At 186m, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia is one of the world’s highest earth filled dams. The BC Hydro owned hydroelectric facility has the capacity to generate more than 13,000GWh annually, supplying more than a third of the province’s power demand.
At the Komatsu Demo Days in Cartersville, Georgia, the manufacturer showed the latest developments in construction machinery for its US customers together with other partners, including Lehnhoff from Germany.
Egypt Gas has put the toughness of Atlas Copco’s portable air compressors to the test during an extreme oil and gas pipeline sandblasting project in Upper Egypt.
In this year’s special issue we have one big news from Aquajet System and two interesting site reports to share.
Yanmar CE’s mini excavators are still proving themselves since the first model was produced 55 years ago.
José Cuadrado has been appointed managing director of Yanmar Compact Equipment’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Aquajet, a leading manufacturer and supplier globally of innovative hydrodemolition technology, has welcomed Brian Gaede as an application specialist. Gaede, who has more than 12 years of hydrodemolition experience, will aid Aquajet customers throughout North America.
At the end of September 2023 the Tyrolit Group, a leading player globally in abrasive solutions, has acquired all of the stock of Acme Holding Company.
Yanmar Compact Equipment’s zero tail swing midi excavator, the ViO80-7, has been declared a winner in this year’s prestigious Japan Institute of Design Promotion’s 2023 Good Design Award.
Steelwrist has received Sweden’s ‘Best Managed Companies’ recognition for the fourth year in a row and is now a gold member.
On the 18 and 19 October, I had the pleasure of attending one of the biggest events of the demolition industry: the World Demolition Summit 2023. Celebrated in Toronto, it was quite a flight for the European Demolition Association.
Hillhead 2024 is set to build on the momentum of its record breaking 2022 event with many leading OEMs already signed up for the biennial quarrying, construction and recycling show.
The Hilti Group has announced that it has increased sales by 11.3% in local currencies over the first eight months of the year. Growth amounted to 5.0% (€4,487M). At €485M, the operating result was 18.9% higher than during the same period last year.
My company publishes four trade magazines, two are Swedish, one international and one American, and I write an editorial column in every issue of all these magazines. I've been having looking back at my editorials since the end of 2019 and I can identify a marked difference in tone. They have become darker and darker since then.
The international organisations that work daily to promote safety within the industrial cleaning have expanded collaboration on cross border safety in the industrial cleaning sector.
Husqvarna Group’s Construction division, a leading supplier of equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industry, has announced it has agreed to acquire the Total Diamond Products business.
Horst Wapler, a well-known industry professional, passed away after a long illness in July of this year.
Words from the IACDS President
Powerscreen is pleased to announce extended territory coverage for Impianti Industriali Srl in mainland Italy. The agreement, which was signed at the SaMoTer 2023 show in Verona, will see Impianti extend its Powerscreen footprint into Central and Southern Italy, in addition to the territories currently served in Northern Italy.
Founded in 1946, Santos Jorge has two facilities in the towns of Mollet del Valles (Barcelona) and Montblanc (Tarragona), where domestic glass and industrial glass are treated and recycled. Thanks to the technology and versatility of the processes at these sites, the company provides all kinds of recycled glass treatment services for different sectors.
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