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Heger Diamond Tools Excellently yours

Published 23/9 at 12:08

Unlike the ‘golden age’ of the 1980s and 90s when diamond tools practically sold themselves, today running a consumables business is an uphill job. Competition is going up all the time while margins are going down. In order to survive and prosper in a cutthroat environment like this, a supplier has to excel at what it does, which is exactly what Heger has been managing to do for over a century now. Andrei Bushmarin reports.

Modernisation of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant in Romania

Modernisation of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant in Romania

Published 16/9 at 15:32

Romania’s only nuclear power plant is located in Cernavodă, a small town near the Black Sea coast.

Pentruder modularity benefits drilling work

Pentruder modularity benefits drilling work

Published 16/9 at 15:29

Norrorts Betonghåltagning AB, a small concrete cutting company from Stockholm, Sweden, knows at first hand the benefits of using the full potential of Pentruder modularity.

D-Drill pivotal role in tunnel reopening

D-Drill pivotal role in tunnel reopening

Published 16/9 at 15:12

A diamond drilling duo has been praised for their role in plans to reopen a tunnel in Wales that will benefit the whole community.

Power and low emissions

Published 16/9 at 15:10

Swerock is one of Sweden's largest suppliers of building materials to the construction and civil engineering industry.

C&D waste recycling undertaken in record time

C&D waste recycling undertaken in record time

Published 16/9 at 15:08

The 2,750m long runway at Salzburg airport has recently reopened after a 5 week shutdown for renovation works with a Rubble Master crusher making a considerable impact to the project.

Indeco products guarantee excellent production

Indeco products guarantee excellent production

Published 16/9 at 14:55

The ‘Metro Tunnel’, also known as the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, is a metropolitan rail infrastructure project that will make a significant difference to mobility in the city of Melbourne, Australia.

Tyrolit diamond tools deliver at Salzburg's biggest construction site

Tyrolit diamond tools deliver at Salzburg's biggest construction site

Published 16/9 at 14:53

In a large scale project, the 15/33 runway at Salzburg Airport was refurbished from 24 April to 28 May 2019. The concrete runway, built in the 1960s, would remain as the foundation for the new covering layer consisting of 120,000t of asphalt.

Ultradia sets the pace for the Carbodiam Group

Ultradia sets the pace for the Carbodiam Group

Published 28/6 at 16:00

Based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, Ultradia is a trading arm of Carbodiam and JFC Group, a world leading manufacturer of diamond consumables for professional sawers and drillers. According to Enrico Mariotti, Carbodiam’s export sales director and a concrete sawing industry stalwart, Ultradia’s successful business model sets the pace for the entire Group to follow. Andrei Bushmarin reports.

Allu and Mapei Circulus transforms returned concrete into high quality recycled aggregate

Published 28/6 at 15:51

The Allu Mapei Circulus system is aimed at large and medium sized RMC producers, or cement /concrete recycling companies that wish to reduce the cost of handling returned concrete waste.

New products from Arden Equipment

New products from Arden Equipment

Published 28/6 at 15:50

Arden Equipment is releasing a multitude of new products, some of them shown at this year’s bauma. Below we take a look at the latest machines.

Boart Longyear drills deepest hole in Ghana

Boart Longyear drills deepest hole in Ghana

Published 28/6 at 15:46

Boart Longyear crews drilled the deepest hole ever drilled in Ghana: a hole 2,083.4m deep.

Liebherr R 950 demolition excavator helps reshape Toronto skyline

Liebherr R 950 demolition excavator helps reshape Toronto skyline

Published 28/6 at 15:45

R 950 demolition excavators are purpose built for selective deconstruction of large industrial buildings.

Avant Tecno gets ready for bauma

Avant Tecno gets ready for bauma

Published 25/3 at 14:39

In January, Avant Tecno exhibited at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, USA.

Excavator mounted cutter makes pile cutting safe and efficient

Excavator mounted cutter makes pile cutting safe and efficient

Published 25/3 at 13:57

Construction contractor Niskasen Maansiirto Ltd. specialises in water supply, pile driving, sheet piling and excavation support projects. MotoCut’s automatic pile cutter has made its work more efficient while improving worksite safety, with the company now able make accurate estimates of cutting schedules and save their cutter operators’ arms and necks.

European water jetting forum meets in Brussels

European water jetting forum meets in Brussels

Published 25/3 at 13:56

In February the European Water Jetting Institute (EWJI) hosted the European Water Jetting Forum 2019 in Brussels with some 20 participants from national associations, contractors and manufacturers in attendance.

German Demolition Association holds 25th conference

German Demolition Association holds 25th conference

Published 25/3 at 13:49

On 15 February, the German Demolition Association (GDA) held its 25th annual demolition conference with a truly celebratory occasion. This year’s event was held at the Station-Berlin, an old former mail railway station and now an industrial monument located in the heart of the city, making it the ideal location for a demolition industry event.

10,000 Bobcat E10 mini excavators in 10 years

Published 25/3 at 12:46

The 10,000th E10 1t mini excavator rolled off the Bobcat production line in 2018 in its 10th year of production. The E10, now renamed the E10z, has proved to be ideal for a variety of applications including rental, construction, demolition, refurbishment, landscaping, trenching and drainage work.

MK Diamond: a 150 year journey and counting

MK Diamond: a 150 year journey and counting

Published 25/3 at 12:40

Diamond sawing and drilling is a relatively young industry where even established businesses can only trace their history back a hundred years or so at best. Unlike most everybody else, California based MK Diamond began its journey over 150 years ago. Founded in San Francisco in 1868 by Joseph Musto, a professional stonecutter of Italian origin, the company pledged an unwavering commitment to quality from day one. Today, a century and a half on, the US manufacturer continues to stand by that pledge. Andrei Bushmarin reports.

AGP: a power that comes from the East

AGP: a power that comes from the East

Published 25/3 at 12:38

The concrete cutting and drilling industry’s landscape is noticeably changing. An increasing number of suppliers from oriental countries have gate crashed the European party, successfully competing not only on price, but also on quality. Lee Yeong Industrial Co. - a Taiwan based manufacturer of sawing, drilling and grinding machinery, trading under the brand name AGP - is an up and coming player with the potential to make some serious waves in the industry. Andrei Bushmarin reports.

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