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CEMEX Partners With Heavy Equipment Manufacturers on Cleanup Race

For Construction Pros

Construction companies Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar, Hilti, Trimble and others are working together to host the largest construction and cleantech startup competition to date.

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Earth movers, front-end loaders and robots take over the National Mall

Construction Dive

Heavy equipment manufacturers are displaying their machines in Washington, D.C., this week to demonstrate the $1 trillion construction industry’s economic might and shine a light on policy priorities.

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Deere invests in smart equipment

Construction Dive

The heavy equipment manufacturer says its Smart Industrial Vision initiative will leverage technology to help machines perform faster and more productively for its construction customers.

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Duralite® is revolutionizing underground enclosures

Civil + Structural Engineer

Eco-friendly, lighter material is now the safer way to save time and money Underground enclosures are crucial to provide access to fiber networks and electrical equipment while protecting them from frost, rust, and the elements. Its reduced weight allows contractors to use lighter-duty equipment like pickup trucks instead of flatbeds.

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AEM Makes First Tour Stop at Weiler

For Construction Pros

AEM’s first stop on the AEM Manufacturing Express bus tour was at Weiler, which manufactures heavy equipment for the asphalt and road building industry, including remixing transfer vehicles, commercial pavers and more.

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Building Homes with ‘Legos on Steroids’

The Pro Builder

No heavy equipment other than a forklift to move around pallets of blocks. By contrast, a similar development built with concrete and conventional methods would require 50 laborers using heavy equipment and taking about twice as long, Smuts says. There’s no concrete or rebar. No onsite measuring or cutting.

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Volvo Trucks Makes Inroads at Donnell & Ellis Heavy Haulage

Plant & Civil Engineer

Donnell & Ellis Heavy Haulage has added a pair of new Volvo FH16 650 6×4 tractor units to its fleet, replacing two older trucks from a rival manufacturer. So, we are over 90 tonnes gross but we would never be up at 150 tonnes– the two options we had from our usual manufacturer. “We