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.
Volvo Volvo's Olney says manufacturer is benefiting from investments to expand global capacity, research and development and strategic alliances. Related Links: Volvo Ocean Race Volvo CE President Lays Out North American Expansion Instead of cutting costs during the economic downturn, Volvo’s construction equipment unit has invested heavily in its global manufacturing and distribution networks and plowed money into research and development in the past few years. The expenditures are starting to pay off, says Pat Olney, chief executive and president of Volvo Construction Equipment North America. First quarter revenues were a record for the Shippensburg, Pa.-based arm of the Swedish
This week we look at a new riding trowel from Allen Engineering and a new accessory for Gomaco slipform pavers. Click on the image to begin the slide show.
Photo by AP/Wideworld Vulcan says Martin Marietta Materials' takeover offer undervalues its reserves. Some analysts say a combined company with a larger market share would provide pricing leverage. Related Links: Investors Sue Vulcan Materials Over Hostile Bid By Martin Marietta Floods Along the Mississippi Disrupt Construction Supply Chain Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s hostile takeover of rival aggregate supplier Vulcan Materials Co. has been dealt a setback.On May 4, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo E. Strine Jr. took the unusual step of imposing a four-month ban on Martin Marietta's bid efforts, saying the Raleigh, N.C.-based firm "improperly disclosed confidential information."Martin Marietta
Photo Courtesy of Chrysler Group LLC The Ram 1500 gets a mild exterior redesign for 2013, but under the hood it carries new hardware that promises fuel efficiency. Related Links: Test Drive: 2012 Ram Tradesman 1500 More ENR Equipment News PickupTrucks.com Chrysler started out performing a mild refresh of the Ram 1500, but its engineers got carried away and have packed the 2013 truck with features never seen on a light-duty pickup."We changed every area of the truck, from a newly designed frame with air suspension to a new eight-speed transmission [and] a new interior," says Fred Diaz, Ram president
Related Links: More ENR Product and Equipment News Video Review: 2012 Ram Tradesman Just about every breed of pickup truck can be had in a bare-bones, work-truck package, but Ram has a special name for it: Tradesman. While many value-line trucks offer austerity on all fronts, Ram takes a different tack by assembling a more thoughtful mix of practical, low-cost features that appeal to the construction class. For example, a V-8 engine is standard on the Tradesman, but you still get to crank the windows by hand. This is a truck for a purist, not a weekend enthusiast.Introduced last year,
Related Links: Why Contractors Are Renting More and Buying Less United Rentals To Buy RSC for $1.9 Billion United Rentals Inc. finalized its $4.2 billion in cash-and-stock purchase of RSC Holdings Inc. on April 30. The deal—first announced in December—includes $2.3 billion in assumed net debt. It is believed to be the largest equipment-rental company merger in history. In part due to the significance of the deal, company executives say they are weighing a possible name change.The purchase received 83% shareholder approval. The deal gives RSC shareholders $10.80 in cash per share and 0.2783 of a share of United common
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.
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