Demolition Hub Magazine - February 2023

DeMOLITION HUB MAGAZINE

THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT

Final interview with William Crooks, President of NFDC

DEMOLITION DISCUSSION

With Mark Taylor, Metro Deconstruction Services

WORLD OF CONCRETE

We break it down

UK, European & worldwide demolition matters

PUBLISHER

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EDITOR

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In issue 15 we bring you possibly the final in-office interview with William Crooks, who leaves his role as President of the NFDC in March.

William has clearly had a successful yet challenging tenure and while we will continue to work with him in his future roles within the federation and with his company, we wish him the very best and thank him for his support from the start, when this was a fledgling magazine.

Continuing the interviews in this issue we are delighted to finally nail down Mark Taylor, MD of Metro Deconstruction for the regular DEMOLITION DISCUSSION interview.

Both Mark and William will be at this year’s British Demolition (and Asbestos) Awards in London this September as we see a huge number of attendees begin to book their tables postChristmas. You can be a part of the event as well by dropping me an email.

In the next issue (April) we will be doing a big promotion on how to enter your company for the many existing and new categories for the fifth running of the event in 2023.

A few days ago I returned from Las Vegas where I had been representing Demolition Hub at the World of Concrete event. It was a pleasure to be able to discuss with suppliers from across the pond their plans for the British marketplace and what technology will be available to British contractors.

We will be drip feeding this in the coming months, starting in this issue, then it’s back to Vegas in March for ConExpo 2023. If you are also attending, let me know, but if not, feel safe in the knowledge that we will be fully showcasing the event to you here and on video.

I mention video as many of you will know that we have had Demolition Hub TV on YouTube for a couple of years now and we will be making a more aggressive presence in that medium.

I feel there is a gap in the market to professionally showcase equipment, on-site action and interviews to compliment your bimonthly printed feed of Demolition Hub.

Have a look at us by searching “Demolition Hub TV” on YouTube.

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6 NEWS

DEVELON: Hyundai Doosan Infracore reveals new construction equipment brand

JCB’s hydrogen technology set for international debut

Kubota (Europe) launches online ‘Kubota Group Solutions Hub’

YouGov poll: Construction firms failing to support workers through cost-of-living crisis

Rubble Master awards Red Knight 6 full UK dealership

Rental industry appeal targets 10,000 generators for Ukraine

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EUROPEAN DEMOLITION ASSOCIATION NEWS

EDA welcomes Brazilian demolition and earthworks company, DEMOLIDORA FBI

Construction 2050 Alliance discusses objectives for 2023

FACHTAGUNG ABBRUCH returns

14 NATIONAL DEMOLITION ASSOCIATION NEWS

Bringing down the halls – a coordinated effort

Cutting ties – a bridge too far

18 FEATURE

Brokk showcases latest demolition robots in 2023

20

DEMOLITION DISCUSSION With Mark Taylor of Metro Deconstruction Services

26 CASE STUDY

Three’s company, by Paul Argent

28 EVENTS

Demolition Hub reports back from World of Concrete 2023

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023: Focusing on the next level of sustainability in construction

Sold out Executive Hire Show has all-star lineup:

• UK debut for Bobcat E19e electric excavator

• Compact JCB loadall set to make mighty impact

• SANY makes its return

50 INTERVIEW

Over and out: We speak to William Crooks, outgoing President of the NFDC

52 CASE STUDY

Breaking the bank, by Paul Argent

56 ATTACHMENT FEATURE

Rotar RSS range X LINE, provided by Worsley Plant

New MBI Eagle III shear range, provided by Inmalo

ACDE®Europe ASG-series rotating demolition and sorting grapple

Promove compact light and medium breaker range, provided by TDL

CMB demolition/selector grab attachments

LaBounty attachments, provided by BPH Attachments

VTN PLUS line

Epiroc DP 1820

ACDE®Europe selector grabs, provided by MH Equipment

DCC concrete crusher range, provided by Mutley Plant

Montabert V7000 hydraulic breaker

Trevi Benne MK Series, provided by Robustrack Steelwrist SQ-concept

76 CASE STUDY

Raising to the power of V, by Paul Argent

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INDUSTRY

Cawarden triumphs at International Green Apple Environment Awards

What to consider when choosing a jaw crusher as your primary crusher

Indoor atomised dust control creates safer workplaces

Red Rhino brings distributor, Russells on board

Rye Group achieves carbon neutral status after switch to HVO Green D+

SMT GB officially appointed Unicontrol distributor in Great Britain

JCB power systems crushing it for Powerscreen

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OPINION

Terry Lloyd

Richard Dolman

Hyundai Doosan Infracore reveals new brand for construction equipment: DEVELON

Hyundai Doosan Infracore (HDI) is replacing the DOOSAN brand on its construction equipment and introducing its new brand named DEVELON. The change takes place a year and a half since August 2021 when HDI became a subsidiary of HD Hyundai, with the new DEVELON decal now to be used on HDI’s construction equipment.

DEVELON is a combination of the words develop and onwards. The new brand name conveys the direction of HDI to move onwards to the future through innovation and its intention to relentlessly change the world with innovative products and solutions.

HDI has planned the launch of the new brand since it became a subsidiary of HD Hyundai in August 2021. It plans to take a leap forward to becoming a global top-tier player in the construction equipment industry with the launch of the new brand.

Cho Young-cheul, CEO of HDI said: “Our three

JCB’S hydrogen technology set for international debut

construction equipment businesses have already solidified their status as one of the key business pillars of HD Hyundai and have built an unwavering foundation for achieving performance targets and creating synergistic effects among them. Amid the rapidly changing global economic environment DEVELON will lead the future market of electrification and automation to spur growth and continue to be a brand of choice for our customers.”

HDI plans to introduce a more detailed brand story and vision by releasing a ‘New Brand Showcase’ through social media by the end of February. It will also unveil equipment with the new brand name DEVELON at CONEXPOCON/AGG 2023, which will be held in Las Vegas in the US this coming March.

JCB is set to showcase its superefficient hydrogen combustion technology on the international stage with a debut in North America. The wraps will come off JCB’s brand new hydrogen combustion engine – the company’s zero-carbon emissions solution for construction and agricultural equipment – at March’s Conexpo 2023 show in Las Vegas as part of the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE).

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford is leading the project to develop JCB’s hydrogen technology. He said: “The JCB engineering team has made enormous strides in a short space of time to develop a hydrogen internal combustion engine and it already powers a JCB prototype backhoe loader and a loadall telescopic hander. As the first construction equipment company to develop a fully working combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen, I’m delighted we are now able to present this technology on the international stage.”

Leading the way in environmental, social and governance (ESG) for the construction equipment sector, JCB has been responsible for a series of industry innovations on its ‘Road to Zero’.

“Move onwards to the future with innovation”

JCB developed the world’s first battery-electric mini excavator and has been at the forefront of electric technology development to meet customers’ demands for zero-carbon products with its E-TECH range. Today JCB has the largest electric lineup available in the construction industry and the company’s expertise in this sector will also be on show at the exhibition.

JCB’s commitment to reducing emissions goes back almost 25 years and its latest diesel engines have already delivered a 97% reduction in NOx emissions since 1999 and a 98% reduction in particulates. Today JCB’s diesel-powered machines also emit 50% less CO2 compared with those manufactured in 2010. JCB’s clean diesel engine technology will also be showcased on the stand in Las Vegas.

Kubota (Europe) launches online ‘Kubota Group Solutions Hub’

Kubota has launched an exciting online communication website called Kubota Group Solutions Hub. This new platform, found at www.kubota-group.eu, is a joint initiative out of the European Kubota Organisation (KHE), bringing innovative customer solutions from the various brands under the Kubota Group umbrella, such as Kubota, Great Plains, Vicon, Kverneland, Fede and ROC.

How should we address the great challenges of our time? Can we shape a better future together?

Kubota puts high focus on the development of innovative solutions that meet our sustainable goals and mission: For Earth, For Life.

The Kubota Group Solutions Hub brings various stories about customer solutions with technologies that enable customers to successfully overcome challenges and pain points, under the themes of

Innovations, Sustainability, Connectivity, Automation and Efficiency.

Each story describes the challenge faced, the solution provided from each brand, along with videos and customer testimonials. Moreover, at the conclusion of each story, there is a description of how these solutions specifically contribute towards the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Visitors can discover various stories shared by Kubota’s Tractor, Construction and Engine divisions, as well as from Fede, Kverneland Group (Kverneland, Vicon and ROC) and Great Plains Manufacturing. This new platform also enables the various Kubota Group companies to progressively ramp up communications towards key industry events later this year like the next AGRITECHNICA that will take place from 12 to 18 November 2023 in Hannover, Germany.

YouGov poll: Construction firms failing to support workers through cost-ofliving crisis

Construction industry workers are being failed by their employers, who are offering some of the lowest levels of mental health and wellbeing support to staff across the entire economy, a survey of 3,000 companies and employees has revealed.

Despite there being a high demand for support – to help them through the cost-of-living crisis and for issues such as stress and anxiety – people working in the industry appear to be among the poorest served by bosses, according to the YouGov poll.

A little more than a third of construction businesses (37%) said they regarded improving staff morale as their responsibility, while most saw attracting and retaining talent and improving productivity as their main priority.

The online poll of 3,000 British employers and employees, commissioned by welltech company Frog Systems, also revealed that one in ten construction businesses said they spent nothing at all on mental health and wellness support for their workforces, with a further 18% spending £100 or less, peremployee-per-year.

Construction workers received among the lowest levels of support across a range of areas, the findings reveal. Just 19% of employees said they had access to an employee assistance programme (EAP), compared with 42% of staff in IT and telecoms and 52% in finance

and accounting.

Just 13% said their firm had employer supported volunteering – compared with 35% in IT and telecoms and 45% in finance and accounting – while only 18% were offered life insurance and 24% private medical care.

This compared with higher proportions in other industries; for example, 25% of manufacturing workers said they were offered life insurance by their employer.

Just two per cent of construction workers said they felt confident about going to their boss if they had a problem in their personal life or with their finances, while only one per cent would talk to a work colleague. More people said they would search the internet before going to their line manager with an issue.

The survey follows the recent publication of another report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which showed worrying levels of in-work poverty.

It said employers should be doing more to ease the pressure on staff facing financial difficulties, including offering flexible working and more secure shifts, creating a compassionate workplace culture, and signposting employees to specialist support.

Marcus Herbert, head of wellbeing at the British Safety Council, said: “Employers who don’t invest in employee wellbeing may be missing out on the productivity

benefits it can provide.

“SMEs are more likely to suffer if an employee, who is crucial to their operation, has to take time off work to deal with stress or because they have a repetitive strain injury.”

Mental health adviser and former CBI Deputy Director General, Henrietta Jowitt, said: “Wellbeing is an output – it is the result of a whole range of inputs that support your people. It is not a package, off the shelf.

