12+ hour, 31+ min ago  (384+ words) Ruth Ofori and Caroline Landstr'm both drive HD785 rigid dump trucks, but under very different conditions: Ofori works at the Ayanfuri gold mine in Ghana, while Landstr'm drives her truck at a copper mine in Sweden's Arctic north. In Ghana, Ofori's…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (453+ words) The hydraulic attachment specialist picked a 13.5t "F135.240(E)"and a 7.5t N75.190(E), both mounted with bespoke-built dropside bodies from TLC Auto Refinishing, specifically designed to withstand the unique weight distribution and pressure points associated with transporting heavy hydraulic equipment. The trucks expand the company's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1694+ words) It is a measure of how entrenched the problem of crumbling, rutted roads has become that we now have an annual event to mark the phenomenon. That's right: January 15th is now National Pothole Day and you don't usually mark something…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (355+ words) The west deck of the M6 South viaduct is currently being assembled in four sections near Chelmsley Wood. The first 107-metre section will be slid into position over the M6 junction 4 southbound slip road next month, using a specialist hydraulic jack to…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (323+ words) Joint developers Marrico and Helios have secured "46m funding for the construction of a hotel on Lisbon Street in Leeds and brought Caddick on board as contractor. The development will be built on the former Leeds International Swimming Pool site and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1741+ words) A great deal of the equipment found on today's construction sites is electrically powered " from hand tools right up to tower cranes. In an urban environment, this power can often be supplied from the grid " if you're lucky, there will…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (406+ words) A new dedicated ferry berth suitable for both new and current vessels will be constructed, incorporating key marine requirements such as fendering, dredging and bollards. The project will also deliver a new linkspan, fixed ramp, shore power charging facilities and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (353+ words) Suffolk-based Tobin Plant now offers the full range of Hyundai machinery under 10-tonnes operating weight, including compact tracked excavators, wheeled excavators, skid steers and compact tracked loaders. Simon Tobin, managing director of Tobin Plant, said: "The Hyundai product has always…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (521+ words) Keltbray, as subcontractor to Mace Dragados joint venture (MDJV), has installed 2,000 concrete piles for the new Curzon Street railway station in Birmingham. Stretching for more than 400 metres between Moor Street station and Millennium Point, Curzon Street will have seven platforms…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (337+ words) The Cherries had a troubled time on and off the pitch in the 2000s. At one point, in the 2008-09 season, they faced being thrown out of the Football League over administrative and financial issues. They worked their way up to the…...