Excavators

Volvo Construction Equipment See Sales Up 28% in Q4 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment put in a strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, helping its parent company, the Volvo Group, achieve the highest sales and operating income in its history. Improved competitiveness coupled with growing demand — especially in Asia — helped Volvo CE deliver strong improvements in sales, operating income and order intake. In Q4 2017, net sales increased by 28 percent to SEK 16,733 M (13,110). Click for more...

Kinshofer Acquires Doherty Group →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kinshofer, one of the world's leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, has announced the acquisition of Doherty Group, a New Zealand-based excavator attachment manufacturer. Under the terms of the agreement, Kinshofer acquired 100 percent of the Doherty Group. The entire Doherty management team will stay with the company and Doherty Group co-owner and managing director Jeremy Doherty will remain as its managing director. Click for more...

Hyundai Intros New Products, Partnerships, Safety Edge at World of Concrete →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas booth at World of Concrete showcased new products, new partnerships and what the company calls "the Hyundai Safety Edge." Visitors to the exhibit (booth C7213) saw the Hyundai-exclusive all-around view monitoring system featured for the first time on one of its HL900 series wheel loaders, as well as a newly redesigned Hyundai quick coupler for its Z-bar wheel loaders. Click for more...

Epiroc Introduces ER 1500 Drum Cutter →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Epiroc AB, the subsidiary of Atlas Copco Group that is planned to be listed on the stock exchange in 2018, has introduced the ER 1500 drum cutter excavator attachment. The powerful transverse drum cutter is ideal for tunneling, special foundation work, demolition and soil mixing, and features an integrated dust suppression system to help maximize safety and help to achieve OSHA silica dust regulations. Click for more...

Kubota Introduces U27-4 Tight Tail Swing Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota Tractor Corporation's U27-4 tight tail swing excavator features adjustable auxiliary flow hydraulics, an auxiliary diverter valve, two-speed automatic downshift travel, as well as best-in-class reach and dig depth. The new U27-4 also boasts one of the largest operator stations in its class with a tight tail swing design. An enclosed cab option with heat also is available for the new U27-4. Click for more...

Kubota Introduces KX033-4 with New Extendable Dipper Arm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota Tractor Corporation's KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm weighs in as a 3-ton class machine yet boasts the reach and dig depth of a heavier weight class. Ideal for those hard to reach areas, the KX033-4's optional extendable dipper arm can be quickly and easily extended up to 31 in. (78.7 cm), boosting productivity as well as efficiency. Its impressive capabilities include a digging depth of 12 ft. Click for more...

Volvo CE's Fully-Electric Compact Excavator Prototype Wins Intermat Innovation Award →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment's 100 percent electric compact excavator prototype — known as the EX2 — has won the prestigious Equipment & Machinery Award in the Earthmoving & Demolition category of the Intermat Innovation Awards. The concept machine, which delivers zero emissions, 10 times higher efficiency, 10 times lower noise levels and reduced total cost of ownership compared to its conventional counterparts, was recognized for its contribution towards progress in the construction industry. Click for more...

R B Holt Makes Way for New Development in Orange County →

From Construction Equipment Guide... R B Holt, a demolition company based in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., has built a solid reputation for quality and customer service. Focusing primarily in South Orange County, the company performs demolition, asphalt removal, brick reclamation, concrete removal, floor removal and material reclamation. R B Holt specializes in custom beach home demolition and to date have taken down more than 3,000 homes. Click for more...

Kobelco USA Grows Excavator Dealer Network with New Partnerships →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Correlli, Inc. and Frank Martin Sons, Inc. to its growing dealer network. “Correlli and Frank Martin Sons are top-notch dealerships that maintain strong commitments to exceeding customer expectations and consistently deliver superior service and product support,” says Pete Morita, vice president – Excavator Division at Kobelco USA. Click for more...

Tyler Equipment Helps Saltmarsh Industries Expand →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Saltmarsh Industries, located in Southwick, Mass., serves the Springfield, Worcester, eastern New York and northern Connecticut region, specializing in site development, underground utilities, pavement management, water/sewer/drainage systems and other realms of total site development. Incorporated by Jesse Saltmarsh in 2009, the company is now run by Jesse, Alex and Nick Saltmarsh, and Tony Brignoli. Click for more...

Smooth Operators – The Experts Behind Florida's I-4 Ultimate →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Roberto Rodriguez is feeling proud. He's doing his part to complete the largest infrastructure project underway in the United States, the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a $2.3 billion Public-Private Partnership (P3) project to redesign and reconstruct one of Florida's most vital highway systems. The 34-year-old machine operator has been on the job for nine months, operating a Volvo excavator at several of the work sites in central Florida. Click for more...