“If you don’t understand your colleagues’ needs and look after their wellbeing, so that they feel they are safe, belong and are supported in a way that works for them, they will neither stay nor produce their best work.”

The online poll showed that while demand for mental health and wellbeing services among construction workers was high –particularly for stress and anxiety and the cost-of-living crisis – a

Former CBI Deputy Director General, Henrietta Jowitt

Marcus Herbert - Head of Wellbeng, BritSafe

significant number said they received little or no support from bosses. The services that were provided were not always of value to them.

While more than one in four businesses (28%) said they ran wellbeing workshops, those were used by just four per cent of staff. More than one in three businesses (34%) said they offered support from a mental health first aid trainer, but this was taken up by just three per cent of employees.

And while 29% and 23% of employers said they provided EAPs and wellbeing apps respectively, both solutions were used by just three per cent of staff.

Phil Worms, CEO of Frog Systems, said the report showed a gulf in trust in the workplace around wellbeing support for employees.

“While many employers seem to understand the emotional and physical challenges being faced by their employees, they don’t appear to be able to provide the right wellbeing tools and information to support them.

“Solutions which are reactive, standalone, ‘tick box’, not trusted, or do not provide sufficient insight will not enable the deployment of early intervention and support strategies.

“By listening to, and understanding what employees need, companies can start to build stronger, more empathetic and productive work environments. Access to wellbeing support should not be a lottery or a privilege.”

Rubble Master awards Red Knight 6 full UK dealership

Rubble Master, manufacturer of world leading impact crushers and scalping and sizing screens has installed Red Knight 6 as its sole UK distributor. Rubble Master has taken the decision to reorganise its UK dealer network and the change sees RK6 take on the whole of the UK having previously focused on the Midlands, East Anglia, the south and south-west.

Previously, Rubble Master had been working with two dealers in the UK, but with a new streamlined approach the company will move to just one dealer. Red Knight 6 has worked with Rubble Master for the past six years and will be bringing experienced sales and service teams to support customers in the region.

Paul Donnelly, Managing Director of Red Knight 6 Ltd said: “We have worked tirelessly for six years to ensure the market not only understands the quality of the Rubble Master machines, but also has support from our market leading sales, service and spare parts teams. We are delighted to be given the opportunity to work across the rest of the UK and continue to grow the excellence of the Rubble Master offering.”

Frog Systems CEO, Phil Worms

Rental industry appeal targets

10,000 generators for Ukraine

impassioned plea to an emergency conference in Paris, Zelensky described the latest Russian bombardment as “blackout and energy terror”, creating a desperate situation that has left as many as 12 million Ukrainians without power to heat their homes in the depths of winter.

Generators are already saving lives

Ninety-five generators have already been sent directly from the factory to Ukraine as part of the Alliance Christmas appeal. This was thanks to a very generous donation of £25,000 from Gary McArdle, President of Rail Services in the US.

These generators are already saving lives at the main hospital in Kharkiv in north-east Ukraine. They have been put to use in the Institutes of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology, where dedicated staff treat both military and civilian casualties from the war.

Ukraine needs you

As freezing winter temperatures grip eastern Europe, the humanitarian need in Ukraine is more urgent than ever. In response, following several highly successful campaigns in 2022, the Plant and Hire Aid Alliance has launched its latest appeal, Power to Ukraine, in association with Rotary International. The ambitious appeal aims to send no less than 10,000 desperately needed generators to Ukraine.

Why are generators needed?

Following repeated attacks on the power grid and other critical infrastructure, many Ukrainians get just three hours of electricity per day, not nearly enough to combat temperatures that rarely rise above freezing. Winter temperatures in the capital, Kyiv, can reach as low as -4°C in the daytime and -11°C at night, putting thousands of lives at risk.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said that generators had become

By donating to the Power to Ukraine appeal, you or your company can make a real difference, providing life saving winter heating to a desperate Ukrainian family, or essential power to a medical facility like those above.

“A donation of £270 is enough to buy and send a generator to Ukraine, to help keep these families warm,” said Jeremy Fish, the CEO of Ardent Hire, which set up the Alliance. “This includes the elderly, as well as small children and

recently experienced the misery of bitterly cold weather, but just imagine going through that with no power for heating. It doesn’t bear thinking about.

“Working with Rotary International, we’re appealing to colleagues across the UK and around the world to join us to help reach this ambitious target of 10,000 generators.”

Targeted help

To ensure that the generators reach those in the greatest need, the Alliance is working with the 69

and confirm that they have only been provided directly to those intended.

“This not only maximises the impact of the campaign, but also gives our generous donors the reassurance that their contribution is making a real difference,” said Jeremy Fish.

The alliance has also created a website where the aid workers will register each recipient including the details of the family or group, along with a declaration that the generator is being used as intended.

The people of Ukraine need all the help they can get to stay warm this winter. If you would like to help, either as an individual or as a company, you can rest assured that every penny of your donation will go directly towards generator orders for immediate dispatch. There are no paid staff and no overheads or other such costs. If you are located in the UK, Gift Aid will add a further 25% to your donation at no extra cost to you.

The Ukrainian people are literally freezing to death right now, so your donation, however large or small, will genuinely save lives.

To find out more, and to make your donation, please visit aid-alliance.com, email ukraine@ ardenthire.com or donate by visiting: www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/ukraine-gensets.

European Demolition Association welcomes FBI DEMOLIDORA

FBI DEMOLIDORA has been in the market since 1986 and since then has become one of the most renowned demolition and earthworks companies in Brazil.

Currently, FBI DEMOLIDORA’s greatest concern is meeting client demands, as well as safety requirements and other demands that regulate the industry.

Another of its major concerns has long been practicing actions of commitment with the environment. The conscious

execution of the work, correct and documented disposal and transport of materials according to their classification and the use of recycled material in its deposits for commercialisation are just a few examples of its commitment to the cause.

One of its most recognised works was the work it did in Nova Grecia (Osasco) in 2016.

FACHTAGUNG ABBRUCH returns

The German Demolition Association (DA) is holding the FACHTAGUNG ABBRUCH 2023 (Demolition Conference) at the STATION-Berlin again. This former railway station and postal depot, now an industrial monument and venue particularly suited to the demolition industry.

More than 1,100 participants and 127 exhibitors attended the last annual meeting of European players in demolition and dismantling in 2020. After the inevitable pause during the pandemic, expectations for 2023 are high.

Highlights of the programme include “Sustainable solutions in NRW – Use of recycled building materials and reuse of building components” as well as “Demolition of KSC Stadium”. Other interesting lectures such as “Complex use of different demolition methods for 250,000 t of reinforced concrete” and “Selected best practices of controlled blasting of buildings” contribute to the proven mix of topics, as do various other specialist lectures, such as “Technical rules (TV) demolition works 2023 – New edition of a successful rulebook” and many more.

As a main attraction Dr Hajo Schumacher, the well-known journalist and publicist, will give the keynote speech on the topic – “Demolition, change, awakening – Govern in uncertain times”. Simultaneous translation into English will be offered throughout the event.

Construction 2050 Alliance discusses objectives for 2023

On 13 January members of the EU Construction 2050 Alliance took stock of its achievements since its launch three years ago, while discussing objectives for 2023 and beyond.

The Construction 2050 Alliance comprises more than 50 European organisations, including the EDA, representing the actors of the built environment working together to advance the needs and priorities of the wider construction and

built-environment sector at the European level.

The alliance was established to coordinate common political messages of the construction value chain and raise the political importance of the sector, which is crucial to deliver on the European Union’s ambitions.

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A coordinated effort by

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D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company Inc. (DHG) began discussions with the University of Alabama (UA) for the demolition of the Tutwiler Residence Hall after successfully imploding its sister dorm, Rose Towers, on 4 July, 2012. The Tutwiler was a 13-storey, 270,000-square-foot (25,000 m3), concrete women’s residence hall on the university campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

unoccupied time for the university to make upgrades.

UA began advertising for bids in November 2021 and requested all interested bidders to submit a prequalification packet by the end of that month. A week later, the university notified six potential bidders of their successful prequalification. The university held a pre-bid meeting in mid-December,

immediately began discussions with the university on planning for the set implosion date of 4 July, 2022. Due to classes beginning in early August, the debris from this implosion would have to be removed by 30 July. Students were set to move out of the 13-storey dorm on 7 May. DHG and UA agreed to use the following week for first responder training in the building.

It’s not often a city’s police and fire department can use a structure of this size for live training, so when the opportunity arose, the university’s police department led a week-long training exercise for first responders from across the state until 15 May. The university also used this time to salvage numerous items from the building that could be reused around campus.

With only 50 days until a scheduled implosion date, DHG had to prepare the building for demolition. Before that could begin, a massive asbestos abatement job had to take place. DHG contracted Winter Environmental to take on this task. Before asbestos abatement could begin, DHG and Winter had to remove all furniture and trash left behind after the 1,029 residents moved out.

During the first three days on the site, 45 23 m3 dumpers were filled with trash and debris from the building. As the abatement work progressed, numerous areas with additional asbestos were found in the building that were not on the original asbestos survey.

Winter completed the asbestos abatement in 31 days with the help of up to 105 workers on the site at its maximum capacity.

It was built in 1966 to house freshmen female students, as it did until 2022. Over the years, it also housed many different summer camp participants, not leaving much

and bids were to be turned in on 18 January 2022, when the lowest bidder was awarded the contract.

As it was the successful low bidder on the Tutwiler project, DHG

DHG and Winter coordinated the abatement schedule to allow preparation for the building implosion to begin approximately two weeks after abatement began.

“DHG has also recycled over 600 tonnes of metals from this project, resulting in 97% of the construction and demolition debris being diverted from disposal in a landfill”

DHG contracted Dykon Explosive Demolition as the blasting contractor for this project. With the guidance of professional engineer Paul Rose, a plan was developed where five floors of the building would be completely stripped out and loaded with explosives. DHG began stripping out floors 1, 2, 4, 7 and 10 to prep them for drilling.

The construction of the Tutwiler Residence Hall was concrete with six columns in the core and shear walls down each of the three wings of the building. Rose engineered a plan to remove sections of the shear walls to make columns that could be drilled and loaded with explosives. DHG used a crane to lift compact utility loaders to each of the four upper floors to complete this task.

With the help of Dykon, more than 1,600 holes were drilled in the structure and 225 kg of explosives

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were loaded for the implosion.

Since the residence hall was located near sorority houses, a new dorm, parking deck, private residences and a retail centre, many protective measures had to be put into place.

Approximately 225 metres of 10-m high blast curtains were installed on three sides of the hall to prevent debris and dust from leaving the project site. HVAC units on the surrounding structures had to be shut down and covered with plastic to prevent dust intake. The protective measures all had to be installed on 3 July due to the high temperatures in Tuscaloosa during the month of July.

