Family business legend, Andy Kennard, has been presented with a 2018 Family Business Australia’s (FBA) Life Membership Award. The accolade is an acknowledgment of Andy’s role in forging the family-centric business that Kennards Hire is today, and his contribution...
Modern construction equipment needs telecoms networks. While there is significant machine-to-server activity there is far less vehicle-to-vehicle communication than many people think. In this article Michele Mackenzie, Principal Analyst for M2M (machine to machine) & IoT (internet of things)...
In recent years, self-driving vehicles have become a popular discussion topic. Sandvik has had automated loaders and trucks working in mines for over 20 years — with zero accidents involving people. To prove its capabilities, Sandvik moved things above...
COMANSA, one of the world’s main references in tower cranes for construction, launches to the worldwide market a new model designed to work in projects in which it is necessary to lift heavy loads. The new 21LC1050 is offered...
Brisvegas Machinery and the whole of Melbourne Tractors Group is proud to bring you; Life of It’s Own, our first company video showcasing who we are and what we stand for.
Melbourne Tractors Group really has had a life of...
In 2018, Metso celebrates its 150th anniversary. The story of Metso started in 1868 as a local ironworks, and is linked to the development of urban environments and the modern way of life
Metso has evolved through a series of...
Haulotte have completed the delivery of over 400 machines for Coates Hire valued at over $7 million. The machines, including 350 Optimum 8AC, and 36 Compact DX scissor lifts, as well as 20 HA16 RTJ PRO articulating booms will be used across Australia to fulfil...
On the 29th August, Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska began testing the viability of its Electric Site concept at Skanska’s Vikan Kross quarry, near Gothenburg, Sweden. The system, which incorporates electric and autonomous Volvo machines, will run...
Major road infrastructure work is underway in Horokiwi, New Zealand, and Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting Ltd is busy sourcing rock for asphalt at the Horokiwi Quarry with the help of two Terex Trucks TA400 articulated haulers.
Located in the North Island...
At Australia’s largest agricultural event, AgQuip, SDLG unveiled the L958F wheel loader to over 100,000 attendees. Replacing the older 5 t-rated LG958L, the L958F will support various construction activities, including material handling, land clearing and general earthmoving.
The L958F...
The newly-developed Wirtgen AutoPilot 2.0 can produce all manner of offset and inset profiles even more economically and precisely than ever before. The 3D system either uses an existing data model or it creates a new, digital data model...
Rio Tinto has been informed by Hydro that it has withdrawn its offer to acquire the ISAL smelter in Iceland, its 53.3 per cent share in the Aluchemie anode plant in the Netherlands and its 50 per cent share...
“The mining industry is in a really good place at the moment. It is continuing to go from strength to strength therefore bringing these Excavator’s down under was a logical choice”.
National Group’s premier brand; National Plant & Equipment (NPE),...
Volvo Construction Equipment demonstrated the LX2 electric compact wheel loader at the Volvo Group Innovation Summit in Berlin. The prototype machine delivers zero emissions, significantly lower noise levels, improved efficiency and reduced operational costs.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) unveiled...
Efficiency – Reliability – Versatility
The new Komatsu WA100M‐8 Compact Wheel Loader proposes new and improved features. It provides effortless and low‐cost operations with a powerful EU Stage IV engine and the proven Komatsu Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system, a...
Alongside its extensive range of machinery and attachments for use by horticultural and landscaping companies, Bobcat is premiering the company’s brand new TL43.80HF telehandler at the GaLaBau 2018 Exhibition in Nuremberg in Germany from 12-15 September 2018.
International Premiere of...
Organized by the International Cooperation Center of China’s National Development and Reform Commission & Silk Road International Productivity Cooperation Promotion Center, the First International Capacity Cooperation Leading Forum was held on 9th September in Beijing. The forum’s goal was...
John Deere continues to expand its Worksite Pro™ attachments lineup with the addition of the SS30 model Stump Shredder. Ideal for landscaping and construction job sites, the new shredder removes stumps from 203 mm (8 inches) to 711 mm...
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