Emily Buenzle - Wed August 23, 2017
Doosan Wins Contract to Supply Excavators to European Pipeline
Doosan won a contract to supply 52 excavators to Europe's Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project. The $5.5 billion project is the largest gas pipeline project on the continent, beginning on the border of Greece and Turkey and stretching across Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Italy, the Oman Tribune reported....
Wed August 23, 2017
Crews Wrestle With Floating Bogs in Northern Illinois
FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) _ Crews are wrestling with large floating bog islands on some northern Illinois waterways that are creating hazards for boaters and threatening damage to piers. The Fox Waterway Agency's director said recent flooding on the Chain O'Lakes and the Fox River caused several bogs made up of muck, cattails, tall grass and other vegetation to break free....
Tue August 22, 2017
The Legacy That Shaped Volvo's World-Class Excavators
With a history that can be traced all the way back to 1832, Volvo CE is one of the true pioneers of the construction equipment industry. The company is famed for its innovations in wheel loaders and articulated haulers, but also boasts more than 75 years of excavator experience....
Thu August 17, 2017
Spazzarini Construction Calls on Barry Equipment to Expand Fleet Due to Competitive Price, Product Support
Spazzarini Construction Company, founded in 1921 by Antonio Spazzarini, an immigrant seeking a better life for his family, has been serving Connecticut for nearly a century. Located in Enfield, Conn., the company serves clients throughout all of north-central Connecticut and western Massachusetts....
Tue August 15, 2017
Two Men Arrested for Stealing $45,000 Excavator
A southeast Texan who knew something just wasn't right is credited with helping sheriff's deputies catch two men who stole a very expensive piece of equipment from Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Captain Crystal Holmes told 12News a citizen saw the men with the stolen excavator just before 2 a.m....
Wed August 16, 2017
Metro Green Serves New York With Focus on Building Industry Relationships
Cousins Vito Secchiano and Angelo Maiorano each had their own construction background from growing up working with their fathers during their summers. Maiorano worked with his father Alfredo before and during college at his paving company, Community Paving Corp., and then as a project engineer after college for Civetta Cousins JV LLC, a major New York City excavation and foundation contractor; Secchiano also had grown up working in his father Gino's construction business, MVM Construction LLC in Mount Vernon, N.Y....
Mon August 14, 2017
Case Expands D Series With Minimum-Swing Excavator
Case Construction Equipment introduced the all-new CX145D SR minimum-swing radius excavator to its D Series lineup. Designed to provide ample digging and lifting power in a small footprint, the CX145D SR features a compact counterweight and modified boom placement....
Thu August 10, 2017
Practice Smart Digging: AEM Supports “Call 811” Day
Do you know where your local utility lines are?The Common Ground Alliance has designated 8/11 on the calendar as a convenient reminder to “call before you dig,” and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its members are proud to support CGA and its programs....
Thu August 10, 2017
Hyundai Excavator Goes to Work at Major European Construction Site
Démolition et terrassement XL Sàrl from Nidderkuer, Luxembourg, has been using the largest capacity Hyundai excavator, the R1200-9, which has an operating weight of 120 tons, on a major demolition site in the financial heart of Luxembourg City since March 2017....
Wed August 09, 2017
Company Wrench Obtains Patents for Excavator System, Demo Method
Company Wrench, Carroll, Ohio, and its owner Brad Hutchinson were recently awarded two patents, US 9,657,458 B2, the Auxiliary Power Unit Excavator System (APU Unit) and US 9,662,661 B2, the Demolition machine retrofit method, apparatus, and demolition method (hybrid demolition pulverizing/shearing machines)....
