Fri August 18, 2006
Ingersoll Rand Assists on ’Extreme Makeover’ Project in PA
Ingersoll Rand equipment assisted in a recent project on an episode of the ABC television network’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” show. Provided by the Ingersoll Rand Equipment & Services store in Lewisberry, PA, which is near Harrisburg, the equipment was used by local contractors to build a new home for the Py family....
Wed August 16, 2006
Genesis XP Maxx Shears Offer Large Results From Small Body
Citing a demand from its customers for a shear that provides large-scale results on a smaller-class machine, Genesis has introduced its line of XP Maxx mobile shears. Genesis GXP 660 Maxx and GXP 990 Maxx shears provide power usually found in a shear that is one to two sizes larger, according to Shane Kuhlmey, Genesis’ national sales manager....
Wed August 09, 2006
Deere 710G Backhoe Tackles Tough Assignments
Numerous enhancements over the previous model make John Deere’s 710G backhoe well suited for tough jobs, particularly those where a small excavator and loader are used together, according to Bob Tyler, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company....
Mon July 31, 2006
Bland Landscaping Spices Up Work With Ditch Witch
Bland Landscaping Inc. keeps itself busy in its neck of the woods in North Carolina. Located in the small town of Apex just outside Raleigh, Bland Landscaping’s service area includes North Carolina’s prestigious Research Triangle anchored by Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and major research centers of North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina....
Wed July 26, 2006
Allied Hammerhead II HB 550 Busts Up Concrete Flatwork
Allied Construction Products LLC has announced the addition of the Hammerhead II Model HB 550 to its full-product line of attachments. The Allied Hammerhead II is a self-contained hydraulic concrete slab buster designed to demolish concrete flatwork....
Sat July 29, 2006
FLECO Excavator Grapples Designed for Heavy Demolition
FLECO Attachments’ excavator grapples come in two configurations, heavy-duty and high-capacity. The grapples are designed for heavy demolition work, land clearing jobs, and other tasks requiring clamping, prying, and breakout forces....
Thu July 27, 2006
Big Apple Transforms Ever-Changing NYC Landscape
The massive footprint of New York City is constantly changing and ever-evolving, with old buildings coming down and new buildings being erected in their place. All this change is enough to keep local construction and wrecking companies very busy....
Wed July 19, 2006
Doosan Infracore Dealerships Added in Southeast, Midwest
Doosan Infracore America added five new dealers to its dealer network. They are: • Crawler Equipment Sales in Georgia, • Rex Spencer Equipment in Missouri, • Ronson Equipment Company in Illinois, a new Seller’s Equipment location in Kansas and; • the G....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Mon July 17, 2006
Colony Park Sparks MDOT Contracts
Approximately 66,000 vehicles per day currently travel I-55 daily between Old Agency and Steed Road near a $230-million shopping center under construction in Ridgeland, MS. That number is expected to increase to 81,000 when the 75-acre open-air lifestyle center, Renaissance at Colony Park, opens in fall 2007....
David S. Chartock - Fri July 14, 2006
CALTRANS Gives Highway 14 a New Angle
When rain and wind consistently dislodged rock on State Highway 14 in Santa Clarita, CA, a $7.5 million slope stabilization project was required by District 7 of the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS)....
