Excavators

New Millennium Rentals Expands Its Excavator Fleet →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New Millennium Rentals, located in Florida (Middletown), N.Y., has been providing unique equipment rental solutions for the demolition, recycling, environmental and reconstruction industries since its founding in 1999. Its mission has been to match excavators with highly specialized demolition fronts and attachments that are not available through traditional distribution outlets. Over the past few months, the company has expanded its inventory to meet the growing diverse needs of its customer base. Click for more...

CEG Exclusive: Tour of Mecalac's French Factory as It Unveils New MWR Series Compact Wheeled Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Earlier this year, France-based manufacturer Mecalac held a dealer meeting and press event to introduce to its more than 200 dealers worldwide the new MRW (MWR) series compact wheeled excavator. The press conference and dealer introduction was held at the Arcadium concert and meeting hall facility in Annecy, France. Annecy also is home to Mecalac's world headquarters. There, Construction Equipment Guide was given an exclusive opportunity to tour the Mecalac factory and experience first-hand the company's manufacturing processes, elaborate parts support and distribution network, and the rigorous testing process that each machine is put through before delivery. Click for more...

Mecalac Ramps Up Presence in United States →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When France-based construction equipment manufacturer Mecalac made its first impression in the United States market in mid-2016, it was through Lorusso Heavy Equipment, based in Walpole, Mass. This allowed Mecalac to introduce its unique equipment line to the New England construction market with the assistance of Lorusso, which also was responsible for helping set up a nationwide distribution network for the manufacturer. Click for more...

Anniversary: Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH Celebrates its 75,000th Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Liebherr announced Sept. 25, that the 75,000th excavator at Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH, the founding plant of the Liebherr Group, has been delivered. This is a good reason for the company and its approximately 1,700 employees to celebrate. The anniversary machine was unveiled to the staff during a celebratory event in the production plant. The A 918 Compact Litronic wheeled excavator received a special graffiti design by Claudia Walde, aka MadC, one of the world's most well-known graffiti artists. Click for more...

JCB to Showcase Equipment Innovations at ICUEE 2017 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB has confirmed that the Teleskid, Hydradig 110W tool carrier, 3CX Compact backhoe loader and 48Z-1 compact excavator, will be on display at the 2017 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) in Louisville, Ky., from Oct. 3 to 5. The company will also demonstrate its 509-45 Loadall telescopic handler with a radio remote-control work platform and preview its new 503-13 Loadall sub-compact telehandler, which will be launched in 2018. Click for more...

MDOT Spends $165M Upgrading Four Spans →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Nearly one-third of the work has been completed on the Michigan Department of Transportation's $165 million 75 Rouge River-Detroit-Downriver Connection bridge project. It's an initiative that is repairing and upgrading four bridges that cross the Rouge River, vital railway lines and canals crucial to the auto and construction industry, and impact life in a residential/urban area in South End Detroit. Click for more...

Kobelco to Double Production Capacity at U.S. Manufacturing Facility by 2018 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kobelco USA is continuing its commitment to providing customers with quality products from its North American excavator production facility with plans to nearly double manufacturing capacity by 2018. Mass production at the Spartanburg, S.C. facility began in 2016 with conventional machines weighing 20-plus tons. Over the past year, Kobelco has increased production capacity by threefold as the facility is ramping up to produce 1,800 units/year. Click for more...

Scrap Metal Recycler Works Hard to Succeed in Current Down Market →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When David Feinberg, a veteran in the scrap metal industry, formed a partnership in 2011 with Eric Bell, an industry newcomer, the outlook for their new venture looked solid. The young company — Philadelphia Metal and Resource Recovery — had an excellent location near Interstate 95, in an industrial section of Philadelphia. Feinberg previously operated a similar business at the same 4-acre site and was well known among a large group of buyers and sellers. Click for more...

Volvo CE Fuels Development in North America, Participates in SkillsUSA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is continuing its support for the construction industry and helping to address the skills gap. Over the summer, Volvo CE donated an excavator to support operator training programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology, and participated in SkillsUSA and Skills Compétences Canada's annual competitions. “In the U.S., an estimated 600,000 manufacturing jobs went unfilled in 2011 and could grow to over two million in ten years, according to a report from the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte,” said Chuck Wood, vice president, Human Resource Management and Administration, Sales Region Americas, Volvo CE. Click for more...