At 7 am on 4 July, 2022, the hall was successfully imploded. After initial inspection by DHG and Dykon, the all clear was given and DHG crews immediately began removing

all the protective measures that had been put in place and cleaning the surrounding streets so they could be reopened to the public.

DHG began removing the concrete and debris from the site on 5 July and successfully removed 1,112 loads of rubble from the site in 10 days, totaling 32,100 tonnes of mostly concrete debris.

Removal of foundations and other site improvements were successfully removed by 30 July, allowing the site restoration contractor to begin their work on the project site. All concrete removed from the site was hauled to another location on the UA campus, where it was crushed for reuse on other campus projects. DHG has also recycled over 600 tonnes of metals from the project, resulting in 97% of the construction and demolition debris from this project being diverted from disposal in a landfill.

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In the heart of the city

by Monica Roselli

For more than 40 years, a pedestrian bridge in Philadelphia’s health care epicentre connected the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (PCAM) to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Extending over 33rd Street and 34th Street, the bridge was built in the 1970s, followed by a temporary addition that extended over Convention Boulevard in 2015.

But just like the health care industry, the construction industry is ever evolving, and when new buildings and walkways were added to the campus, the pedestrian bridge that once allowed thousands to get from one building to the other became obsolete.

Soon after Penn Medicine opened its Penn First Hospital, which included the addition of three new pedestrian bridges and an underground tunnel that connected the Penn Medicine properties together, NDA member Geppert Bros. Inc. began work on removing the old bridge.

Bringing a local level of proficiency and comfortability to demolition work performed in the Philadelphia region, the L.F. Driscoll/Balfour Beatty Construction joint venture (JV) contracted with Geppert Bros. to determine the best demolition plan of action.

“Thackray Crane provided the team with possible crane locations and capacities,” says Pasquale Marconi, Geppert Bros. Vice President. “From there, we worked with structural engineer, Wing Au

and E&K Scaffolding to determine locations where the bridge would be separated and how.”

Additionally, Geppert Bros. superintendents and the project management team worked with their subcontractors to determine the best way to remove the bridge under the restrictions set forth by the medical campus’s property managers.

“Throughout the entire process, it was made known that we were guests in the area,” Marconi says. “Other than nightly lane closures and weekend street/sidewalk closures, one of the goals of the project was to minimise the impact to the surrounding healthcare community, which included cleaning up and readying surrounding areas for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.”

After several months of extensive planning and meetings, it was determined that the bridge would be removed in seven separate sections over the course of two long weekends. In December 2021, demolition work began. To reduce the weight of the bridge sections, Geppert Bros. removed all the architectural components. Anything that didn’t contribute to their stability was removed. Interior fit-out, exterior curtain wall, roof structure and floor structure were all removed, leaving only the structural steel skeleton.

“The first weekend consisted of picking and removing the three bridge sections that crossed over Convention Boulevard,” says Adam

Budin, Geppert Bros. Project Manager. “The featured pick of the first weekend was the longest (90 feet in length) and heaviest (63,000 pounds) section that was partially tucked under the PCAM building with about one foot (30 cm) of clearance between the top of the bridge steel and the PCAM building structure.

“This section was being picked past its original design splice; our engineer designed and Geppert fabricated stiffeners to be attached to the splice to keep the section from buckling when picked. The centre of gravity was determined, and the pick points were all verified by our engineer. Once freed up, the section remained 100% level and did not touch the PCAM overhang.”

On the second weekend, the remaining four bridge sections were picked and removed. These sections were lighter, as they were from the original HUP bridge, they were only 10 feet (three metres) away from the new connector bridge that had been constructed to take its place. After the removal of the bridge was complete, the crew had to remove the five concrete support piers that held up the bridge’s two structures.

“Because of the construction and location of the piers, it was determined that the piers would need to be saw-cut to be removed in lieu of using large hydraulic hammers that would cause both extensive noise and vibration,” Budin says.

“The piers were large concrete structures, and due to the sheer size of them, they needed to be cut into sections and rigged with a crane into a truck for removal. Each cut and pick needed to be planned with both the crane capacity and truck capacity in mind.”

Working exclusively at night during February and March, Geppert’s subcontractor, Chesco

Coring & Cutting Inc., provided over 45 wire cuts, and Thackray Crane performed 50 crane picks so that the piers could be safely removed. Overall, 500 tonnes of concrete piers were saw-cut, picked and taken off-site.

After four months, Geppert Bros. wrapped up demolition in March 2022. The job was considered a great success, with the work completed on schedule, within budget, with zero loss time accidents and minimal disruptions to the surrounding health care institutional neighbourhood.

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Brokk showcases latest demolition robots in 2023

Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remotecontrolled demolition machines, is showing off its latest products in 2023

Brokk 70

The Brokk 70, the smallest electric robot in the Brokk range is just 880 mm tall and 600 mm wide, fitting through narrow doorways and into tight spaces, making it ideal for interior demolition applications. With a base weight of just 560 kg, it can be transported on an ordinary passenger elevator, making it ideal for top-down demolition projects in urban areas.

As with all Brokk machines, the Brokk 70 offers superior reach and movement. The three-part arm extends to 3.2 m vertically and 2.7 m horizontally.

Outfitted with a BHB 105 hydraulic breaker with 159 joules of hitting power, the Brokk 70 can be equipped with advanced features, including water spray to suppress dust and air cooling for hot environments. The machine also pairs seamlessly with concrete crushers, drum cutters, grapples, scoop buckets and more.

The Brokk 70 incorporates the SmartConcept™ system, which ensures improved performance and uptime. SmartConcept consists of three features:

SmartPower™, SmartDesign™ and SmartRemote™. SmartPower senses when the power supply is poor or faulty then compensates before damage to components occurs, allowing contractors to use the machine with generators or unreliable power sources. With 70% fewer cables, rugged components, LED headlights and easily accessible grease points and hydraulic hoses, SmartDesign extends machine life and provides unprecedented ease of maintenance. An ergonomic remote control — the SmartRemote — incorporates adjustable straps, intuitive controls and professional-grade radio technology with almost 300 m of wireless working range.

Brokk 70

Brokk 900

The Brokk 900 is the world’s largest and most powerful demolition robot. This demolition tool builds upon and improves on the success of its predecessor, taking a big step up in power and performance.

The design and engineering of the machine is reinforced, overall power is increased and the new breaker is more powerful, which means its operation is even more precise. All this comes with almost no increase in size and weight.

Like its smaller brother, the Brokk 900 uses SmartPower™ technology to improve the powertrain. The Brokk 900 delivers a 25% increase in output power. At the same time, reliability and machine uptime meets the new industry benchmark for demolition robots set by the introduction of Brokk SmartPower™ a few years ago.

The Brokk 900 comes with the option of two different hydraulic breakers:

• BHB 1500: A 1,500 kg breaker for the hardest materials. Paired with the hydraulic power of the Brokk 900, this delivers a phenomenal punch in each blow and is excellent for breaking hard rock,

• BHB 1300: A slightly lighter breaker for maximum productivity in heavy concrete demolition. The higher blow frequency and more nimble size of this breaker maximise the production rate.

The Brokk 900 comes with the option of electric or diesel powertrain. The electric motor offers the lowest cost of operation and is the most environmentally friendly option. However, the new diesel engine is not far behind,

My Brokk – the new online service platform

My Brokk is a comprehensive online support platform that offers multiple services in a single resource. The portal offers two new online services — a library of manuals and other technical documents along with a Webshop for ordering parts and attachments — as well as access to Brokk Connect, Brokk’s robot and fleet management system.

The new portal makes it easier than ever for Brokk customers to access essential services any time of day, from any device or location.

Through My Brokk, Brokk owners have online access to equipment manuals, technical data, CE markings and diagrams for the first time. The information is available through My Brokk’s Documents module, allowing a customer to find and download accurate, up-todate materials at any time. The documentation is available for all current Brokk models and

meeting the toughest emissions standards that exist today. It is compliant with both the USA standard EPA Tier 4 Final and the EU Stage V standard.

Finally, serviceability has also stepped up a notch for the Brokk 900. Even though the machine weighs more than 11 t, it is designed to be serviced by one person, with no heavy lifting needed.

attachments, as well as older models.

The Webshop also offers online purchasing for the first time, providing faster order processing and shortened delivery times. Users can view and order a full range of Brokk original spare parts and attachments, such as extra hydraulic breakers. Users can easily locate the correct parts for their robots and see prices listed in their local currency. The Webshop also includes parts for older Brokk models.

Brokk Connect also continues to evolve, providing real-time updates on machine run time, upcoming maintenance needs and machine location. Wi-Fi is new and optional in addition to the mobile network connection. If a robot loses connection to the mobile network, offline mode is activated. The offline mode saves machine data to be uploaded to the mobile network when the connection is reestablished.

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DEMOLITION DISCUSSION

Interviewee: Mark Taylor

Role: Managing Director

Company: Metro Deconstruction Services

“I’m a family man, running a business to the best of my ability, while always trying to provide for my family, having a smile on my face, and some fun along the way”

QHow did you start out in the industry and what attracted you to it?

I grew up with my father running a construction business and he later moved into demolition to start Metro. I completed my degree in project management at Southbank University, with the aim of becoming a project manager in construction. I then cut my teeth out on site with Kyle Stuart (now BAM Construction) as a trainee project manager working on several different types of interesting projects.

After knocking on my old man’s door several times and it not opening, at the age of 27 I knocked

loudly enough and he opened the door into Metro.

I was excited to transfer my understanding of construction over to demolition, and took my skills and knowledge to expand and grow Metro as a business. I took over as Managing Director at the age of 35 in 2008, with my father fully retiring from the business in 2013.

I have run the business ever since and the rest is history.

QHow did Metro start and how has it evolved in size, scope and range of services? My father started Metro pretty much as a one-man band back in 1995 after diversifying from running a house building construction business to demolition.

When I joined the business, turnover was approximately £350,000, offering minor demolition services to a select client base around the south-east of England. I looked to pull the old man into the modern day, the way forward for future demolition. I rebranded the company and started to structure and market the company to look to expand our client base and increase the size of projects that Metro undertook.

Now, 15 years later, Metro offers a wide selection of demolition services, along with environmental and remediation services. It is now a £7m company with ambitions to push forward to being a £10m business while maintaining the high level of personal services that we provide to our clients.

QTell us about your working culture. Is there a fundamental company philosophy or ethic?

My employer ethic is that I like to run a friendly, personal approach to employment. I am proud of the retention of employees that I have, with some employees being with us for over 15 years, some even starting from a labouring role and now working with me as senior management.

My aim is to ensure employees are looked after, helped and have a friendly place of work with a positive environment and modern approach to working.

Some of the aspects of the company I am proud of are the service it provides, staff retention and repeat business with clients we have long lasting personal relationships with.

We’re still a family run business. Although the old man is retired, he still very much enjoys jumping in with our delivery driver every now and again to visit our sites, still telling me what I’m doing right or wrong.

