Excavators

Geith Meets Growing Demand With VA Expansion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A growing demand for products has prompted Geith Inc.’s expansion of its Petersburg, VA, facility. Formerly at 25,000 sq. ft., the recent construction, which was completed in August, provides an additional 15,000 sq. ft. Managed by Kessel Construction, who broke ground in February, the $.5-million project includes 40,000 sq. ft. of outdoor racked storage, three additional loading bays and a state-of-the-art 10,000 sq. Click for more...

Trucco Relies on AIM for Columbus-Area Projects →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Building strong relationships. In business, relationships can be the difference between growth and stagnancy. Trucco Construction is dedicated to that principle. It recognizes that developing a relationship is as important as developing the site. Through delivering quality and efficiency in every facet of its work, Trucco will accept no less than complete satisfaction at the close of a project. Many central Ohio developers have realized that they have partnered with a company that not only believes in those ideals, but also displays them throughout the project. Click for more...

Tramac V55 Takes Down Cliff for WV Road Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Wayne Concrete, of Barboursville, WV, has been hammering hard to remove a 700 ft. (213 m) long, 100 ft. (30 m) high rock cliff along State Route 10 in Logan county. According to Bud Daniels, president of Wayne Concrete, this has been a problem spot for the past 80 years — at most, the width of the road at this dangerous point is a lane and a half. When the rock cliff is removed, the Department of Transportation will begin widening the road to two full lanes and a “bench” to receive fallen rocks. While work is being done, the road must remain closed. Click for more...

New England’s Letourneau Clears the Way for Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Some of the most desirable land in the Northeast lies within the rolling, wooded New England countryside. Among the clearing and grubbing contractors performing the first step of commercial and residential development in the area, one of the better known is Letourneau Products Manufacturing Corp. This Freetown. MA-based company earns income from both clearing and wood chip sales, and is successfully building on a foundation established more than a generation ago. Click for more...

PA’s Route 309 Hums With Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Route 309, running through Montgomery County, PA, is seeing its share of construction activity this fall. The roadway is lined with construction equipment in a flurry of improvement and expansion projects. Some of the construction firms in charge of these projects include Nyleve Bridge Corporation, Vito Braccia Concrete & Building Contractor and S.C. & E.K. Fisher. Nyleve Bridge Corp. Nyleve Bridge Corp., of Emmaus, PA, is working on two bridges over Route 309 as part of a $14.7-million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project to improve a 10-mi. Click for more...

Cat Shear Force Speeds Demolition at Steel Foundry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The demolition crew of R. St-Pierre Excavation required only seven weeks to take down a 250,00-sq.-ft. (23,225 sq m) structure — the Canadian Steel Wheel foundry in Montreal, Quebec. In that same span, crews cut up 4,500 tons (4,050 t) of scrap steel and trucked it 50 mi. (80 km) to operating foundries where the scrap was reborn as new structural steel H-beams. The old foundry, constructed in the 1920s, manufactured rail and wheels to supply the railroad industry. Click for more...

Ace Golf Course Takes Shape in Suburban Philly →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Lafayette Hill area of Pennsylvania soon will be the home of a new championship caliber golf course. Construction began on the Ace Golf Course in August 2001 and is scheduled for completion this November. The project involves construction of a new 18-hole golf course designed by Gary Player , a veteran member of the PGA tour. The course will be located just off Ridge Pike in the rolling hills west of downtown Philadelphia. Click for more...

PCL-Plant Construction Finishes Up $134M Block E Complex in MN →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rising from the tarmac of a temporary parking lot located on one whole city block in downtown Minneapolis is a 22-story hotel and entertainment center. Coined Block E by city of Minneapolis developers, it marks a significant development by the city in its on-going, 30-year effort to revitalize the old warehouse district on the western edge of the downtown retail and business district. The first two, above-ground levels or 160,000 sq. Click for more...

Tramac 428SH Drives CT Sewer Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The city of New Haven, CT, is spending $4.5 million to replace its single-conduit underground water system with a new one that separates sewer water from drainage. One of the benefits of the replacement will be to save the city the expense of treating rain water. Complete Construction Co. of Ansonia, CT, is placing approximately 20,000 ft. (6,096 m) of pipes under several blocks of 20 streets. Depending on usage, the pipes range in diameter from 24 to 36 in. Click for more...

Erie Becomes Transportation Mecca With New $8M Hub →

From Construction Equipment Guide... An Intermodal Transportation Complex soon will open its doors for travelers in Erie, PA. Managed by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, the bayfront building will serve as a hub for passengers of Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority buses and eventually Greyhound buses. In addition, the complex will feature services for taxicabs, cruise boats, ferryboats and even bicycles. The building includes thousands of square feet of office and retail space that Port Authority and EMTA officials hope to lease to various shops and businesses. Click for more...

