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Rapid International of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has supplied KwaMhlanga Group (Gauteng province, South Africa) with a new Rapidmix 400CW mobile continuous concrete mixing plant to produce road sub-base in South Africa. KwaMhlanga Group bought the Rapidmix plant for road rehabilitation via base layer stabilisation and road construction using sub-base layer stabilisation. The group’s previous production process resulted in inaccurate blending of emulsions and cement into aggregates and lower than des

Once again the spectre of future road funding has raised its ugly head. The US administration has announced plans for a massive redevelopment programme for its crumbling infrastructure network. However, as the American Road Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has so succinctly pointed out in a recent report, how to pay for the work has yet to be established. This has been backed up by US transport expert Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation, as he recently commented, “…the way we fund and manage th

An improved package from Topcon Positioning will allow upgrades in road surface quality. The firm is launching an upgrade to its SmoothRide data collection software. This new RD-M1 Collect 2.0 package includes updates that make the mapping of road conditions easier and more efficient. The improved interface is designed to simplify setup and automatically detect the position of the wheel sensor during data collection.

The new Cold Chain Monitoring 4.0 tool from imec Messtechnik allows users to determine the temperatures of material deliveries, quickly and efficiently. The new tempmate system suits duties in the logistics sector and can boost the reliability and quality of material deliveries. This is particularly important to the supply of materials where delivery temperatures can be critical, such as asphalt.

BituChem says that its LockChip product can help to retain texture on surface dressed roads by holding chips in place, increasing longevity. This specialist system can be applied by BituChem's contracting team and is said to allow minimal road closures, keeping traffic disruption to a minimum. The firm says that it uses high-quality materials and manufacturing standards to produce surfacing materials that are durable for use in all weather conditions and prevent roads from deteriorating.

The first SDLG wheeled loader sold into Southern Africa is still going strong, despite operating in tough working conditions. The LG958L machine has clocked over 5,000 working hours in an arduous application at a portside dry bulk facility in South Africa. The machine was supplied in February 2012 and continues to front operations at the portside bulk-handling facility in Durban, South Africa. The 16tonne wheeled loader is owned by South African Bulk Terminals (SABT) and is used to load and off-load the 2.

The first SDLG wheeled loader sold into Southern Africa is still going strong, despite operating in tough working conditions. The LG958L machine has clocked over 5,000 working hours in an arduous application at a portside dry bulk facility in South Africa. The machine was supplied in February 2012 and continues to front operations at the portside bulk-handling facility in Durban, South Africa. The 16tonne wheeled loader is owned by South African Bulk Terminals (SABT) and is used to load and off-load the 2.

Terex Trucks is building its market share in South Africa through its partnership with Babcock International The Generation 10 articulated hauler is now developing sales in the Southern Africa region, while the rigid haulers such as the top-of-the-range TR100 are also said to be proving popular. With a series of investments, Terex Trucks has been working together with Babcock to strengthen the perception of its articulated and rigid haulers, through factory visits to the manufacturer’s headquarters in Mo

Several crawler cranes from Sennebogen are proving their worth at a port construction site on the banks of the Bosporus in Turkey. Local firm Özüaydin Crane now has six crawler cranes from Sennebogen and has put the machines to use on a major port construction site in Istanbul. The six crawler cranes include two E-series 5500 models and one E-series 3300 model. Both machine types feature a robust Star-Lifter crawler undercarriage.

Metso has strengthened its presence in the aggregates market globally with 14 new distribution agreements signed during 2017. These new agreements further expand the coverage of Metso's crushing and screening offering for the construction industry and include markets new to the firm such as Qatar, Morocco and Papua New Guinea. "Developing a global distribution community is one of the strategic focus areas within Metso's Aggregates business. We build strategic partnerships which, in cooperation with our

The T50 Summit of the World Construction Machinery Industry was held in Beijing towards the end of 2017. The event was jointly organised by China Construction Machinery Industry Association, the American Equipment Manufacturers Association (AEM) and Korea Construction Machinery Manufacturers Association. Because of its high profile, T50 is one of the most influential summits in the industry.

Spanish specialist supplier Moldtech is supplying a concrete precasting plant to a customer in the Colombian city of Medellin. The deal is for the design, manufacture and commissioning of a complete factory for the production of bridge girders and precast concrete frames. This follows a visit by a technical team from Moldtech to Medellin to show the client its latest precast concrete plant technology. The new plant being erected will allow the client to supply bridge girders up to 45m in length and 2.2m