QWhat kind of projects does Metro work on most frequently? How has this developed and are there plans to develop it further?

Our bread and butter is industrial demolition where we work directly for industrial developers that we have long lasting relationships with. We have grown as a company with many of our clients as they have grown in size and project scope through professional relationships.

Over the last few years we have carried out several projects in central London involving top-down demolition, a more complex method that we are actively pushing to carry out more of.

We vary in a range of size and scope of projects to suit our clients, from small housing demolition to larger industrial sites that our client purchases.

I have a constant drive to push Metro to be a leading deconstruction contractor in the industry, and to continue to strive to this aim, while maintaining the personal relationship we have with our clients.

That is what drives me, seeing Metro carry out these complex and detailed projects to a high standard.

QWhat are the standout projects from Metro’s history? Why are they special? Did they pose any particular challenges?

Going back a few years now, my first standout project with Metro was back in 2010, when we purchased our first high-reach. This was the first larger scale project that we had completed, being a sixstorey office building in Reading town centre.

Another would be Metro’s first major project in central London, where we completed the top-down demolition of an existing 14-storey office block. This was a complex project with lots of constraints and the team carried it out professionally and safely and to our client’s requirements.

These two would be my standouts but every project that Metro undertakes has its own challenges and constraints and

“Where it all began”

we have to look at each individual job on its own merit and apply our professional knowledge and approach to the project using our experience to deliver it safely and to the client’s requirements.

That is certainly one thing I love about demolition – no project is the same and every single project challenges me and my team in different ways.

QWhat makes Metro different? What are your USPs?

Our USP is that we deliver on what we say we are going to do and we offer our clients a professional service that gives them the confidence to return to Metro to deliver their project for them.

Metro prides itself on the repeat business we receive from long lasting clients that we have built up incredible relationships with over the years.

We are able to offer complete turnkey services for our clients, where acting as principal contractor throughout the demolition phase provides our clients the time needed for their construction phase planning. We deliver the demolition/ enabling phase without fuss and to a high standard, ready for smooth handover to our clients.

The relationships we have grown, allow us to do just that.

QTell us about the marketing and tendering process. How do you gain business and spread the word about your services?

We believe that we present ourselves in a clean and contemporary fashion that reflects the running of the business, with our tender returns being professionally completed to a high standard and most importantly, being returned fully compliant in accordance to all client requirements.

We pride ourselves on the presentation of our paperwork and documentation throughout all phases of a project, from estimating tender stage, all the way to the health and safety file on completion. All our documentation is branded the Metro way throughout.

In regards to marketing, Metro does not actively go looking for business, we pride ourselves on repeat business and recommendations from our existing clients. This approach has led Metro to now having an extensive client base with some of the best clients, Project Management and Quantity Surveyor companies out there in the industry today.

QTell us about any memberships or accreditations you or the company have

We are proud to have been

accredited with CHAS and SMAS for many years, ensuring the company operations are correct, safe and compliant to SSIP status.

As a company, we are heading into 2023 with many objectives regarding obtaining memberships and accreditations. To name a few, we are currently in the staging process of obtaining our ISO 14001 accreditation, with ISO45001 and ISO9001 to follow.

One of our main objectives is to implement new environmental standards across Metro, including objectives to Net Zero. Therefore, we are currently in the process of focusing on becoming members of the UKGBC (UK Green Building Council) and working with PlanetMark on our journey to Net Zero.

In addition to the above, we are working towards becoming members of the NFDC, which will introduce Metro to other professional companies, therefore opening doors to a range of additional clients we’d have the opportunity to work with.

On a more personal level, I am hoping to begin the process of obtaining my IDE membership this year.

QTell us about any apprenticeships or trainee schemes Metro has. What about the availability of labour, experienced and inexperienced? What can we do to attract young people into the industry?

We have built our team by bringing on young starters/apprentices and training them up the Metro way, resulting in those young starters now being key, experienced members of staff.

Metro continues this programme, recently enrolling one of our young apprentices on the NDTG Demolition Trailblazer Scheme, and we have recently taken on a young starter as a machine operator.

I believe that investing to entice youth into demolition is one of the

The Silvertown redevelopment project in the east end of London Image: Sky Revolutions

most important areas that we need to concentrate on, as without the new blood of employees coming through, we will not sustain the current levels of experience and knowledge within our company and the industry.

Bringing on the youth also allows us to incorporate up-to-date industry standards and new innovative work methods within Metro.

QDo you undertake any ongoing training or Continuous Professional Development?

We have a dedicated and extensive training matrix incorporating all staff training. This document works alongside individual staff training plans for qualifications, extra training and continued professional development in all areas.

I strive to ensure all my staff have the training they require available to them, so they are able to carry out their roles safely, correctly and to the best of their ability, as well as helping to push forward in their careers.”

QTell us about any engagement your company has in the community?

Metro understands that as a demolition contractor, we are first on site to represent our clients within the community. Thus, our overall approach is to engage with the community with an aim of successfully carrying out the demolition works with an overall view

that on completion they’re happy that the works have been carried out with minimal disturbance.

We incorporate this service by running community workshops per project, offering a centralised email communication process in which we can liaise directly within the local community in regard to any concerns they have in relation to our works and operations. We find that this direct engaging approach means that we can reassure the public that the works are being completed to the highest standards on behalf of our clients.

QWhat do you think responsible companies need to be doing in regard to their communities and society in general?

Purely engage with the community. Listen to them, their understanding

of the works and what you can do to make the process as painless as possible; even invite them to join in community workshops and become part of the future development in some way (if possible).

On every project, give something back to the community you have worked with. Put yourself in their shoes, and relate to their feelings on a demolition project on their doorstep.

QWhat measures is your company taking in regard to the climate crisis and sustainability?

Metro wants to be at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis and to assist our clients in demonstrating our approach to each individual demolition project that minimises carbon output from the demolition works process.

Top down demolition of Citiscape House at Holborn viaduct Image: Google

We’re driving towards our Net Zero objectives and beginning to work with UKGBC and commitment to Race to Zero.

We are continually improving processes and implementing new ones with the help of ISO standards and PlanetMark expertise. We are hoping to become part of a UKGBC task project in 2023 in assisting with the measurement and reporting of embodied carbon across the construction industry.

QHow do you see the demolition industry developing over the next few years?

I believe that the demolition industry needs to drive itself and not be driven by others, so to embrace new technologies, invest in staff and embrace the drive to net zero achievements, demonstrating that the demolition industry as a whole to be leaders within the construction sector. Acting, rather than reacting.

The biggest development in my opinion is the use of fuel and moving to HVO across the industry, significantly reducing carbon emissions. For those able to use HVO fuel instead of diesel, it will be the game changer for environmental factors and that all important race to zero.

QDo you have any notable projects in progress or in planning?

Metro is currently working on the largest project our company has undertaken, Silvertown, London – due to be completed in April this year.

Our recent tender pipeline has grown and was the greatest number received in Oct/Nov/Dec 2022, varied in type, size and complexity. We are looking forward to finalising these with our clients, carrying out and completing in 2023.

QHow do you envisage Metro in 5 to 10 years?

AND FINALLY...

Who is your favourite artist? Paul Weller – back in the Style Council days

What do you do for fun? Spend time with my family, playing golf and watching my eldest son Mini Challenge racing

What’s your ideal weekend? A spa weekend with my wife, or watching my son race his mini

What would you do for a company excursion, money no object?

Las Vegas

What’s your bucket list activity? To drive a British Touring Car. I think I can drive, but I really can’t.

Q

What are the biggest technological developments you have seen in the industry and what do you envisage will be the future game changers?

One would be the progression of the design of machines and attachments to be able to operate more efficiently and be more environmentally friendly.

Metro will continue to grow in a controlled manner to maintain the professional services we provide to our clients, while joining professional industry bodies and pushing to improve our service to be the best it can be. At the same time, we will continue to invest in modern machinery to carry out our works, all while having a bit of fun along the way”

What’s your favourite cuisine? Thai food

What’s your tipple of choice? Single malt Irish over ice

Winter, spring, summer or autumn?

Summer

Be or do? Which one represents you best? Be

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Many in the industry will know the Collins name for its position as one of the leading earthworks suppliers in the UK, but alongside this division, the company has been successfully undertaking a variety of demolition projects across the UK and Ireland for more than six years.

The company had undertaken demolition works alongside its other earthmoving and remediation contracting works for several years but in 2016 it decided to form a dedicated demolition arm.

Headed up by experienced demolition man Scott Craddock, Collins Demolition works both hand in hand with the rest of the Collins group undertaking site clearance work ahead of large redevelopment projects, and undertaking its own demolition works for a growing list of select clients.

The formation of an in-house asbestos removal team with Cat A&B trained teams has added to

the highly trained and experienced demolition teams. To add further flexibility and the ability to offer clients a full package of abatement, demolition and remediation services, the company also offers a comprehensive bio-remediation service to clean contaminated ground of hydrocarbon impacted soils, asbestos and knotweed.

While the demolition arm possesses its own dedicated demolition spec machinery, it is in the envious position within such a large group where it has the ability to call on a wide range of high specification equipment should the job require additional machinery.

We caught up with some of the Collins team on a large project at Stockley Park near Heathrow Airport where they had been given an ambitious 16-week programme to demolish three, three-storey office blocks that were once home to the global pharmaceutical giant GSK.

The three office blocks had been constructed in the mid-1980s and strangely, featured a semisubmerged ground floor requiring workers to climb a flight of stairs to enter on the middle floor of each block. The large, open plan layout was constructed around a central glass-ceilinged atrium. Constructed from a steel frame with in-situ concrete floors, like many newer office buildings, the ceiling spaces were packed with mechanical and electrical items such as cable trays, air conditioning ducts and the like.

With a tight programme to demolish the three structures and remove the foundations, work was

continuing on the three blocks simultaneously. The first block had already been demolished and the material taken away for recycling, leaving a pair of Volvo excavators breaking out the remaining slab and foundations before stockpiling ready for a crusher to come in and process to a 6f2 material for backfilling.

The central building was halfway through the demolition phase, with several Volvo excavators working from one end of the large building taking it down bay by bay.

An EC250E and EC380E were tasked with clearing away the downed material before sorting it and loading into an almost constant

stream of bulk tippers removing the material from site. A 75 t Volvo EC700C equipped with an OilQuick coupler and VTN scrap shear was being used as the frontline machine for the demolition works, quickly slicing through the steel columns and beams and tearing out the tangle of M&E still fixed to the concrete slabs.

Site Supervisor Chris Lythgoe said: “The EC700 and our EC750 both have the OilQuick couplers as they and our EC380 high reach are seen as our frontline demolition machines. The smaller machines are there to assist the bigger units by quickly and effectively clearing up around them. It works very well on some of the larger jobs we have undertaken.”

