Asphalt paving, compaction & testing

Tufflayer smooths out the road to Bournemouth, England Hanson has laid over 1,000 tonnes of Tufflayer asphalt to extend the life of a section of the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road in southern England. It was the first time in the UK that Hanson had laid its Tufflayer product which is designed specifically to address issues associated with reflective cracking. The product was applied at Blackwater Junction near the town of Bournemouth on the...

LiuGong offers electric excavator options LiuGong is now offering customers the option of an electric excavator model in two key size classes. The 6tonne class 906E-EV and 9tonne class 922F-EV excavators are all-electric models powered by sophisticated, proven lithium ion battery technology, powering highly efficient, permanent magnet electric motors. These offer full torque from rest for rapid response times, as well as high...

Volvo CE paver purchase for UK firm A UK road paving contractor has expanded its fleet with the purchase of its third asphalt paver from Volvo CE. Portsmouth based O'Rourke Infrastructure Services (OIS) now has its third Volvo P6870C wheeled paver. The P6870C paver is said to suit the firm's needs and the company opted to stay with this brand, due to the reliability and high performance of the two earlier machines.