Liebherr opens sales and service location for mobile cranes in Colombia

TractoPart | Oct 24, 2015 | 0 comments

The Liebherr Mobile Cranes personnel in Bogotá From left to right: Georg Ries, Libia Rolong, Julio Fuentes and Fernando Simone (all from Liebherr Colombia SAS) Fast, good quality service all over the world – this is one of the main factors behind Liebherr’s success. To continue to improve the range of services for mobile and

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TractoPart | Oct 23, 2015 | 0 comments

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Metro Construction Career Expo set for Nov. 2-5

TractoPart | Oct 23, 2015 | 0 comments

Southern Illinois Builders Association and the Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program are hosting the Metro Construction Career Expo for students Nov. 2-5 to address an acute workforce shortage in the construction industry and raise awareness of career options. For the first time, a free public session is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday,

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$500M energy plant under construction in Greater Cincinnati

TractoPart | Oct 23, 2015 | 0 comments

Michael Schuster, project developer at NTE Energy, said with the land acquired construction started earlier this month. Also at the beginning of the month, St. Augustine, Fla.-based NTE Energy closed $645 million in project financing for construction and operation of its Middletown Energy Center. The financing includes NTE’s partners, Capital Dynamics and Wattage Finance-OH LLC,

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TractoPart | Oct 22, 2015 | 0 comments

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Kinross Gold and Caterpillar renew global alliance; agree on five-year deal

TractoPart | Oct 22, 2015 | 0 comments

Canadian miner Kinross Gold announced today they have renewed their global alliance with equipment manufacturer Caterpillar, agreeing on a five-year deal that will include discounts on parts, services and machinery. Kinross said the agreement represents the framework for doing business with its single biggest supplier for its mining equipment. The company revealed it was able to capitalize on

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CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIDES 5% IN SEPTEMBER, UP 12% SINCE 2014

TractoPart | Oct 22, 2015 | 0 comments

Construction spending between January and September increased 12 percent over last year, but dropped 5 percent from August, according to a report by Dodge Data and Analytics. Residential construction was up 17 percent for the period, and nonbuilding work climbed 35 percent. However, construction spending was down 5% in September from August. Nonresidential construction in September

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Where did construction workers go during industry crash?

TractoPart | Oct 21, 2015 | 0 comments

Dive Brief: U.S. Census Bureau economists have determined that 60% of construction workers left the industry during the housing bust and recession and did not return, opting to move into other industries or leaving the labor market altogether. According to the Census Bureau’s job-to-job flows program, of the industry workers who became unemployed between 2006

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WHEEL LOADER PARTS

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MOBILE CRANE PARTS

TractoPart | Oct 20, 2015 | 0 comments

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Versatile Carmix takes concrete to North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania

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The gold mine in North Mara is situated in the north-west of Tanzania, at about 100 kilometres east of Lake Victoria and 20 kilometres south of the border with Kenya. The gold mine works an average of 8,000 tonnes of minerals a day and produced 287,188 ounces of gold in 2015. The gold

WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY

May 1, 2017

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Workers’ Memorial Day, observed each year on April 28, honors workers killed, injured, or made ill at work. Since 1992, BLS has collected data on both nonfatal work injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work, and fatal work injuries. In 2015, the occupations with the highest number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses

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Apr 28, 2017

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The undercarriage of a machine represents a significant portion of a piece of equipment’s purchase price. Proper maintenance and operation practices are critical for protecting your equipment investment. Undercarriage maintenance is critical to the overall productivity of a machine. It is the mechanism that gives tracked machines much of their power and stability. It also

Deere Adds 8-Year / 20K Hour Warranty on 944K Electric-Drive Components

Apr 27, 2017

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John Deere is now offering a 96-month / 20,000-hour power electronic components warranty on the Deere 944K hybrid wheel loader. The warranty is retroactive to existing machines in the field and provided on new 944K loaders through October 31, 2018. The warranty includes a 96-month (eight-year) or 20,000-hour (whichever comes first) non-prorated assurance on wheel

VERMEER SILVER SERIES DRILL RODS COMPOSED OF S135 COMMON GRADE STEEL

Apr 27, 2017

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Vermeer’s Silver Series drill rod is composed of S135 common grade steel and is threaded in the same facility as the company’s Firestick drill rod with the same column wall thickness. The Silver Series drill rod is available in four sizes: 1.66-inch, 1.9-inch, 2.06-inch, and 2.375-inch, for use on the D7x11 through the D24x40

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