Excavators

Batson-Cook Nears Completion of 18-Story, $80M Galleria 600 Tower →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A prestigious new business address has taken shape on the horizon of the Cumberland area north of Atlanta, where Batson-Cook is nearing the completion of the glittering new Galleria 600 building near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 285. “We have done really well on this project,” said Larry Turner, project superintendent of Batson-Cook Company. “You always face a variety of challenges on a job such as this, but for the most part, everything here has seemed to click.” In fact, the work has gone so well that the construction team now expects to finish the $80-million project well ahead of the original projection of April 2002. Click for more...

Post Finishes Townhome Construction in Atlanta →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Efforts to revitalize the community along Glenwood Avenue near I-20 received a major boost in October 2001, when the first residents moved into the elegant new Glenwood Green Townhomes. The $17-million development, which Post Construction Services of Atlanta built for 951 Glenwood Associates LLC, features 188 residences with prices ranging from the $140,000s to the $190,000s. “We broke ground on the project in January 2001 and, even though we ran into a few interesting challenges along the way, we have managed to keep the project slightly ahead of schedule,” said Bill Schoettelkotte, project manager of Post Construction Services. Click for more...

Komatsu Customers Discover Value of ReMarketed Machine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Last year, Komatsu ReMarketing introduced “Distributor Qualified Used Equipment” as a way to bring certain standards and assurances to the used equipment marketplace. A distributor-qualified machine is one that has been thoroughly inspected by a trained Komatsu technician and graded according to specific standardized criteria. Equipment users said they like the distributor-qualified program because they know exactly what they’re getting. Click for more...

J.W. Burress Expands Into SC, Opens Columbia Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In an effort to bring close, convenient service to customers in South Carolina as well as provide a new growth opportunity for the company, J.W. Burress recently expanded into the state with a new facility in Columbia. The branch, which the company opened in October, is located on 4425 Bluff Rd., two miles east of I-77. Renovations were done to the existing 10,000 sq. ft. facility that included an expanded parts area in the back of the building; an updated parts facility in the center of the building; a remodeled service management area which includes a service writers office, manager’s office and tool room; and an additional parts counter. Click for more...

Norris Sales Joins Schaeff Network →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Norris Sales has joined the Schaeff of North America dealer network. The announcement was made by John Poag dealer development manager for Schaeff. Norris will market Schaeff’s full line of compact loaders and excavators — including the HR 32 zero tail swing excavator — from its location in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Norris’ territory covers the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Schaeff line includes eight wheel loaders; 12 compact excavators and several specialized models such as the walking excavator. Schaeff of North America’s sales and service functions are handled from its headquarters in Dallas, TX. Click for more...

Tractor-Scraper Combo Hastens Homesite Grading Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With the help of a new tractor-scraper combination, Ken Beer & Sons of Perkasie, PA, is making fast work of a mid-size excavating and grading job combination. In Hilltown, PA, Beer & Sons is moving approximately 100,000 cu. yd. (76,456 cu m) of dirt for a new 45-unit luxury home subdivision, Hilltown Chase, being built by the Elliott Building Group, Newtown, PA. Beer & Sons is excavating to grade, then stockpiling the material for later use in finishing the homesites. Click for more...

Illinois Contractor Excavates With an Antique Twist →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fraase Excavating is located just west of Springfield, IL. Lloyd Fraase is in the excavating business with his son, John. Their excavating business specializes in conservation tillage, ponds, terracing and clearing. Their business headquarters is located on the homestead of the family farm. Lloyd Fraase said he began operating a bulldozer in a construction equipment operation in 1958. When the owner of the business retired, Lloyd took over. Click for more...

CNH, Kobe Steel and Kobelco Finalize Global Alliance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CNH Global N.V., one of the largest construction equipment makers in the world, has announced the completion of its global alliance with Kobe Steel Ltd., and Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., the world’s fourth largest manufacturer of hydraulic excavators. The alliance will focus on the development, production and selling of crawler excavators, including mini-excavators, on a worldwide basis. Click for more...

Volvo Equipment Pushes Through $6M Complex Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... South of Boston, in Weymouth, MA, a 330-unit apartment complex spread over 29 acres (11.7 ha) is taking shape on a 52-acre (21 ha) parcel of land. Weymouth’s Rudy V. Pompeo Inc. has been doing all site excavation, related road construction and utilities at the development, which will be called Avalon Ledges Apartments. The project, which began in April 2001 and is scheduled for completion in Sept. Click for more...

Cat Claws Foundation for Dorney Park’s Talon Coaster →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When climbing a 135-ft. lift hill on the Northeast’s tallest inverted roller coaster at speeds of 58 mph, the last thing a rider wants to worry about is whether the foundations are secure. That, according to Keith Malcolm, is part of Semmel Excavating Inc.’s job. Semmel crews did the excavation and backfill work for all 130 foundations for Dorney Park’s newest custom-designed coaster, the Talon, located in Allentown, PA. The preparation work for the Talon, which was completed for the 2001 park season, included the removal of pre-existing rides and blacktop, relocating utilities, building berms and grading slopes for the ride. In 1999, leaving nothing to chance on the 3-million-lb. Click for more...

