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Cat celebrates 130 years of shovel manufacturing in South Milwaukee

In 1893, the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to improve and expand its production...

High Reach finds its niche with Orion forklift trucks 

In 2009, High Reach Inc. created its first Orion forklift truck.  The Model 120K, named for its 120,000 lbs. (54,431 kg) lift capacity, was manufactured...

Silkstone Group selects a Liebherr 914 to help define its...

Travis Hesketh is going “all in” with Liebherr, but it’s not a blind bet.  Following a career in motorsport track design and construction, Hesketh started...

James Dick commissions new ultra fines recovery system

A new ultra fines recovery system, designed and engineered by CDE, will help James Dick Construction ensure it is maximizing extraction from its quarry...

Kleemann’s options for selecting the most sustainable drive

While an electric drive will score well with regards to emissions, in some situations a fuel-saving diesel drive is the better solution.  Kleemann uses three...

How to select a snow-worthy compact track loader

The right CTL can go toe-to-toe with skid steers for snow removal By Buck Storlie, ASV Product Manager Contractors have a lot to consider when...

CDE builds its largest C&D waste plant in Canada 

CDE’s largest construction and demolition waste plant in Canada is now operational.  CDE designed and engineered the washing solution for Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR), an...

Sarens helps Lafarge retrofit its cement plant in Bath, Ontario 

To provide more eco-friendly building materials to the construction industry in eastern Canada, Lafarge is changing the way it produces cement at its plant...

More heavy equipment news

Liebherr begins onsite validation of Autonomous Haulage Solution

Following comprehensive internal validation of its Autonomous Haulage Solution (AHS) at Liebherr’s Mining Technology Development Centre in the United States, Liebherr Mining has deployed...