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Aquajet intros Rotolance hydrodemolition attachment for hard-to-reach concrete
The new Rotolance 1000 and the Rotolance 2500 attachments can clean, remove or roughen concrete surfaces with the Aquajet system. Details on Equipment World.
October 18, 2019
Construction Equipment
Brokk’s new Darda concrete crushers are faster, stronger
Brokk has introduced three new concrete crushers manufactured by its Darda subsidiary. The new CC440, CC480 and CC580 concrete crushers achieve a high power-to-weight ratio along with operator safety, Brokk says. They are equipped with a new pressure booster that enables them to work independently of the carrier machine’s pressure for increased speed and crushing forces, the […]
August 22, 2019
Construction Equipment
New Cat Multi-Processors speed cycle times, boost crushing force
Caterpillar's new MP332, MP345, and MP365 multi-processors for demolition work have 50% faster cycle times and have a 19% boost in cutting and crushing force.
January 31, 2019
Construction Equipment
Aquajet’s Aqua Spine uses water pressure to remove concrete in tight spaces
Aquajet Systems has created the Aqua Spine to bring high-pressure water jets to concrete demo jobs in tight, small spaces. Learn all about the new offering on Equipment World.
December 31, 2018
Workforce
Worker survives being impaled through chest by rebar
The witnesses and others who helped save Casey Zawojski’s life after a terrifying accident on a Florida jobsite are crediting divine intervention, and it’s easy to see why. According to a report from the Ocala Star-Banner, Zawojski, a 20-year-old painter, was doing prep work from a ladder at a residential jobsite when the ladder fell. […]
November 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Stolen van causes up to $1 million in damage after crashing through Kansas work zone
Construction workers in Kansas were surprised to find a wrecked van abandoned in their road work site July 2. But the havoc the van brought with it to the 1.5-mile work zone likely provided more of a shock. The van, which was reported stolen, caused anywhere from $500,000 to $1 million in damages to the construction site and the […]
July 20, 2015
Safety
Worker killed when rebar falls 130 feet, strikes him in the head
A large piece of rebar fell from a crane on a Lincoln, Nebraska jobsite, killing a construction worker on the ground below. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star, 41-year-old Michael Snider was killed June 24 when the “rebar fell 130 feet and hit him on top of the head.” “His hard hat is […]
July 6, 2015
Safety
Worker survives being impaled on rebar after 15-foot fall on Massachusetts jobsite
It took rescue workers and firefighters more than an hour to free a construction worker in southeast Massachusetts who had fallen onto rebar. According to a report from the Sippican Week, the worker is part of a crew building a new waste services complex in Rochester. The unidentified man fell 15 feet onto the section of […]
March 9, 2015
Business
The LA Sheriff’s Dept. melted thousands of guns to recycle them as road construction material
Thousands of handguns, rifles and other weapons have been destroyed to eventually be used in construction of roads and bridges. Nearly 5,000 weapons were melted and converted into steel rebar as part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s 21st annual Gun Melt event. More than 178,000 weapons have been destroyed as part of the event […]
August 28, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed by falling rebar in San Diego
A construction worker preparing to pour concrete forms at a rental car center near the San Diego International Aiport was killed Tuesday morning. The worker was killed by falling rebar while working on the construction of a $223 million consolidated rental car center, according to a report from NBC 7 San Diego. The unidentified, 29-year-old […]
May 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Bridging the Gap Between Economics and Innovation
When Iowa’s Jesup Bridge became a safety hazard, the local agency found a way to design and fund reconstruction of this important thoroughfare.
February 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Plant Management of RAP/RCA
Processing and storage makes reclaimed asphalt and recycled concrete aggregate useful as aggregate.
November 6, 2013
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