Video: Rescuers Use Kobelco Excavator to Save Woman From Raging River →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A woman in China's Jiangxi province was rescued from a rapidly rising river with a Kobleco excavator Jan. 8. While riding a tricycle over a partially submerged bridge, the woman became trapped, clinging to a tree, NBC4i reported. Firefighters arrived with an excavator, extending the arm in an attempt to reach her. She couldn't quite reach, so a rescuer got into the water to help while his team held onto him with a rope, NBC4i reported. Click for more...

J.H. Hiers Construction 'Does It All' With Volvo, Ascendum →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Machinery has been a big part of Jeff Hiers' life for as long as he can remember — his father ran tractors on their family farm, his mother's family ran a construction company. So, after studying civil engineering at The Citadel, he went to work for the family business: Brunson Construction Company, a general contractor/commercial builder. He thought he'd work there forever… that he was “pre-destined” to work there… but after four years he left to find employment that would more closely use his degree. Click for more...

Adamo Demos Georgia Dome in Downtown ATL →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Brought in from Detroit, Mich., by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) to demolish its 71,000-seat Georgia Dome, the Adamo Demolition Company perfectly executed the implosion of the stadium — in 12 seconds — that was built in 1992 as the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons football team. When the Dome opened in 1992, it was the largest covered stadium in the world and featured the largest cable-supported fabric roof. Click for more...

Takeuchi Introduces TB235-2 Compact Hydraulic Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Takeuchi-US has launched the TB235-2 compact hydraulic excavator. Sharing the same design concept of the TB230, TB240 and TB260, the TB235-2 provides Takeuchi with a 3.5 ton (3.1 t) offering in this competitive market classification. With the TB235-2, Takeuchi will be able to meet the needs of a wide range of customers including general contractors, landscapers, utility contractors and the rental industry. Click for more...

First Phase of U.S. 30 Upgrade Moves Forward →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Nebraska Department of Transportation, via the Build Nebraska Act, is spending close to $170 million to convert roughly 26 mi. of U.S. Highway 30 (U.S. 30) between Schuyler and Fremont in Dodge and Colfax County from a two-lane road into a four-lane expressway on new alignment that in places is 1.5 to 2 mi. north of the existing U.S. 30 alignment. The project is being constructed in three phases —Schuyler to Rogers, Rogers to North Bend and North Bend to Fremont. Click for more...

Rudolph Libbe Inc. Completes LEED Building Design and Construction →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rudolph Libbe Inc. recently completed construction of the $26 million Northwood Schools in Northwood, Ohio, for Northwood Local Schools (NLS). The school, which acheived LEED Silver certification, is located on the site of the Olney School and the Olney Elementary School that have been demolished, and adjacent to Northwood High School, which will be repurposed with the 800-seat auditorium and 10,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

ALLU Transformer TS Drum Assembly Improves Profitability in Pipeline Applications →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The ALLU Transformer TS drum assembly, manufactured for the existing ALLU Transformer D-Series material processor attachment frames, is an effective tool for pipeline padding and backfilling applications. Because it allows material to be screened onsite and then backfilled directly into a trench, it eliminates the need for dedicated stationary screening or purchase of fine soil. ALLU D-Series attachments work with wheel loaders, excavators, skid steers or backhoes to screen, crush, pulverize, aerate, blend, mix, separate, feed and load materials all in one stage — increasing the profitability and efficiency of pipeline construction operations. Click for more...

Fifty Years of Friendship Grows From Business Relationship →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A five-decade friendship. A five-decade business relationship. In the case of Victor P. Zugibe Inc. and Pine Bush Equipment, the relationship is the same. Victor Zugibe already owned a gas station and a sporting goods store when he started a construction company in 1968. His first pieces of equipment were a Case dozer and Case loader backhoe that he purchased from Pine Bush Equipment. Pine Bush's Ken Boniface sold Zugibe those first pieces of equipment. Click for more...

Montana Mining Complex's $47.2M Clean Up →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex (UMBC) officials are reflecting on work already completed as part of the $47.2 million effort. The project's main goal is to remove roughly 1 million cu. yds. of tailings and mine waste to protect human health and the environment by minimizing direct contact with contaminants. “The people of Montana support cleaning up these legacy mining operations and look forward to the recreational opportunities these sites often provide, from trails through town to fishing in the high country,” said Shellie Haaland, Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) construction manager, Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex. Click for more...

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