The third and final building was in the process of being stripped out during Demolition Hub’s visit. Walking around with Site Foreman John Leyland, he explained that they had managed to find an outlet for the masses of computer flooring that was spread throughout the three floors of each building.

“It would be very time consuming for us to strip the timber from each tile just to recycle a small quantity of metal. We have to strip and sort the good tiles out and pallet them up but will end up shipping at least four artic’ loads out for reuse instead of potentially sending them off site

as waste or, at best, low grade, low value recycling.”

With ample space around the building, the soft strip team use segregated areas to throw out different materials where it is gathered up by a machine with selector grab and disposed of into the relevant skips. John said: “Despite the building being constructed in the 80s, we have found several asbestos gaskets in the pipework to the roof mounted plant rooms. We weren’t expecting these due to the relatively young age of the building.”

The demolition works have proved to provide very little in the way of issues for the experienced site team at Stockley. “We do have a live data cable running right through the centre of the site, which feeds the Skyport business at the nearby airport. Initially we thought it was the SkySports VAR cable feeding Stockley Park up the road and were tempted to put a bucket through it,” John said.

Once the demolition works have been completed Collins will undertake a shallow excavation of the site before reinstating with the crushed material from the buildings. The site will then be handed over to the development team to construct a large warehouse complex serving the ever-growing distribution industry.

The annual World of Concrete event was back with a bang in January for its 49th staging. I was keen to meet with friends old and new in the fields of demolition, construction and of course concrete in a familiar setting while locating the best new cutting tech

I am a creature of habit and being that way inclined it was comforting to be back in Las Vegas. Being old hands at this our fifth World of Concrete (and fifth as media partners), as well as the third stay at our familiar hotel, all allows me (pre-drinks) to easily navigate the 2,000ish steps and do the familiar wander into the massive Las Vegas Convention Center.

As we navigated that walk every morning, I have to state what a sight it is to see just how the World of Concrete event takes over the city of Las Vegas. Hotels lit up in neon advertising the event, dolled up coaches ferrying some of the many thousands of visitors whizz by and the signposts start from way out, pushing all of Nevada to the once-ayear king of concrete event.

As we walked and talked admiring the organisation of the event before even getting there, our conversation was almost solely on planning exactly who we were going to see and in what order.

Then on arrival immediately

tearing up said plans. We would be caught off guard by a friendly tap on the shoulder from a vendor we have met in the past or the sight and sound of a live demo taking place and like a moth to a flame my attention goes to where the big and loud equipment is on display.

Being press we were thankfully able to bypass the crowds, and what crowds they were, spiralling around the inside of the conference centre, showcasing just what a must-attend this event is if you have a penchant for concrete.

The inside halls are a mass of stands with familiar house brands as well as emerging technology, and you can see our inside tour video on our sister site. Outside is where it all gets in your face, with the ability to try out cutting tools yourself, or failing that watch an expert or indeed a world champion.

We came armed this time with a little more than hard copies of the mag and business cards.

This year in our arsenal were some tasty new AV purchases

including speakers and microphones, meaning we were able to have a good go at using WoC to debut our harder launch into video in Las Vegas and for subsequent shows back on home soil in Coventry for the Executive Hire Show later this month and then again back to the very same venue in Vegas for ConExpo.

We have a few videos winging their way to our YouTube channel now from the event. Search Demolition Hub TV on YouTube and huge thanks to all who participated. As ever, although we’re from the same continent, meeting Alessia from MB Crusher takes a trip to the west side of the United States for our annual catch up, laugh and interview on camera.

We will continue to support the event with video and post event press releases and what the vendors, organiers and visitors have to say. We look forward to continuing our media partnership for the 2024 event, next year celebrating 50 years as one of the

Demolition Hub’s

Ben

Chambers reports back from Sin City.

world’s best construction shows. My LinkedIn and emails tend to go quite barmy this time of the year as it is one of the few opportunities for me to actually get face-to-face and meet our North American readers and those that supply to this industry.

WHO ATTENDS WOC?

More than 60,000 industry professionals from all around the world, representing all segments of the construction industry: commercial contractors, concrete contractors, concrete pumpers, construction managers, dealers/ distributors, decorative concrete contractors, designers and specifiers, general contractors, block/segmental unit producers masonry contractors, architects, engineers, block producers, ready mix producers, rental equipment centres, repair contractors, residential contractors, speciality concrete contractors, precast, pipe and block producers, precast/ prestressed producers and more.

A full list of exhibitors can be found at www.worldofconcrete.com

FUTURE DATES:

WOC 2024: 23-25 January;

Education: 22-25 January

WOC 2025: 21-23 January;

Education: 20-23 January

14 – 18 March, 2023

We are CONEXPO virgins. I had sorted everything with the organisers for us to appear in 2020, but as we all know, events have a habit of impeding the best laid plans of mice and men, never more so than in the year 2020 worldwide.

So now, with a very strong magazine and media brand behind us, we look forward to reporting back in April’s Demolition Hub and way before then on the socials and YouTube.

Ben Chambers

CONEXPO-CON/ AGG 2023: Focusing on the next level of sustainability in construction

With construction technology around sustainability significantly advancing in recent years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 is already set to have the biggest focus on sustainability since the show began in 1948.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show Director Dana Wuesthoff said:

“The construction industry and CONEXPO-CON/AGG are evolving in many ways to adapt and showcase sustainable technologies,

products and practices supporting a more sustainable world. More than ever, show attendees will see sustainability in action, from electric and hydrogen powered construction equipment, to more recyclable materials and waste reduction opportunities, to changes we’re making to the show to better support sustainability.”

Here’s how CONEXPO-CON/ AGG is putting sustainability at the forefront.

One of the biggest sustainability efforts on the part of CONEXPO-CON/AGG directly is a newly announced partnership between the show and the Arbor Day Foundation. CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the Arbor Day Foundation are working towards planting 130,000 trees in forests of greatest need, one for every show registrant.

Additionally, CONEXPOCON/AGG exhibitors and attendees can contribute to the Arbor Day Foundation’s funds, allowing them to further their goal of involving themselves in its mission of planting, nurturing and celebrating trees around the globe.

Each dollar contributed to the Arbor Day Foundation

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Sustainable Tech on Display

Across the show floor, sustainable technologies, products and practices will be on display. Here is a sample of what will be featured:

Volvo Construction Equipment has already announced they will bring several electric and autonomous pieces to their stand in the Festival Lot, including their EC230 electric excavator pilot, their Zeux autonomous concept wheel loader, and their HX04 prototype hydrogen articulated hauler.

Just steps away, Caterpillar (Booth F-9127) will bring four battery electric machines as well as a series of prototype batteries for off-road equipment ranging from 48600 volts.

will result in one tree being planted in a forest in need.

“The Arbor Day Foundation is excited to be the official nonprofit sustainability partner of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023,” said Becca Hebbard, Corporate Partnerships Manager for the Arbor Day Foundation. “As one of the world’s most trusted and experienced tree planting organisations, we work with organisations of all sizes to help them meet their corporate sustainability, ESG, and CSR goals. Whether you’re looking to help protect biodiversity, contribute to wildfire recovery, bring the benefits of trees to a community in need, or add verified forestry carbon credits to your emissions reduction strategy, the Arbor Day Foundation is uniquely positioned to connect you with meaningful projects all over the world.”

CONEXPO-CON/AGG attendees can also expect:

• Aerial work platform specialists Skyjack (Booth F-9427) will have their new SJ120 E on hand, a zero-emissions mast lift with a 30% improvement in duty cycle.

• Asphalt recycling equipment from Pavement Recyclers LLC (Booth S-5966) and VSS Macropaver (Booth C-32073) use different processes for recycling asphalt, keeping it out of landfill. Concrete contractors can also check out Holcim’s (Booth C-20405) ECOPact concrete that can eliminate carbon emissions entirely in some instances.

• Construction pros who want to maximise their energy efficiency can explore Kubota’s V3307 MicroHybrid engine (Booth S-84415) to install in existing equipment, saving fuel with the attachments they use, like Rototilt’s (Booth F-8338) Rototilt Control system.

• With Rapid Barrier Systems’ (Booth S-61515) water-inflatable barriers, contractors who work in disaster recovery could save up to 600 sandbags per barrier and not have to worry about disposal should they become contaminated, not to mention the fuel needed to haul them on and off site.

• Demolition contractors wanting to reduce waste and preserve still-usable material can see Aquajet’s Hydrodemolition robots at the Brokk booth (Booth C-20349), which can help remove damaged concrete while leaving still-good concrete and rebar reinforcement intact.

• Compaction is another place where low-efficiency engines can be replaced with battery

operated equipment, according to Wacker Neuson (Booth W-43501), who will be bringing a number of electric tools including, for the first time, batterypowered, reversible plates.

• Small engine specialists Briggs & Stratton will bring their Vanguard (Booth D-1033) brand’s swappable lithium-ion batteries to CONEXPO-CON/AGG for the first time, available for attendees to test out. And for construction pros who want to make sure their batteries are in proper working condition, Redline Detection (Booth N-10532) is bringing their battery coolant and leak detector.

• When it comes to equipment, diesel or electric-powered, the environmental impact is more than just emissions, but lubricants. B3C Fuel Solutions (Booth S-61545) is bringing products to the show to help contractors eliminate waste by restoring emulsified/damaged oil and make sure lubricant that does find its way to the environment is nontoxic and biodegradable.

• Waste water is a major issue, including when construction equipment needs cleaning. Waste2Water (Booth S-64429) is bringing solutions to CONEXPOCON/AGG to help equipment operators keep waste and chemical-laden water out of the environment.

• Once attendees have all their sustainable equipment picked out and ready, AT&T’s Equipment and Machinery Solutions team (Booth N-12700) is bringing a solution to help track their actual Scope 1 emissions versus their targets.

Sustainability education

CONEXPO-CON/AGG has given sustainability its own education track in its seminar offerings, now with thirteen sessions dedicated to the topic. Those sessions tackle subjects like reducing the carbon footprint of concrete, getting and managing electric construction equipment, asphalt and concrete recycling, carbon neutrality, and a “Sustainability 101” session for attendees just now starting their sustainability journey.

But construction pros

CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE are committed to reducing the environmental impact of the show. This includes partnering with vendors that are dedicated to sustainable practices and reducing waste, helping exhibitors choose more sustainable options, and measuring our total 2023 environmental impact to identify future improvements.

The sustainability efforts at CONEXPO-CON/AGG reflect the focus on sustainability within the entire construction industry. Many construction

don’t have to wait until they get to Las Vegas to start their sustainability education. The CONEXPO-CON/AGG Podcast has several episodes dedicated to the topic, including:

• Episode 84: “Mining technology improves sustainability, operator comfort, productivity”

• Episode 89: “Advancing cement & concrete sustainability with connected devices”

• Episode 116: “Salvaging the industry”

companies have realised that their clients are demanding sustainable building practices more and more with each project, and contractors themselves are recognising the benefits of moving to more sustainable equipment and practices.

