All Road, Concrete, and Asphalt Equipment Articles

New machines for special applications and placing concrete on confined sites will be key themes for Putzmeister's Intermat launches.

Vögele has laid the foundation stone for its new asphalt paver plant in Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim, Germany.

Sakai unveiled its new 10.6 tonne SW770HF vibratory tandem roller last week at the World of Asphalt show in Orlando, US. The machine on show was the first production model in a ‘slow release' program and represents Sakai's entry into the larger rollers market in the US.

This year's World of Asphalt show has been deemed a great success by organisers with over 5700 attendees and 400 exhibitors. Steve Skinner reports from the show.

Despite the uncertainties and difficulties facing the US construction industry, Jimmy Pan, manager of international trade for Zoomlion's Concrete Machinery division, believes the company's recent entry into the global market will enable it to grasp US market share in the difficult conditions.

The largest hydro-electric power station in Europe is under construction on the German-Swiss border at Baden-Württemburg and Schleith, one of the partners in the consortium commissioned for the project, is relying on its Schwing pumping and placing equipment.

A six-year project to construct Germany's longest bridge is underway in the Saale District of Sachsen-Anhalt.

In one of the boldest moves to date by a Chinese manufacturer, last September saw a consortium including Zoomlion acquire Italian concrete equipment manufacturer Cifa. According to marketing director Kenny He, the addition will mean a bigger distribution network for both brands

A fleet of Bomag asphalt rollers including ten pivot steered BW174 and BW184 models have compacted 81000 tonnes of asphalt at Zurich airport in Switzerland

Germany’s Wirtgen currently has four complete paving trains in 24-hour per day operation in Azerbaijan to construct a 200 km long motorway from the capital city of Baku to the city of Quba in the north of the Asian republic.

SGB’s GASS formwork has been used to reduce costs and improve concreting efficiency at the new acute hospital in Peterborough, UK.

PJ Davidson contractors of Exeter, UK, recently paved its one millionth linear meter of concrete slipform using Gomaco Commander III pavers.

Launches and upgrades aimed at enhancing performance, productivity and flexibility have shaped the concrete industry recently. Steve Skinner looks at some of the new and improved products in this well-established sector.

Schwing pumps concrete for 8.6 km bridge

The road building equipment sector is becoming increasingly competitive and manufacturers are trying to differentiate themselves by developing electronic control systems to increase machine productivity and operator comfort.

Doka USA has received the NOVA Award for Innovation in Construction from the US-based Construction Innovation Forum (CIF) for its Table Lifting System (TLS).

A combination of Ischebeck Titan’s aluminium HV soffit panel system and full-height, mesh-faced safety screens are currently being used in the construction of the world’s tallest student accommodation block in Leeds in the UK.