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Inside Cat’s Seguin engine plant which plans to produce its 400,000th engine this fall
Caterpillar's Seguin engine plant is scheduled to produce its 400,000th engine in the fall of 2018. Check out the video and details here on Equipment World.
June 25, 2018
Construction Equipment
JCB secures $13.2 million deal for gas-powered generators
JCB has made its first major entry into the gas-powered generator sector in England with a deal worth about $13.2 million. JCB will partner with alternative electricity generating company AGR Group to supply 34.5 megawatts of gas-powered generator sets across five sites in England. AGR specializes in low-carbon energy generation for communities and businesses. JCB […]
September 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Bridge replacement time-lapse covers demolition, gives great view of deck placement
The video below shows time-lapse footage of the demolition and reconstruction of the 140-year-old Station Road Bridge in Hucknall, Nottingham, England, which passes over a railway. The project was done as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan. The especially interesting thing about this video is the view from the piece of equipment used to move the […]
December 23, 2016
Construction Equipment
More than 100 JCB machines aboard tipped-over cargo ship that ran aground near English island
More than 100 JCB machines worth millions of dollars are in jeopardy of being lost after a cargo ship ran aground and nearly tipped over on a small bank near the Isle of Wight in England. According to the BBC, the Hoegh Osaka began listing shortly after leaving the port of Southampton January 3. About 90 minutes […]
January 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
Godwin prepares for Tier 4 Final, Dri-Prime pump fourth generation
Although its global headquarters is in Bridgeport, New Jersey, Xylem Dewatering Solutions’ Godwin division still retains its heritage operation in Quenington, England, where several of the company’s pump end and canopies are produced. “Ninety percent of our revenue is outside of the United Kingdom,” says Jim Mowbray, managing director, in a conversation with editors last […]
May 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Beware of these 10 haunted roads in the U.S. and England
Around Halloween each year, talk of haunted sites seems to become more prevalent. Those haunted sites may involve haunted houses, haunted cemeteries, haunted asylums and more. Of course, we can’t forget about the haunted roads. Sure, you’ve probably heard of headless horseman that haunts the roads near Tarrytown, New York, thanks to Washington Irving’s telling […]
October 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
A Firefighter Fire-Starter
A 43-year-old British firefighter is starting a fire instead of fighting it. In an attempted insurance scam that involved burning his BMW, Anthony Murray pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson as well as two fraud charges that involve two separate insurance companies, Business Insurance (BI) magazine reports. Murray faces jail time. Murray also pleaded […]
October 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
A Nutty Way to Pay For Parking
Before many old-school meters were updated to accept payment by credit cards, I often scrounged around in my car and the bottom of my purse looking for change to pay to park. If I were in England, I could pony up the money by just looking around outside. The Town Centre Car Parks is temporarily […]
September 25, 2013
Roadbuilding
Crews uncover slew of historical artifacts in construction of Britain’s Crossrail commuter line
While tunneling for the 13-mile underground section of Britain’s 73-mile, $23 billion Crossrail commuter line, crews uncovered about 2,000 years-worth of historical artifacts, according to a report from our sister site, Equipment World. The crews found the artifacts about 16 to 20 feet below ground. “This site is a rare, perhaps unprecedented opportunity,” Nick Elsden, […]
August 21, 2013
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