ALDOT Pursues $700M Bridge, Roadway Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Alabama Department of Transportation is spending more than $700 million to rebuild and upgrade a 2-mi. stretch of Interstate 59/20 that runs through downtown Birmingham via a three phase project that started in September 2015 and will be completed in 2020. The work includes improving and replacing the elevated portions of the Interstate and the replacing and renovation of many bridges crossing the I-65 and I-59/20 Interchange. Click for more...

Komatsu Introduces New Intelligent Machine Control Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. introduced the new PC210LCi-11, intelligent Machine Control hydraulic excavator. This second generation PC210LCi leverages the proven track record and success of the pioneering PC210LCi-10, while adding eagerly-awaited, machine-control-joystick functionality. This industry-leading technology offers up to a 63 percent improvement in excavating efficiency over a standard PC210LC-11 and traditional stake-plus-grade-checker methods. Click for more...

New Gradall XL3200V Lo Pro Excavator Works on Low-Overhead Jobs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Gradall Industries is introducing the Gradall XL 3200V Lo Pro crawler excavator, designed specifically for extra-low overhead jobs including top-down construction projects, where excavation work must be completed beneath a 10-ft. ceiling. The new XL 3200V Lo Pro model, with a bucket attached to its boom-end, has an overall height of just 9 ft., 5 in. – some 16 inches shorter than the standard 10-ft., 9-in. Click for more...

Kobelco USA Names Central Equipment as Mini Excavator Dealer in Idaho →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Central Equipment to its growing dealer network. Central Equipment will represent Kobelco as a mini-excavator dealership in Idaho. “We were looking to fill a void in our equipment offering and Kobelco was one of the first manufacturers that we considered,” said Tyson Bowden, general manager at Central Equipment. Click for more...

Global Excavator Demand to Exceed $50B in 2021 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Global demand for excavators is forecast to advance 9.9 percent per year through 2021 to $50.6 billion, approximating the average market pace, according to recent data from The Freedonia Group. Growth in the segment will be supported by:advances in global building and nonbuilding construction spending. increasing mining and forestry sector production, bolstered by rising commodity prices. expanding natural gas output and minor gains in crude oil production. Click for more...

Black Splitter Attachment Ignites Md. Company's Firewood Production →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Maryland Landscape Supply of Ellicott City, Md., dramatically improved the cost and efficiency of its firewood processing operation with the purchase of a Black Splitter S2X 800 hydraulic wood splitting attachment from Atlantic Excavator Attachments. This German-manufactured attachment allows an operator to handle and split large timber with surgical precision from the cab of a construction machine, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Double D Pipeline Inc. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Throughout Double D Pipeline Inc.'s nearly 30-year history one thing has remained constant. Its sole focus has been and continues to be wet utility installation that includes storm, water and sanitary sewer lines of all types and sizes. The Temecula, Calif.-based company primarily provides commercial and private developers with a package of services that includes putting all three lines in the ground. Click for more...

Foltz Land Management Clears Site With Case Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Keith Foltz of Foltz Land Management, a full service land management company, said that what sets his company apart is the comprehensive nature of FLM's capabilities and the exhaustive attention to detail that his company provides. Foltz is currently hard at work on one such project, clearing an 8-acre site to establish pasture and create strategic wildlife hunting and view sites across the property. Click for more...

Doosan Wins Contract to Supply Excavators to European Pipeline →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Doosan won a contract to supply 52 excavators to Europe's Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project. The $5.5 billion project is the largest gas pipeline project on the continent, beginning on the border of Greece and Turkey and stretching across Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Italy, the Oman Tribune reported. When complete, the pipeline will carry natural gas from the Caspian Sea to countries including Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and the United Kingdom. Click for more...

Crews Wrestle With Floating Bogs in Northern Illinois →

From Construction Equipment Guide... FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) _ Crews are wrestling with large floating bog islands on some northern Illinois waterways that are creating hazards for boaters and threatening damage to piers. The Fox Waterway Agency's director said recent flooding on the Chain O'Lakes and the Fox River caused several bogs made up of muck, cattails, tall grass and other vegetation to break free. Joseph Keller told the Daily Herald those bogs can then be pushed around by currents or winds. Click for more...

The Legacy That Shaped Volvo's World-Class Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With a history that can be traced all the way back to 1832, Volvo CE is one of the true pioneers of the construction equipment industry. The company is famed for its innovations in wheel loaders and articulated haulers, but also boasts more than 75 years of excavator experience. In 1939, Swedish company Åkerman launched its first 8-ton rope shovel. The machine was such a success that by 1956, Åkerman specialized entirely in excavators and by 1985, had sold more than 10,000 units globally. Click for more...

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