Tag: environment
Demand for tractors remains stable, but industry barometer indicates recession.
Overall, some 191,587 “tractors” were registered across Europe in the full year 2019, according to numbers sourced from national authorities. Of these registrations, 43,642 vehicles were 37kW (50 hp) and...
Transport is the heartbeat of South Africa’s economic growth, ensuring goods and people move swiftly and safely to their destinations.
The country’s road, rail and maritime networks combined ensure the sustained growth of economic activity; the effective movement of goods...
Among the key sectors that keep South Africa’s economic engine running are manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, financial services, transport, mining, agriculture and tourism.
South Africa’s economy has been traditionally rooted in the primary sectors – the result of a...
The new JCB electric excavator is the quietest digger in its range and delivers zero emissions. Designed to meet a growing need for zero-emission environmentally-friendly construction equipment, JCB CEA will launch the electric-drive 19C-1 E-TEC mini excavator to the market...
It is a unique construction site: the use of machines with an electric drive means deep foundation work can for the first time be executed almost emission-free. With the LB 16 unplugged the first battery-powered drilling rig is used...
Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China's largest steel producer, China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University, one of China's most prestigious and influential universities (the Parties),...
In order to turn aggregates and bitumen into asphalt for road construction, a thermal mixing process is needed – this is what an asphalt mixing plant is used for. When it comes to the production of this “black gold,”...
Volvo CE offers many new technologies and services to help companies reduce spending on fuel and become more environmentally friendly in the process.
Fuel is one of the largest expenses for most construction companies. Volvo CE has fitted its machines...
Port Adelaide is a vital part of South Australia and Adelaide’s history. Its heritage and location are now being cherished, and the Port is taking its rightful place as a centre of opportunity and investment in the State.
A key...
Boral deepened its commitment to sustainable roads with the construction of a suburban Perth street on Thursday using waste tyres, plastic, glass and old road pavement likely bound for landfill.
The recycled materials have been processed beyond recognition of their first...