That’s why CONEXPO-CON/ AGG 2023 is already outpacing all previous shows in attendee registration. Contractors wanting to register before 6 January, 2023, can save 30% off their badge by using code MEDIA30.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the largest construction trade show in North America and the premier event connecting professionals from every major construction sector. Held every three years, it takes the construction industry to the next level by helping construction professionals elevate their industry expertise, experience the newest equipment and products through demonstrations and industry-leading education, make new professional connections, and grow their own marketability within the industry. The next CONEXPO-CON/AGG will be held 14 – 18 March, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on CONEXPO-CON/AGG, visit www. conexpoconagg.com.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

AEM is the North America-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers with more than 1,000 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture and construction-related industry sectors worldwide. The equipment manufacturing industry in the United States supports 2.8m jobs and contributes roughly $288bn to the economy every year.

Making the show itself more sustainable

Sold out Executive Hire Show has allstar lineup

The 16th Executive Hire Show is opening its doors to hire industry professionals on 8 and 9 February at its established home Coventry Building Society Arena (CBS), formerly known as the Ricoh Arena, in the heart of the Midlands.

The EHS team is delighted to confirm that the UK’s premier hire event is sold out of stand space. There are 150 exhibitors to see and of those, an impressive 31 will be making their first ever appearance at the show. A

The journey to net zero

Low emission driving and working is currently one of the main development goals of the construction machinery industry, with a focus on battery-electric drives. The electrification of construction machinery is making quick progress with an increasing number of manufacturers offering e-solutions, particularly in the compact ranges.

Visitors to the 16th Executive

number of exhibitors have also significantly increased their stand space this year to showcase new products and innovations.

Chris Moore, Executive Hire Show, publishing and events director said: “I am delighted to report that we have another sold out show with 150 companies signed up to the 2023 event. It’s going to be an incredibly busy show, with 31 first time exhibitors at the unmissable national exhibition for the tools, equipment and plant hire industry.”

Hire Show can expect to see a wide range of electric and hybrid machinery at the event, alongside alternative fuel solutions including hydrogen.

As the journey to achieve net zero by 2050 gains traction, innovation and investment in new technology, particularly renewables and sustainable solutions, are at an all-time high. Many companies in the sector are allocating a huge proportion of their budgets to green technology.

Despite the current economic uncertainties and reported supply chain issues the compact plant hire and equipment industry remains resilient and is reporting a surge in business, which is excellent news for the hire market and the many diverse sectors it serves. AMA Research reported the uncertain economic outlook has been tipped to favour the UK construction equipment rental market.

AMA Research also said that in 2021 there was a ‘healthy growth’ across the market that has continued throughout 2022. Statistics show a 6.8% increase in market value from 2020.

Plant hire companies dominate the market with an estimated share of 37.7%, driven primarily by earthmoving equipment, road construction kit and crushing and screening plant.

Strong UK construction equipment rental market

The biggest name suppliers to the UK hire industry have committed to exhibiting at the 2023 show. The list reads like a who’s who in the construction equipment sector with blue chip companies such as Altrad Belle, Ammann UK, Atlas Copco, BPH Attachments, Bravi Platforms, Coveya, Doosan UK, GenQuip Groundhog, JCB, Makita UK, Sany, Snorkel, Thwaites, Trime (UK),

Yanmar and many more.

First time exhibitors include Atlas Tanks Group, which supplies portable and static tanks for the safe storage and dispensing of diesel, oil and AdBlue; Coppard Equipment Sales will be showcasing the Slanetrac HT100 Tracked Dumper; Haulotte UK, which manufactures lifting equipment for both people and materials for construction, indoors and outdoors, is also exhibiting for the first time.

Instagrid UK, another company

exhibiting for the first time, claims to have invented the world’s most advanced 230V battery, able to power any device no matter where you are. Also making its first appearance at the show is Mecc Alte, which manufactures alternators and genset controllers and battery chargers. The show also welcomes Merlo, which will be showing the latest range of telescopic handlers, while Sunward Europe is debuting with its range of excavators, loaders and aerial platforms among other products.

Who’s exhibiting?

Coppard Equipment Sales, Slanetrac HT1000 Tracked Dumper

Sunward Europe Electric Mini Atlas Tanks Group

What’s new?

Dragon is excited to announce the launch of the company’s powerful new tracked barrow – the PB1000 Power Barrow. Built using the same tried and tested all-terrain track base as all of the Dragon Equipment range, the manoeuvrable PB1000 is capable of safely carrying, lifting and tipping loads of up to 1,000 kg.

The steel bucket is incredibly durable and robust, which ensures it can stand up to the toughest of jobs on commercial or domestic building sites. Plus, with a weight of under 650 kg and width options to suit all situations, it’s a machine that is easy to move from site to site, using a van, truck or trailer, making sites with restricted access much more accessible.

MachineMax is an award-winning equipment management platform and provider of universal telematics sensors for off-highway fleets, that works with customers to measure key metrics.

The metrics providing the biggest initial impact include utilisation, idling time, fuel consumption, emissions, location and operating hours. Enabling a single platform view, MachineMax brings a customer’s data together from any source, providing fast access to the right data to enable in-the-moment and

strategic decisions. The MachineMax solution supports any data source, including its own easy-fit sensors, third-party sensors and OEM telematics.

Thwaites is debuting the company’s 3-t electric dumper. Four maintenance-free, long-life, lithiumion (dry-cell) batteries operating at 48V and each rated at 5.75 kWh power the machine. Two highly efficient electric motors (one for traction, one for hydraulic services) give the operator the control and manoeuvrability expected from a Thwaites dumper. Critically, the battery pack will complete a full eight-hour shift of ‘normal site operation’ from a single charge.

GGR Group is all set to show its range of zero-emission construction machinery at the show. Visitors can expect to see the company’s ECO UNIC URW-095 mini spider crane, the lithium-powered Faresin Electric Telehandler, which is a world first, the zero-emissions GF30 pick and carry crane, and the popular batterypowered tracked carrier, among other environmentally friendly kit.

The Faresin Electric Telehandler 2.6t is an environmentally friendly option for single-shift or multi-shift materials handling operations. Offering the same performance as an equivalent conventional telehandler model but without the noise of a combustion engine, the Electric Telehandler 2.6t operates with zero CO2 emissions and is a pioneer within the materials handling equipment industry.

Thwaites 3-tonne electric dumper

MachineMax - The MachineMax solution supports any data source, including their own easy-fit sensors, third-party sensors and OEM telematics.

GGR Group ECO UNIC URW-095 mini spider crane, the lithium-powered Faresin Electric Telehandler

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What’s new?

Through its work with CESAR, Datatag recognised the issues of fuel theft and has developed a technological solution. The result is VENOM, a formulation of a unique forensic DNA and visible green dye. VENOM can be supplied to give a company an individual DNA identifier and is mixable with petrol, diesel and HVO fuels.

Datatag will also be showcasing its KIST Asset Management solution. Developed using MicroCESAR as a key equipment identifier, KIST allows companies to keep track of and manage vital equipment and vehicles via easy-to-use mobile and desktop applications.

DyMac designs products that harvest ‘clean energy’ to minimise the company’s impact on the

environment. DyMac UK will be exhibiting its new Lynx Power Bank range.

Lynx Power Bank 30-60 is a new range of secure integrated battery energy storage systems. This mobile, modular solution includes batteries, PCS, cooling fan, fire protection and auxiliary components. External PV power and AC generator are available

Lynx Power Bank is mainly developed for no emission and low noise. It also reduces the dependence on the grid, improves power supply quality, and ensures the power consumption of an emergency load.

SANY is one of the latest OEMs to join the batteryelectric drive revolution and it will be debuting its SY19E electric mini excavator. The electrically driven 1.8-t SY19E mini excavator benefits from zero pollutant emissions and

significantly lower noise levels. The machine is equipped with an electric motor that delivers a peak output of 15 kW, along with an efficient loadsensing hydraulic system, which ensures a fast workflow and highflexibility output. It’s equipped with an innovative accumulator pack that lasts for an entire working day on one battery charge.

Tufftruk will introduce the new Electric BENDie mini dumper, which is a battery-powered mini dumper that provides maximum versatility and light touch operation.

Available as an EB400 and EB500, for use indoors or outdoors the compact TRUXTA (EB400 730 mm or EB500 850 mm) fits through typical doorways. TRUXTA BENDie mini dumper offers excellent load capacity and productivity.

The new Electric BENDie 4x4 mini dumper provides access even in the tightest corners. The TRUXTA 4x4 is really compact and gets into places tracked, lift and steer dumpers cannot.

Operators get a quiet environmentally friendly option for use anywhere – there are no emissions and the range is ultra-quiet for noisesensitive environments.

Datatag – VENOM

SANY SY19E electric mini excavator

Tufftruk will introduce the new ‘Electric BENDie’ mini dumper

DyMac Lynx Power Bank range

Ammann is back – and is promising to ‘reach compaction’s third dimension’ with its new electric compaction plate.

Ammann says that its prototype eAPX 68/95 3D Vibratory Compactor offers an innovative solution for compaction works, particularly in restricted urban working areas. According to the firm, eAPX 68/95 is the first vibratory plate on the market that can move in an arc or circle or turn on the spot.

The battery-powered eAPX 68/95 prototype has an operating height of just 700 mm coupled with the ability to move in all directions. Its versatility allows it to be used in tricky trench applications, including those with support systems and cross braces. It can also be used in open spaces.

BISAF Ltd presents innovative industry products that improve the health and safety of workers and helps protect the environment.

The new and improved Particulator is an award-winning DPF that greatly improves air quality in the workspace, particularly when machines are used in confined spaces. It’s easy to install and remove and can easily be fitted

to machines less than 60 kW. By removing the black carbon particulate, the lifetime global warming footprint of the machine improves by 32%.

BISAF will also showcase a new modular edge protection system for use around excavations on site. This uses supports that are driven into or bolted onto the ground and can be set up about any area in any shape or size. These are quick and easy to install and the systems can be reused.

Timberwolf launches an industry-first solution – the TW 280HB hybrid woodchipper. Delivering the power for an 8” wood chipper while minimising emissions is a

challenge. After extensive research into hybrid powertrains and following discussions with engine manufacturers, it was concluded that no commercially available solution was currently available. The journey, therefore, began with the decision for Timberwolf to lead its own hybrid development programme to meet the dual challenge of addressing performance and emissions.

The selfcharging TW 280HB HYBRID ensures you will not lose chipping performance throughout the day. Simple to maintain, the TW 280HB HYBRID wood chipper is ideal for companies and organisations who are committed to minimising their emissions and fuel usage while not compromising on performance.

Ammann prototype eAPX 68/95 3D Vibratory Compactor

Timberwolf launches industry first solution – TW 280HB hybrid woodchipper

BISAF Ltd Particulator

What’s new?