Link-Belt LS-218H Drives Piles for WW II Memorial →

“Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the eighteenth century father, and the other the nineteenth century preserver of our nation, we honor those twentieth century Americans who took up the struggle and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our forefathers entrusted to us: A Nation Conceived in Freedom” Midlantic Piling Inc., of Glen Rock, PA, was awarded the pile installation subcontract on the $56.1-million World War II Memorial being built in Washington, D.C. Click for more...

Hyundai Helps Contractors Win the Battle With Rock →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Known as the “Granite State,” New Hampshire offers contractors its own set of challenges. The hard rock found in excavation sites seems to dare contractors into a tug of war. Two of the state’s contractors have met the challenge with Chappell Tractor Sales, Hyundai’s 210LC-7 and 320LC-3 excavators on their side. Donigian Properties, located in Fremont, NH, has been building homes for more than 40 years. Click for more...

Sewer Plant Neighbors Rejoice Over Allied Hammer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... How do you quadruple the capacity of a sewage treatment plant that’s nestled in the midst of high-priced suburban Philadelphia homes? Very quietly. Montgomery Township, in Montgomery County, outside of Philadelphia, has experienced meteoric development over the past 10 years and the need to expand its sewage treatment facility has become vital. In fact, when the expansion project is completed in 2004, the wastewater treatment capacity will increase from 750,000 gal. Click for more...

Caterpillar Donates Historic Excavator to Support 2008 Olympic Games →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar Inc. recently donated the 5,000th Caterpillar excavator manufactured in China to The People’s Government of Beijing Municipality. The Cat 320C excavator is expected to work in a wide range of construction projects from now through the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Caterpillar’s authorized dealer in Beijing, WesTrac China, will provide service support to keep the excavator in peak working condition throughout construction. Caterpillar Vice President Stu Levenick presented the historic excavator to the Deputy Secretary General of The People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, Yan Zhongqui. "Caterpillar has been firmly committed to growing our business and acting as a good corporate citizen in this great country since we first came to China more than 20 years ago," Levenick said. Click for more...

Eastern Bridge Reconstructs First Broad River Span →

From Construction Equipment Guide... First Broad River Bridge, located one-tenth mi. (.16 km) north of SR1521 on NC Highway 10 between Polkville and Caser, NC, was recently rebuilt. The old two-lane bridge, which was built in 1939, was constructed of a concrete deck on I beams — five beams per span. According to Tim Elliott, acting transportation supervisor of Cleveland and Gaston counties, NC, deterioration of concrete and expansion joints, along with an increase in both car and truck traffic led to the decision to replace the bridge. “By today’s standard, the old bridge was too narrow,” Elliott said. Click for more...

Nu-Way Grinds Out Profits With Morbark Grinder →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A green waste recycling business started in South Florida in 2001 is already showing signs of success in its founding year. At a site located near growing population centers and equipped with productive and reliable equipment, Nu-Way Recycling Corp. is perfectly positioned to capitalize on its production capacity while at the same time diverting a sizeable stream of organic waste from landfills and into the landscaping market. Click for more...

Manufacturers Tout Versatility of Mini Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Many years ago, the Occham’s Razor theory — that the simplest solution is best — was alive and well and living in the construction industry. The problem in those days: providing the power and productivity of heavy equipment to the tight confines of small job sites. The solution of today: compact or mini equipment. According to many manufacturers, compact equipment can benefit a wide range of contractors and perform a wide range of tasks. Click for more...

Volvos Deftly Demolish School Sandwiched in Tight Spot →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Titan Wrecking & Environmental LLC, is making quick work of a demolition of portions of a high school in York, PA, due to two Volvo excavators provided by Highway Equipment & Supply Co., of Harrisburg. It is delicate work, according to Rocky Hines, operations manager for the Buffalo, NY-based company. “It’s a surgical demolition of a four-story masonry building that is sandwiched between two existing buildings,” said Hines. Click for more...

McDonald Moves Herd of Equipment on VT’s Route 9 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rebuilding of a 3.7-mi. (5.9 km) section of a highway in southern Vermont has resulted in the mitigation of a 10-acre (4 ha) wetlands site, requiring that all the equipment used on those 10 acres be pressure-washed and free of mud, grease or leaks. “We can’t introduce any non-native or new species of plants or insects to the new wetlands area,” said Mark Mackintosh, civil engineer for the state of Vermont. Click for more...

Sept 11: Looking Back and Ahead →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The “911” terrorist attacks that took 2,823 lives at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City one year ago touched us all in some way and changed our lives as well. Remembering it is painful, bringing back, for everyone, many desolate moments, but necessary if the personal growth and lessons learned are to be permanent. Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) was uniquely challenged as the nation responded, because as an equipment publication, it needed to tell the story of how contractors, dealers, and the rest of its industry acted with confidence, self-sacrifice and compassion throughout those long days and nights. Click for more...

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