Volvo CE is set to enter the rigid hauler market with a complete Volvo-branded range. Using the expertise of its Motherwell facility in Scotland, the range consists of four machines, starting at the 45-ton R45D and extending up to...
Komatsu has released a new 50 tonne class excavator, the PC490LC-11, featuring a Tier 4 Final-compliant low emission engine, delivering increased production and lower fuel consumption. Designed for heavy construction, quarrying and demolition applications, the PC490LC-11 has an operating weight...
Volvo Concept Wheel Loader ZEUX is a revolutionary autonomous concept wheel loader. Jointly developed by Volvo Construction Equipment and Lego® Technic. What started out as a fun, informal team building event to inspire the Volvo CE and LEGO® Technic design...
Takeuchi has released its TB225 2.3 tonne mini excavator, the latest model in its range of small machines designed to add productivity for earthmoving contractors, plumbers, electrical, data and telco services contractors. Kanga Excavation Services Pty Ltd has discovered this...
Mine is an analysis of trends based on the financial performance and position of the global mining industry as represented by the Top 40 global mining companies by market capitalisation. Mine 2018 – Tempting times For the world’s Top 40 miners,...
Total Base Number (TBN) is an important indicator used by Techenomics in its condition-based monitoring service which measures the status of an asset while it is operating. The higher the TBN, the more acid that can be neutralised by...
According to  The National Construction Equipment Convention (NCEC) Digital technologies have become indispensable to large-scale construction projects, enhancing safety and efficiency and helping contractors keep to their budgets. Here are 10 technologies that will be increasingly adopted in commercial and civil construction...
With more than 50 years of combined industry experience, the founders of CoolCab Technology, Jim Cannon and Gregg Chapman, are leading the idle reduction movement in Australia. Pioneering CoolCab Technology, Jim and Gregg are passionate about air conditioning, particularly...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZLBrzMZANw Caterpillar equipment is known for its durability, long-term performance and reliability. A key factor to the longevity of Cat® machines, is the premise that each machine, is “built to be rebuilt.” After 10 years in operation, the productivity of a...
THE BIG 5 AND DUBAI SOUTH BUSINESS PARK LAUNCH FREE SEMINAR FOR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS Dubai South, the 145 sq km urban city development emerging in the emirate of Dubai, in partnership with The Big 5, Middle East’s leading...
For more than 50 years May Asphalt Group has been a leading supplier of asphalt services in Melbourne. The company provides a diverse range of solutions including asphalt paving/overlays, asphalt profiling/edge planing, consulting on civil projects, reinstatements works or...
Responding to growth and market demands, IVCS has been reviewing options to address these needs, while at the same time improving and expanding on service and product offerings. The solution came in the form of a merger with Lytx’s largest international re-seller –...
It surely takes skills and cutting-edge equipment to reach the reputation the company has earned. That is where Epiroc compliments the scene—with a lasting partnership through providing efficient and high-technology drilling equipment that supplements QED’s operations. In an interview with...
After almost a decade of operating compact excavators — either belonging to a former employer or rented — Rocky Wisley’s young company had enough business to purchase its own machine. “I had plenty of experience operating five or six excavator...
BUSINESS IS BOOMING FOR MELBOURNE EXCAVATORS Business is booming for Sean Reilly’s excavation company so he recently upgraded his Kobelco excavators with his dealer Melbourne Tractors. Reilly Excavations was established a few years ago when owner Sean saw an opportunity to join...
Komatsu has announced new arrangements for those users of its KOWA oil analysis sample kit who return samples to the company by mail, because of new regulations imposed by Australia Post. For the past 18 years, Komatsu has used Australia...
Earthmoving Equipment Australia (EEA) is proudly Australian owned and operated with 5 branches throughout NSW and QLD. Case 865B Grader road tested on a new subdivision in Toowoomba.
Modulift, a manufacturer of below-the-hook equipment, has signed a lucrative agreement with Maxirig, which sees the Australian lifting and rigging gear specialist stock the UK company's full range of standard modular spreader beams at its Victoria headquarters and throughout a...