Cat 320 Lifts Marine Limestone Out Of Chesapeake Bay →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A donated track excavator has played an important role in the development of Maryland’s first ecological sanctuary this past summer. Located on 1.2 acres (.48 ha) of private land in the Nanticoke River in Wicomico County, the $80,000 experimental project uses marine limestone as an alternative substrate for restoring oyster reefs. The oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay has declined because of disease, poor water quality and overharvesting. Click for more...

Corman Reconstructs Baltimore’s Reistertown Road Bridge →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Baltimore’s Corman Construction Inc. is gaining first-hand experience in creating an urban diamond interchange at Interstate 695 and MD 140 in Baltimore County. Although new to this particular area, this type of interchange has been used in more than 20 states to manage heavy traffic since the 1970s. An urban diamond requires only one traffic signal system to control the entire interchange, which helps to accommodate more vehicles and eliminate delays. Click for more...

Capital District’s Economy Grows Suburban Contracting →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Capital District of New York has had a strong economy for the past several years, which has benefited area companies such as Suburban Contracting and Development Corporation. The company is a land development contractor that purchases area land, site clears it and develops is so that it is suitable for area builders to construct homes on or develops land under contract owned directly by area home builders. Click for more...

GPS Guides Halverson Through Roseville Bypass Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction of a new highway bypass around Roseville, IL, may constitute routine work for Halverson Construction Company, but the firm is taking advantage of new technology to get the job done more efficiently. The $18-million bypass is a 5-mi. (8-km) stretch of four-lane highway that wraps around Roseville’s west side and connects U.S. Highway 67 on the north and south sides of town. Currently, Highway 67 carries extensive traffic through downtown Roseville, and once finished, the bypass will divert that traffic around the western edge of town. It’s a fairly typical highway project, according to Kyle Zellers, project manager of Springfield, IL-based Halverson. Click for more...

Bodine Eases Demolition of DePaul Hospital in Wisconsin →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Wisconsin demolition expert charged with the job of tearing down the old Milwaukee DePaul Hospital has found the addition of a hydraulic thumb to his excavator has made the task a lot easier. In fact, “without my hydraulic thumb, my excavator would be useless for the pick-up and sorting of demolition debris,” claimed Troy Mews, president and owner of Tylor Co. Inc. Tylor, a six-year-old company employing nine, specializes in grading, excavating and demolition. Click for more...

Blythe Eliminates Bottlenecks With $48M Raleigh, NC, Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... U.S. Census Bureau numbers out this spring only confirmed what every general contractor in the Southeast region knew: There is plenty of highway construction opportunity in Raleigh, NC. The state capital and the county surrounding it comprise one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country. The area threatens soon to become one big traffic jam, extending from horizon to horizon, unless highway contractors fix it by opening new stretches of pavement. Click for more...

Ritchie Brothers Hits Cleveland With Unreserved Sale →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ritchie Brothers held an unreserved public auction on Friday, Nov. 16, in Middleburg Heights (Cleveland), OH. The sale featured a variety of equipment, including a 1998 Caterpillar 330B excavator and a 1997 Komatsu D38E-1 dozer. Click for more...

Road Widening Scheme Cheats Traffic Deaths on IA330, U.S. 65 →

A 26-mi. (41.6 km) stretch of highway in central Iowa that links Des Moines to Marshalltown is the site of a top priority highway construction effort. The affected avenues are IA 330 and US 65, which run concurrent with each other for approximately 4 mi. (6.4 km) just northeast of Des Moines. Then the two highways split; US 65 turns due north while IA 330 continues northeastward toward Marshalltown. Click for more...

Rochester Awaits New $63.9M Bascule Bridge Over Genesee →

A few years ago, a single lane bridge in upstate New York was replaced. It was affectionately known to local residents as the Thunder Bridge, from the loud banging that ensued when cars drove over its loose timber decking. “Shortly after the new bridge went in I had a call from the adjacent neighbor, right on top of the bridge, complaining that he could not sleep at night any more,” recalled Bo Mansouri of Monroe County Department of Transportation (DOT) in New York state. Click for more...

Crews Finish Up Road Work in South Carolina →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dust will soon settle for the last time in four lakefront subdivisions near Eutawville, SC, where general contractor W. Frazier Construction Inc. and several subcontractors have teamed up to pave 21 existing dirt roads. Rea Construction will handle the paving portion of the project, which has a total value of nearly $1 million. Hutto Construction has the responsibility for building the drainage structures, while G.H. Click for more...

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