Construction work on rail tracks which require railway traffic to be postponed for a limited time generally have one thing in common – massive time pressure. The essential thing is that the trains start moving again on schedule after...
CIMIC Group company CPB Contractors has been selected by the NSW Government to build Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail project in a 50:50 joint venture with Downer.
The design and construct Infrastructure Works contract will generate revenue to...
Peter Windley, Team Coordinator Waste Operations, Shoalhaven City Council waste services was looking to improve machine efficiency, maximise air space and extend the landfill life of the West Nowra landfill site.
In particular, Mr Windley wanted to use GNSS technology...
The first South Australian (SA) road built with soft plastics and glass will see plastic from approximately 139,000 plastic bags and packaging and 39,750 glass bottle equivalents diverted from landfill.
Downer and South Australia’s City of Onkaparinga have partnered with...
When the clock was ticking on time-sensitive runway overlay project work in the remote Pacific Islands, civil construction specialists McConnell Dowell looked to the reliability and efficiency of milling and paving products from within the Wirtgen group stable to...
CraneWorks, Inc. is adding three new Demag AC 100-4L, one AC 300-6, four AC 160-5 and three AC 220-5 all terrain cranes and eight new Terex Crossover 8000 boom truck cranes to its inventory.
This fleet addition will allow CraneWorks to...
Surface mining takes over from conventional coal mining
The New Acland Mine (NAC), located adjacent to the township of Acland (Queensland), is part of the Australian based New Hope Group. Since opening of the mine, coal and interburden have been...
Komatsu has recently delivered the first Variable Speed Drive (VSD) Joy OptiDrive Armoured Face Conveyor (AFC) in Australia to Moranbah North Mine.
Until this delivery, all Australian AFCs have used fixed-speed electric motors. The VSDs allow the speed of the...
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with SPT Services Sdn Bhd, for an order of 41 units of Kalmar TL2 Terminal Tractors. The order was booked into Cargotec's 2018 fourth quarter order intake and scheduled for delivery...
Rammer this year celebrates 40 years of excellence. In order to help commemorate this momentous occasion, and to reflect changing customer requirements, it has renewed both its outlook and its product offering. This has led to the updating and...
Abax contracting and their growing fleet of Hitachi, Bell and Jhon Deere machines are put to work assisting the continual growth in Sydney's suburban regions.
For 50 years ABAX Contracting Pty. Ltd. has provided civil and services to Sydney’s ever...
Rio Tinto and China Baowu Group have agreed to discuss extending the Bao-HI iron ore joint venture in Western Australia’s Pilbara region which has achieved sales of more than 180 million tonnes since it was created in 2002.
A heads...
The new Cat GRADE with 3D system for D3K2, D4K2 and D5K2 track-type tractors is an automated grade control system using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology to precisely position the machine's blade, without operator input, from first rough cut to finish grade.
Komatsu’s release of 23 new low emissions earthmoving machines not only highlights its engines technology, but also its accelerating use of telematics to drive the future of this industry.
Komatsu’s latest product releases incorporate its KOMTRAX Step 5 remote monitoring...
Kenworth has added even more flexibility to the T610 with the release of a 600mm aero roof sleeper cab to complement its existing day-cab, 760mm mid-roof and 860mm sleeper cab options.
The most compact sleeper in the T610 range, the...
Maneuverability and versatility key attributes of new designs
The newest addition to the stacker range, the All-Terrain ST80T with lift axle, will be front and center, showing off its ability to switch from tracked to wheel in minutes. The latest...
The blades on the latest generation of wind turbines are nowadays installed individually using rotor blade yokes. Liebherr has developed a system for this future-oriented application, which makes the installation process safer, more economical and in many cases also...
It was a busy day for Isuzu Motors Japan in Tokyo as Isuzu technicians from across the world fought to the finish at the recent Isuzu ‘I-1’ World Technical Competition.
Now in its 13th year, the annual competition, commonly known...
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