins Contractors and Parsons Brinckerhoff. Parsons Brinckerhoff was involved in concept design f
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.
A key introduction coming from Bell Equipment is its highly productive, high capacity ADT. The new B60E is intended to compete in the market with smaller rigid haulers and is aimed at use in large quarry applications. Running on twin axles the truck has double tyres at the rear and is powered by an MTU diesel, while it offers a capacity of 60tonnes. Its rear dump body has been designed to be short and square in configuration, unlike conventional ADTs that tend to have longer bodies. The reason for this desi
