Maintenance

The tender process for a series of road repairs in Slovakia is being reopened, following problems with the original process.

Cambodia is planning to develop the road network around its key port of Sihanoukville.

Thailand is spending heavily to repair storm-damaged road and bridge links.

Sweco and Galliford Try will handle two major road upgrade projects in the UK jointly.

A new survey carried out in Latvia has highlighted the country’s problem with poor bridge condition.

Aggregate Industries has opened its second ready mix concrete plant in Greater Manchester, England. The company says the move has been made to cater to rapidly growing demand in the area. The new high-capacity site – located just off the M56 in Wythenshawe – is situated between Manchester city centre and Manchester Airport. Aggregates Industries says both areas are currently undergoing a high volume of significant improvement works that require an extensive amount of concrete, including the constructi

Solesbee’s, part of Kinshofer, is offering its series of manual and hydraulic excavator thumbs for any size and model excavator. The thumbs allow operators to move from one application to another, such as moving dirt or material, without changing attachments. This versatility is said to increase efficiency for a variety of applications, including land clearing, site preparation, demolition and recycling. Solesbee’s says that it engineers its thumbs with efficiency and safety in mind. The company work

Brokk is now offering its own line of hydraulic breakers. The new Brokk Hydraulic Breaker (BHB) series suits use with the company’s range of remote-controlled demolition robots. These are extra heavy-duty units that are said to offer high demolition performance. The BHB series includes eight breaker models, starting with the 50kg BHB 55 breaker for the compact Brokk 60 remote-controlled demolition machine. The range goes all the way up to the 700kg BHB 705 for the recently introduced Brokk 500 and Brokk 52