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Fuel is a precious commodity - image supplied by World Highways reader Yohannes Bayonakis

Roadsigns are required to give clear directions.

High performance cycling and mowing capabilities are claimed for this newly developed system designed in the UK.

Signposts offer an invaluable source of information to road users and pedestrians alike.

Wearing of seatbelts is to be encouraged in all vehicle users to help boost safety

A Caterpillar 730 ADT recently took to the air at a project in Switzerland and the 23tonne truck was carried to a site with restricted access in the Alps, using a specially adapted lifting assembly attached to the cable normally used for a cable car. However whether this big Cat lost one of its nine lives in the process remains to be seen.

A Caterpillar 730 ADT recently took to the air at a project in Switzerland and the 23tonne truck was carried to a site with restricted access in the alps, using a specially adapted lifting assembly attached to the cable normally used for a cable car. However whether this big Cat lost one of its nine lives in the process remains to be seen!

GOMACO’s 4400 slipform paver is designed for versatility, with the ability to handle a wide array of concrete paving and barrier jobs. Customers can select from a wide array of variations to suit specific needs or allow the machine the broadest array of paving capabilities.

Guntert & Zimmerman is now offering its new S600 multi-purpose slipform paver to the international market. The machine has been designed to be adaptable and versatile and can handle smaller projects. The firm says it meets a need for a small or medium, versatile, multi-purpose paver that retains the ability to achieve good smoothness, as well as being productive.

Fayat Group has developed the Tiltex swivelling clamp for sheet pile handling. Specifically designed for excavator-mounted Vibrodrivers, the Tiltex clamp improves the handling of sheet piles and the productivity on piling projects.

Doosan Portable Power, who will be exhibiting at Intermat 2012, has introduced a new branding scheme for the company’s leading ranges of portable air compressors, generators and lighting towers.

Using a Perkins 1104D-E44TA engine, Bobcat’s TL470HF telehandler gets an output of 97.5kW. Enough, said the firm, to put some step into the 7,130kg machine, which offers a maximum lift capacity of 3.5tonnes and a maximum lift height of seven metres.

Two new short radius excavators are being introduced by Case Construction Equipment at INTERMAT. The Japanese-built CX235C SR and a prototype CX145C SR use low emission Isuzu engines with cooled EGR and a DPF to meet stage IIIB emissions requirements, and Case reckoned the new engines provide a 17.5% fuel consumption improvement over previous models, while simultaneously delivering up to 7% cent faster cycle times.

Bobcat has launched a sonic tracer system for use with its two largest 244cm and 274cm heavy duty grader attachments.