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Tag: British Columbia
Dealers
Nortrax adds Hitachi forestry products in eastern Canada
Hitachi forestry products to be offered alongside Nortrax's John Deere equipment lineup. Details about Nortrax's equipment expansion here on Equipment World.
June 11, 2019
Dealers
Terex Trucks eyes Colo., Ala., La. for dealer network expansions
Terex Trucks manufactures articulated dump trucks and has 35 dealerships in North America already, but is looking to the US and Canada to increase that number.
April 2, 2019
Dealers
Minn., N.D. dealer Fairchild Equipment adds Mariotti forklifts
As Mariotti continues to grow its dealer network, Mariotti partners with Fairchild Equipment as an exclusive dealer of Mariotti compact forklifts in MN and ND.
May 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
New smart memory alloy designed to replace rebar in bridges as earthquake reinforcement
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan have developed smart memory alloys for use in concrete bridges in earthquake-prone areas that they say are safer and more cost-effective than steel rebar. âConventional steel rebar reinforcements have been used for years in building structurally sound bridges,â said Shahria Alam, associate professor of engineering and [âŚ]
April 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Large floating crane lifts pieces of Victoriaâs Johnson Street Bridge into place
As a part of the new Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project, the largest crane barge on the west coast of North America, known as the Dynamic Beast, was floated under the existing bridge in Victoria, British Columbia, Canadaâs Upper Harbor on Friday, December 8, to lift and place large pieces of the new bridgeâs lifting mechanism, CBC [âŚ]
December 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Vancouver cable-stayed bridge to get winter safety upgrade
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that, in January 2018, it will install a new cable collar system on the over the Fraser River in Greater Vancouver, B.C., to improve winter safety and reliability in January 2018, CTV News Vancouver reports. The new system, which is similar to the one on the Port [âŚ]
November 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
B.C.âs Silver Bridge to get seismic retrofit
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure awarded a $1 million contract to Seismic 2000 Construction Ltd. to seismically upgrade Silver Bridge on Highway 1 south of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, the Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle reports. The upgrade is scheduled to begin in late September and be completed sometime in the spring of 2018. âRetrofitting the [âŚ]
September 21, 2017
Business
Cemex gets 10-year lease for vital Port of Redwood City terminal
The Redwood City Port Commission approved a new 10-year-lease for cement, concrete and aggregate maker Cemexâs 8.2-acre marine terminal in California, with an option to extend the lease for another 10 years, The Daily Journal reports. Cemex has used the terminal to import nearly 4 million metric tons of sand and aggregates from Canada over the [âŚ]
July 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work begins on George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project in B.C.
Work began on the Highway 99 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project in British Columbia, Canada, on April 5, Kelowna Now reports. The five-year project will replace the four-lane tunnel with a 10-lane bridge. âAfter four years of consultation with First Nations, municipal and regional governments, and a tremendous amount of technical work, construction is underway [âŚ]
April 12, 2017
Construction Equipment
Foreman Equipment now distributes Terex Roadbuilding equipment
Foreman Equipment is now the authorized Terex Roadbuilding equipment distributor for British Columbia and Yukon. They offer local sales, parts and service support for Terex asphalt and concrete paving equipment, reclaimer/stabilizers, milling machines, concrete plants and the Trashmaster landfill compactor line. Foreman offers its customers roughly 75 Terex products targeted to the road-building industry. The line [âŚ]
August 18, 2011
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