Atlas Copco will present its zeroemission, money-saving E-Air plug-in electric compressor. Saving the planet and making money are not mutually exclusive ambitions – you can achieve both and this will be Atlas Copco’s message to the nation’s hire companies. The company’s E-Air plug-in electric compressor is the perfect example of the many benefits of going electric – zero emissions, small size, lightweight and low vibrations.

With fuel prices soaring and virtually all sites having access to electricity, the benefits of switching to the E-Air are manifold – including high performance but with radically reduced running costs.

Wirtgen is presenting one of Hamm’s first fully electric batterydriven tandem rollers, the HD12eVO with vibration and oscillation, which forms part of the HD CompactLine series and the world’s first e-combination roller.

With eight electric rollers in the compact class, Hamm’s launch represents a milestone for the compaction industry. The HD 10e model (drum width: 1 m, operating weight: 2.5 t) and the HD 12e model (drum width: 1.2 m, operating weight:

2.7 t) boast the same compaction power as their combustion engine counterparts, but produce zero emissions. Compared to the diesel machines, they save approximately 10 kg CO2 every hour of operation. The e-rollers are operated in exactly the same way as the other models in the HD CompactLine series. The lowvoltage system delivers energy for a whole day.

Först Global is launching its new ST6P HD, the heavy-duty version of its bestselling 6” petrol chipper, the ST6P. The all-new, no holds barred, ST6P HD brings with it all the performance and speed of the ST6P and packs it into a robust steel construction that weighs in at just 885 kg.

With towing regulations relaxed it’s no longer necessary to keep Europe’s leading 6” chipper under 750 kg, allowing for a more heavyweight version to be brought to market.

The HD version boasts a heavierduty bonnet, chassis, running gear and jockey wheel making it exceptionally robust and the ideal chipper to withstand the hard life of utility arboriculture or for anyone looking for a genuine workhorse.

The ST6P HD offers all the quality, power and performance expected from Först, including the outstanding FörstGrip feed roller system, the Först flywheel system and the new and improved AutoIntelligence control and ‘no-stress’ system, which makes for a fast and efficient chipping speed.

Först Global is launching its new ST6P HD, the heavy-duty version of its best selling 6” petrol chipper

Wirtgen is presenting one of Hamm’s first fully electric battery-driven tandem rollers, the HD12eVO

The Dustcontrol team will be showcasing the firm’s DC Tromb dust extractors, DC 2900 and DC 1800 eco vacuums, DCF 60 Pre-Separator, and DC AirCube cleaners.

The remodelled Tromb range meets modern safety requirements while offering ergonomic and modular functions. One of the major updates is that the DC TrombTwin model is separable, meaning the

dust extractor and preseparator are easily detached and reassembled from each other – making them simple to transport for actions such as floor grinding. The powerful DC 2900 range can be used for industrial vacuuming or on-tool dust extraction. Its suction casings make it particularly effective for cutting, drilling, and sanding activities.

NightSearcher announces the launch of the new Pulsar NavStar, the latest model in its range of Pulsar hazard lights.

The all-new Pulsar NavStar comes as a set of 10 sequential hazard lights, housed in a high-impact, shock-resistant and reversible carry case. The Pulsar NavStar enables a hazardous area to be closed off quickly and safely as possible. Acting as a visible cordon, each NavStar has a 360° illumination zone, which can be seen from over a kilometre away.

Pulsar NavStar’s durable polymer housing not only keeps the lights all

together but also fully charged when connected to the supplied 12/24V vehicle charger or 240V mains charger. They’re charged and ready to go within 10-12 hours (from fully discharged) and offer a runtime of up to 72 hours – depending on the lighting mode used.

JCB will be showcasing the new range of E-TECH machines. JCB’s range of machines are 100% electric with zero emissions, zero compromise on performance and a lot less noise making them ideal for indoor, underground and emissionssensitive working sites. Powered by lithium-ion batteries with fast charge capability, the JCB machines deliver a full typical day’s operation on a single charge.

JCB will be showcasing the new range of ETECH machines

Dustcontrol will be showcasing its DC Tromb dust extractors, DC 2900 and DC 1800 eco vacuums, DCF 60 Pre-Separator, and DC AirCube cleaners

NightSearcher announces the launch of the new Pulsar NavStar, the latest model in its range of Pulsar hazard light

What’s new?

AJC EasyCabin is showcasing the latest in mobile welfare innovation: the Ecosmart SolarMAX, capable of zero fuel use during summertime and huge fuel/emissions savings across the year. AJC Power Solutions are the off-grid power division of AJC. On display are products to help remote sites to generate and store solar power with HVO as the backup

only. The Solar Pod, Battery Pod and Solar Smart all designed to be plug-and-play and work together to reduce emissions and diesel consumption.

Husqvarna is launching the nextgeneration battery core drill at the show. With DM 1 PACE, Husqvarna Construction extends its offer to customers who need battery-powered products to do the heavy-duty jobs. This recently developed battery core drill will be powered by Husqvarna’s own battery system, PACE. Joe Taylor Sr. Director, Global Product and Service Management at Husqvarna Construction said: “The demand for electrified equipment is growing in many of our segments and markets. Our award-winning

K 1 PACE high power cutter has paved the way, showing the capabilities we have to support our customers in the shift to a low carbon, resource smart economy. It’s been very well received by our customers.”

Husqvarna Construction offers two proprietary battery systems, BLi, and PACE. Visitors will be able to explore Husqvarna’s extensive battery and corded offer, and the company will showcase several new battery products on the stand.

GenQuip Groundhog is launching the new i range at this year’s show. Both mobile welfare units will offer up to 90% reduction in generator use over a 12 month period and in summer periods the generator will not be required at all. The new i range mobile welfare units will feature new design changes both externally and internally with the addition of more solar panels to the roof, upgraded inverter and lithium batteries, making a robust and easy to operate and sustainable welfare unit for the hire industry.

Husqvarna is launching the next generation battery core drill at the show

UK debut for Bobcat E19e electric excavator

Stand I40

Doosan Bobcat will be showing the company’s new E19e two-tonne electric miniexcavator for the first time in the UK at the Executive Hire Show. Alongside the E19e, the company will also be presenting the popular 7/45 portable compressor from sister

Bobcat E19e electric mini excavator

Building on the success of Bobcat’s smaller E10e, the world’s first one-tonne electric mini excavator, the E19e adds to Bobcat’s expanding range of electrically powered machines. As a true pioneer in the field of battery-powered equipment, Bobcat

is driving an industry-wide shift towards electric excavators and other construction equipment such as the company’s unique T7X model, the world’s first electric compact track loader.

The Bobcat E19e features the same profile, external dimensions and comparable performance as the popular E19 mini-excavator, more than 10,000 of which have been sold worldwide. The E19e boasts the same stability, lift capacity and breakout forces as its conventional counterpart, while its constant torque curve (a feature of electric motors) ensures dependable and powerful operations. With a width of just 98 cm, the new electric model is easy to operate in even the most confined workspaces, making it ideal for tasks such as demolition as well as outside applications that require quiet, zero-emission operations.

The E19e features a 3.5hour battery capacity and can be recharged quickly using a super-fast charger. This means that by topping up the power during work breaks, the machine can be used all day for the majority of typical applications. Thanks to the model’s ergonomic

design, its battery capacity and service codes are clearly displayed, making planning simple. The E19e is also immensely versatile, with a wide array of compatible attachments available. Bobcat’s hydraulic clamp attachment, for example, is unique in the market for this size category.

The E19e and E10e are part of a comprehensive selection of miniexcavators from Bobcat covering models from 0.8 to 8.5 tonnes, alongside a full lineup of skid-steer, compact track and all-wheel steer loaders, telehandlers, compact wheel and small articulated loaders and attachments.

Doosan 7/45 Stage V compressor

Designed with a focus on simplicity, durability, reliability and transportability, the 7/45 Stage V portable compressor provides 4.0 m³/min of compressed air at 7 bar nominal pressure. Like all Doosan portable compressors, there is a wide range of options and customisations available for the 7/45 to meet customer needs.

The 7/45 Stage V compressor on the EHS stand will feature a Tough Top (polymer) canopy, which is a standard feature on all the latest small compressors from Doosan Portable Power.

This easy-to-open canopy creates a fantastic line with the polymer mudguards and bumpers. Integrated LED lights are also offered as standard

for all the machines as well as environmentally important bunded bases. The long-standing metal canopy versions are still available to customers as an option.

There are three more 7-bar Stage V compressor models in the small compressor range, including the 7/20, 7/25 and 7/55, with outputs of 2.0, 2.5 and 5.0 m³/min respectively. The small compressor range is completed by the 14/35 higher pressure model providing 3.0 m³/min of compressed air at 13.8 bar.

Also aimed at the tool and plant hire industry and the markets it serves, Doosan Portable Power offers a comprehensive range of portable compressors, generators and lighting products for the construction and rental industry.

Compact JCB loadall set to make mighty impact

Stand F40

JCB will unveil its smallest ever loadall telescopic handler at the Executive Hire Show – where it will star alongside a series of products from the JCB E-Tech range of electric equipment.

Shown for the first time, the 514-40 has a cab height of just 1.8 m and a width of 1.56 m. However, the compact machine benefits from the largest operator’s cab in the class and shares its core DNA with the world’s number one telehandler range. The full width cab is up to 200 mm wider than competitors while lift capacity at full height is 12% higher than competitors.

Electric innovations

The stand will also feature the JCB 19C-1E – the world’s first electric mini excavator. With zero exhaust emissions at point of use and considerably quieter than a standard machine, the pioneering model has been a huge success, with JCB celebrating production of its 1,000th model in December 2022.

Four lithium-ion batteries supply 20 kWh of energy storage – enough for full working shift for the majority of mini excavator customers on a single charge.

JCB will showcase its E-TECH power pack range, which provides a

zero-emissions solution to varying on-site electrical demand, creating no noise or vibrations at the point of use and allowing longer operation of electrical tools and machinery in urban and emissions-sensitive areas. The power packs are a further demonstration of JCB’s leading role in the move towards a cleaner, lowemission future for construction equipment, building upon the growing range of JCB E-TECH electric machinery available to customers.

They will be joined on stand by further models from JCB’s powered access and portable generator lineups.

SANY returns to Executive Hire Show Stand C20

SANY UK and Ireland is delighted to be exhibiting at the Executive Hire Show next month, where the manufacturer will be showcasing a range of machines for the construction and UK plant hire industry that offer exceptional overall value combined with toughness and durability.

Making its UK debut will be the SY19E, the new electric excavator that was unveiled at bauma 2022. As well as zero emissions, the LFP battery pack of this 100% electric machine has been designed without cobalt making it particularly environmentally friendly and safe to operate. At 66 dB(A), significantly lower noise levels improve operator comfort and reduce noise pollution, also making for cleaner, more sustainable working.

