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Safe Demolition: Controlled Building Project

CCR Magazine

Demolishing a building is a complex process that involves careful planning and execution to ensure safety and efficiency. Whether the structure is a small house or a large commercial building, each demolition project needs to comply with stringent regulations and safety standards.

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Wirtgen: On the front foot for safety

Roads Online

Just under a quarter of these deaths were related to the construction sector (22 per cent). Machinery safety plays a key role in reducing this figure. Stata Worldwide’s collision avoidance technology can be attached to a number of locations and machinery types.

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Position Partners: Machine control key to attracting workers

Roads Online

M achine control – the automation of heavy earthmoving equipment – is key to attracting workers and addressing the skills shortage in construction, according to decision makers surveyed in a report by Topcon Positioning Systems in Europe.

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Young guns ready to take the industry head on

Roads Online

Starting out as a bobcat specialist in 1990, Dave Speranza was a subcontractor for a lot of Victoria’s Road construction companies. Fast forward to 2023 and his company, Central Asphalt Group, now provides road profiling, asphalt paving, civil construction, and heavy haulage to the roads industry. I guess it’s paid off.

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Specialised by name

Roads Online

Specialised Roading Equipment is one of New Zealand’s highest regarded manufacturers of bespoke road construction machinery and equipment. S pecialised Roading Equipment (SRE) has made a name for its design, manufacturing and distribution of road construction equipment, particularly telescopic bitumen sprayers.

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Practice makes perfect with CAT

Roads Online

Now situated in Brisbane, Mancin’s role is to help Cat machinery users become the best operators of the equipment they can be. “As Mancin himself has around 20 years’ experience in the road maintenance and construction equipment industry. There’s continually some process of improvement across our machinery,” Mancin says. “We

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Astec: A crucial component

Roads Online

Roads & Infrastructure Magazine hears from Astec and preferred project proponent Boral on what makes this iteration so special. Our Boral Asphalt Asset and Maintenance team oversaw the contractors putting the plant together.” Machinery and equipment also played an essential role in what is a highly scrutinised project.