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Time, money and the environment reducing the costs of a road projectRoad construction has evolved considerably in recent years and today more options are available, offering greater longevity and durability, lowered costs, faster application and reduced impact on the...
2020 vision for waste recyclingBrussels calls for 70% recycling of construction waste by 2020 but *Peter Craven asks if there is a greater target to be achieved in the UK. In the UK, over 90 million tonnes of construction,...
Notable developments have been made in milling machinesThe milling machine market is increasingly competitive - Mike Woof reports. Having been a pioneer of the road milling machine market, it is no surprise that the Wirtgen group holds a dominant...
Efficient milling and re-paving on historic Florence streetsMaintenance of roads in historic districts is a challenge for communities around the world. The sanctity of the surroundings limits the amount of re-engineering and widening that can be considered....
Precise planer control provides profitability and productivityProductivity and profitability mean more than how many metres per minute your cold planer mills. In today's world, precision is every bit as important as pace. Precision eliminates costly rework. It...
Rubber recycling for South African roadsSouth Africa takes crumb rubber use to the next level - *Anders Marschall Jensen The preservation of the environment is a global concept, and in the road construction industry, it is all about...
Recycled asphalt innovations prove cost benefitNew technologies allow efficient use of recycled asphalt - Mike Woof writes The Eurobitume/Euroasphalt 2012 event in Istanbul earlier this year proved an important event with regard to asphalt...
Stabilising performance from reclaimersNew stabiliser/reclaimer models are coming to market Mike Woof reports With road recycling becoming a more widely used approach, several key manufacturers are meeting demands for higher performance....
Recycling advances from WirtgenGerman firm Wirtgen is retaining its lead in road recycling technologies Mike Woof writes Tests on cold recycling with a new layer thickness using Wirtgen's sophisticated WR 4200 machine have shown...
China's increased aggregates productionA new range of equipment from SHANBAO has helped to increase limestone production to meet Henan Province's aggregates demand. SHANBAO has supplied a full range of equipment to two companies in a...
Advanced road recycling systemsAdvanced road recycling capabilities are offered by Wirtgen. Having started as a contractor, Wirtgen's roots in this side of the business are strong and the company's development of road recycling...
Advances in mobile crushing delivers cost savingsNew and improved mobile crushing and screening equipment is focused on delivering cost/tonne reductions in aggregate production - Geoff Ashcroft reports. The level of technology being applied to...