ECUADOR: Construction begins on Quito metro

TractoPart | Jan 20, 2016 | 0 comments

THE mayor of Quito Mr Mauricio Rodas officially launched major construction works on the Ecuadorian capital’s first metro line on January 19, when a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of the line’s depot and control centre near Quitumbe bus terminal in the south of the city. The 22.5km line from Quitumbe to El

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Rise in accidents reveals dark side of New York’s building surge

TractoPart | Jan 14, 2016 | 0 comments

©Bloomberg The number of workers injured in New York City construction accidents rose by more than 50 per cent last year, stoking fears that builders are cutting corners to cash in on the rally in the metropolitan area’s trillion-dollar-plus property market. Demand for residential accommodation in the city that never sleeps has pushed the median

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CENTURY OLD DECAYING GAS LINES MAY BE ‘TICKING TIME BOMBS’

TractoPart | Jan 11, 2016 | 0 comments

Federal data says 85,000 miles of bare-metal and cast iron gas mains carry natural gas to communities in the U.S. Many of these lines in the densely populated Northeast are more than a century old. Mark McDonald, a natural gas expert who investigates gas explosions, says aging mains like those found under New York City

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CASE Construction Machines at Work

TractoPart | Jan 8, 2016 | 0 comments

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US Construction Spending Falls 0.4 Percent in November

TractoPart | Jan 5, 2016 | 0 comments

The Associated PressFILE – In this Sept. 15, 2015, file photo, an iron worker works on the new Comcast Innovation and Technology Center under construction, in Philadelphia. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. construction spending in November, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. U.S. construction spending fell in November for the first time in 17 months,

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Are robots the next construction workers?

TractoPart | Dec 31, 2015 | 0 comments

Making cars. Tick. Bottling milk. Tick. Lifting and dropping cuddly toys in arcade machines. Tick. While we’d grown used to seeing robots in car factories, until recently they surfaced very rarely in other industries. Sometimes, indeed, it was as if they belonged – ironically – to a past era. Suddenly, however, they seem to be

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Shenzhen Landslide Exposes China’s Problem With Construction Waste

TractoPart | Dec 30, 2015 | 0 comments

A mountain of soil and construction debris collapsed in the city of Shenzhen on December 20, destroying 33 buildings and leaving 100 people missing. The accident was not triggered by an earthquake or heavy rainfall. It was caused by the manmade pile giving way after collecting for two years with no safety inspections. The

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6 Hazards for Construction Firms

TractoPart | Dec 29, 2015 | 0 comments

Growing construction firms are now facing more than just crane safety risks. Presented by Travelers.

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Construction is large portion of Alabama’s economy

TractoPart | Dec 27, 2015 | 0 comments

Alabama’s construction share of the gross state product during 2014 was higher than the national average. According to the National Association of Home Builders, Alabama’s construction share of gross state product was between 4 and 5 percent during 2014. According to a report from the National Association of Home Builders, the construction share of Alabama’s

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‘Memphis Rising’: Big construction projects exceed $4B

TractoPart | Dec 27, 2015 | 0 comments

High above East Memphis in early November, Memphis businessman Andy Cates delivered a presentation he titled “Memphis Rising,” showing that $2.4 billion worth of “major recreational, medical, educational, tourism, and lifestyle oriented projects” have either been recently completed or are in progress and will significantly affect the quality of life in Memphis. Had he

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May 2, 2017

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Versatile Carmix takes concrete to North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania

May 1, 2017

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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

TOP 15 CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAINTAINING UNDERCARRIAGE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY

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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