This week we look at a breaker hammer from Bosch Power Tools and a set of oversized ratchet and socket wrenches by Lowell Corp. Click on the image to begin the slide show. (Mobile users can see it here.)
Related Links: Euro Forklifts Handy for Bridge Inspections Eurozone Debt Crisis Takes Its Toll on Construction (requires login) Best known as the world's largest manufacturer of telehandlers, Manitou Group's business took a significant hit during the downturn. Refreshed, it now intends to compete against the likes of Bobcat with what would be the world's largest skid-steer loader.Late last month, Manitou Group president and CEO Jean-Christophe Giroux offered an assessment of the Ancenis, France-based equipment manufacturer's performance through the global construction recession. "We certainly did some white-water rafting back in 2008 and 2009," he said during an event in Punta Umbria,
Best known as the world's largest manufacturer of telehandlers, Manitou Group's business took a significant hit during the downturn. Refreshed, it now intends to compete with the likes of Bobcat with what would be the world's largest skid-steer loader.Manitou Group president and CEO Jean-Christophe Giroux offered an assessment of the Ancenis, France-based equipment manufacturer's performance through the global construction recession. "We certainly did some whitewater rafting back in 2008 and 2009," he said during an event in Punta Umbria, Spain on May 31. "But we kept the boats intact and afloat. We are profitable again."The 2008 global financial crisis was
This week we look at Linden Comansa America's 21 LC 660 Tower Crane, nylon knit work gloves with a palm coating from Magid Glove and Safety, Caterpillar's Cat CT660 Vocational Trucks now available with CT15 engines and the VF-99 Folding Pipe Stand from RIDID. Click on the image to begin the slide show. Mobile readers can click here to see it.
This week we look at a rain-screen facade from Knight Wall Systems and a digital torque tool tester from Snap-On Industrial. Click on the image to begin the slide show. Mobile readers can click here to see it.
Related Links: Engineering News Record Product Snapshot Archive This week we look at flux-coated wire, an impact driver, air compressors, a work light, a demolition hammer and insulation foam.
The Dept. of Transportation has selected two projects in California and one each in Colorado, Texas and Virginia to apply for loans under its Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program.The five winners, announced on April 24, were chosen from among 26 projects. Those not picked—including New York's $6-billion replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge—are eligible for future TIFIA consideration.The two projects in California are a $1.3-billion extension and added lane for state Route 91 between Orange and Riverside counties and a $960-million bridge in Long Beach. Also making the cut are a $140-million U.S. 36 corridor program in
This week we look at a hydraulic excavator from John Deere, an imaging thermometer from DeWalt, utility locators from Radiodetection, and a Tier 4 Final diesel engine from Cummins. Click here to begin the slide show.
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project hit a major milestone this month when workers pulled into place the final strand of the cable that supports the bridge's self-anchored span. var so = new FlashObject ("http://construction.pb.feedroom.com/pb-comp/construction/custom1/player.swf", "player", "299", "196", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable ("SkinName", "custom1"); so.addVariable ("SiteID", "construction"); so.addVariable ("SiteName", "Construction Online"); so.addVariable ("ChannelID", 'ddbece80fa300acfee86311d89c2f6b86bdda260'); so.addVariable ("StoryID", 'd8adeb32506ead080b3eecef1cdde107b0689388'); so.addVariable ("Volume", ".5"); so.addParam ("quality", "high"); so.addParam ("allowFullScreen", "true"); so.addParam ("allowScriptAccess", "always"); so.addParam ("menu", "false"); so.write ("flashcontent"); Video By Jeff Rubenstone Bay bridge hits milestone. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project hit a major milestone this month when workers