Equipped with an electric motor that delivers a peak output of 15 kW, along with the efficient load-sensing hydraulic system, it ensures a fast

workflow and high-level output. Along with the multiple charging options that come as standard, including a fast charge of one and a half hours and long battery life of up to six hours, the machine guarantees total flexibility on site.

Also on the stand will be the SY26U with Stage V Yanmar engine and load sensing hydraulics to maximise on fuel economy, and the popular 8.8-t SY80U compact excavator, which comes with rotate lines and proportional controls, 100% steel bodywork and good service access.

All excavators come with SANY’s industry leading five-year warranty as standard, giving customers peace of mind when it comes to the

quality and cost of ownership of the machines. Perhaps most importantly, the range is available ex-stock or with very short lead times.

Business Development Director for the UK and Ireland, Leigh Harris, said: “We’re delighted to be exhibiting for the second time at the Executive Hire Show in February. Our last show here in February 2022 was a great success, so we’re really looking forward to meeting more people within the plant and tool hire industry and showing them what SANY machines have to offer.”

Over and out

Interviewee: William Crooks

Role: President of NFDC/ Managing Director Cawarden

QHow did you get involved in the NFDC? What led you to wanting to be involved in “public” or industry life?

As a start-up demolition business in the mid-1980s, all the companies we wanted to be like were NFDC members, so as our business grew it was a natural progression to join the NFDC. It was a proud day for everyone at Cawarden when we finally achieved membership.

I have always thought it was important to put back into anything that had been beneficial to myself or the business, so after joining the NFDC and becoming Regional Chairman of the Midlands and Wales, I saw it was so important to be part of an organisation that benefits the demolition industry at every level.

QDo you have any influences or role models in that regard?

My parents were always involved in organisations in the local community and the farming industry. They were always part of helping to make a difference. I think this influenced me

to get involved. There is no point complaining or having ideas if you are not prepared to get involved to help make a difference.

QHow prepared for the taking on the presidency did you feel? After over 15 years as an Officer of the NFDC, I thought that would be enough preparation, however, it quickly became apparent there were many unexpected issues I would not be able to foresee, some very important others less so, which constantly fall on the president’s position.

QDid it meet your expectations of what it would entail?

The big positive for me was working with our CEO Howard Button and our Company Secretary Lesley Ransom. They are two people who live and breathe NFDC. It’s been thought-provoking and fascinating to see the moving parts of the NFDC. The president’s job would be impossible without their constant support and advice.

QWhat were the challenges of holding the presidency alongside your day job?

Time! I have always been a busy person. “Work hard play hard” has been my life and adding NFDC presidency to a busy schedule is not easy. Every day there are always NFDC matters to address that are either on your mind, through email, telephone conversations, or on-site at a meeting and events.

It’s also a challenge to go from being the Supreme Leader of your own business, in which ultimately you have the final say, to then being head of an organisation with a national board of 16 Supreme Leaders, who are also all used to having the final say.

It does make the president’s job very interesting, to say the least, at times.

QWhat do you feel most proud of during your tenure?

My presidency began just as we were coming out of the Covid 19 period. We had no face-to-face meetings, and

no events and all our meetings were on Zoom and Teams, including two Zoom AGM meetings – one being the day I was inducted as President.

There were many concerns to consider – how do we re-engage with our members and stakeholders, when do we resume face-to-face meetings, do we start having events again, do our members want to re-engage? These were all questions we asked.

My belief has always been people in demolition like to talk and meet face-to-face with other people in demolition, so I wanted to get faceto-face meeting back and organise events going forward, particularly as our ISP Members had not had the chance to engage with Corporate Members for a long period.

2021 was the 80th year since the formation of the NFDC during the Blitz in 1941 so we went ahead with a celebratory event at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, which was a tremendous success with 450 people attending and putting the Federation back on the map and open for business. I was particularly proud of this event as it was a big gamble at the time.

I also wanted to make the National Council of the NFDC more like a professional Board of Directors, leaving the professionals that work for the NFDC to run the organisation

and get the board to make the bigger decisions to shape both the NFDC and the demolition industry going forward.

I had sat through many long meetings where representatives had talked for long periods and then not had decisions ratified, or not implemented and then changed at the next meeting.

I wanted issues to be discussed, points raised by representatives from all over the UK taken into consideration, a proposal made, seconded and a vote taken and minutes taken correctly and not then forgotten and ridden roughshod over at the next meeting.

I feel that I have achieved that and we are a more modern organisation going forward. It has not been an easy job as I said previously, we have sixteen Supreme Leaders who have strong opinions but I think they make their opinions known, and a proposal is agreed upon and passed which enables the NFDC to move forward more easily.

QWhat do you feel is the role of the president, what can they achieve and what makes a good president?

The president is a facilitator and intermediary, making sure members feel their voices have been heard

and valued. Ensuring that at every opportunity the NFDC is promoted with a professional positive image to reflect the members’ skills and qualities. They make the NFDC the voice of the industry.

In two years, you can only achieve so much. The president should ensure stability and the continuation of the NFDC as the industry’s professional organisation.

A good president has to be quietly confident, diplomatic and be able to listen to everyone’s opinion right or wrong. Above all don’t say or do anything stupid; you only get remembered for that.

QFrom the point of view of the presidency, what do you feel the NFDC does well and how can the president influence it to do better?

The NFDC does everything in demolition well but we need to vastly improve how we communicate this to the rest of the world.

The organisation is held in high regard by many other professional bodies and is the first port of call for information on demolition from the government and many others.

The NFDC works closely with both the European Demolition Association and the NDA in the USA. Its training and publications on demolition techniques are equally unrivalled. We need to get that message out on a regular basis.

QDo you feel your style or aims differed from your predecessor or your successor?

My aim, and I hope the aim of all future presidents, is the continued success of the NFDC.

QWhat are your thoughts about playing a public or industry role beyond your own business? What next?

I will continue to be part of the Board of the NFDC and I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the role of European Demolition Ambassador for the UK Demolition Industry.

Breaking the bank

Not too big to fail

The collapse in 2008 of the once huge RBS Banking Group has ultimately left properties once occupied by parts of the group vacant and looking for new tenants in all corners of the UK. One of the largest properties used by the banking group, Drummond House, sits on the large Edinburgh Park business district on the outskirts of the city.

The substantial four-storey building occupied a huge site in the heart of the business park and was built specifically for the bank in the mid 1990s from a

reinforced concrete frame with a glazed façade.

While not classified as a bank, the facility not only housed the head office for the company, but also held millions of pounds worth of currency within a heavily reinforced vault in the basement of the site.

The current owners of the site and others that surround it decided that the building wasn’t fit for purpose in its existing state and applied for planning permission to demolish the structure and replace it with two smaller, state-of-the-art, sustainable complexes.

The demolition of the building was awarded to Hampshire based CJ Charlton Group. Directors Chris Charlton and Daniel Thompson have undertaken other projects for the building’s owner and it was the way the company undertook those works that stood them in good stead for winning the demolition of Drummond House.

Chris explained: “We have successfully delivered on other projects around the south of England in the past and when this project came up we immediately said yes to being involved. It’s not often that we work this far away from base, but we are very lucky to have a willing and experienced team who are more than happy to go that little bit further to get a job completed.”

The company has over 25 employees on its books, from the office staff to operators and labourers out on site and Chris is very complimentary about them all. “Our team isn’t the biggest, but we are very well organised. From our office staff to the site teams, we all have roles to play and ensure that projects are completed as smoothly as possible.”

Mobilising from Hampshire to Edinburgh was made easier for the team as the site’s former outside car parking area has been turned into an on-site living area. Several living pods supplied by a local hire company, Nixon Hire not only allow the lads somewhere local to stay, but

extra hoarding, the site set-up was a relatively simple affair.

With the requisite disconnections

undertaken, the huge soft strip works commenced with the team filling in excess of 300 bulk bins worth of material. “We segregated everything we could from the building,” Chris said, “even down to the computer flooring. This was shredded with the wood and metal then being segregated. We left in some of the sprinkler system pipework where it ran in service ducts as it was easier and safer to pick out as the building was taken down.”

also mean the site remains secure.

As the site handled money, and lots of it, the perimeter fencing was some of the best around and with the addition of some

Prior to the strip out works being completed, Chris and Daniel looked at what their plant requirements would be to take the building down. “We were already running 13, 22 and

“Our team isn’t the biggest, but we are very well organised. From our office staff to the site teams, we all have roles to play and ensure that projects are completed as smoothly as possible”

Case study

38-t excavators, which were ideal for our day-to-day operations,” Chris said. “We usually hire in short-term to add additional firepower as and when it’s needed. For this project, we looked at buying as opposed to hiring as we thought it would be better to have the money we spent ending up as an asset to the business.”

With the business plan decided, the pair went on the acquisition trail and promptly added a new Hitachi Zaxis 490LCH to the fleet. This was followed by a very low-houred Komatsu PC490-10 high reach

with both 28 m and digging boom setup and a similarly low-hour Volvo EC380E. These have since been joined by two new Volvo excavators, a second EC380E and an EC140E.

“We have been Hitachi through and through until the Volvo arrived and we were blown away by the build quality of the excavator,” Chris said. “The first machine made such a good impression on us so much that we added a second, new machine shortly after.”

The initial few months of structural demolition works have seen the building standing over the former vault area successfully demolished. As the remainder of the concrete structure is steadily brought to the ground, the team are then tasked with excavating

and clearing the ground of all obstructions to a depth of 5 m.

“When we first started on site, we took some exploratory cores to understand the makeup of the building,” Chris said. “These cores showed us that we were going to encounter some very heavily reinforced concrete, especially around the vault area.

“The main building, although very well constructed hasn’t really been too bad to deal with. The Komatsu with a Demarec cracker has dealt with everything we put it on. Where we needed the extra firepower was for the vault. Not just the walls and floor but also the piles the building sat on.”

The extra firepower has come in the shape of a Montabert V4500

“We had been Hitachi through and through until the Volvo arrived and we were blown away by the build quality of the excavator”

hammer supplied by Winchester based dealers Inmalo. “We tried a couple of hammers from different manufacturers before settling on the V4500,” Chris said.

“Speaking to our colleagues in the industry, we were hearing good reports on both the hammer and the dealer and after speaking to Charles at Inmalo, we took a V6500 to evaluate the brand and found it to be a great piece of kit.

“While this was a great hammer and more than up to the job, it was a little too big for the 490 to carry and use on a regular basis. We spoke again to Charles and settled on the V4500 as a good all-rounder, and it’s proving to be a gamechanger for us.”

With an operating weight of 4,700 kg including the bracket, the Hitachi not only used the hammer for the huge 1.3 m diameter piles but will happily work at full stretch taking down out the columns and floor slabs at first floor level. With a hiredin Hitachi 490 excavating around the piles, once the concrete is exposed to the required depth, the big hammer is brought in. Despite working at full reach, the machine’s regular operator Tim Roberts quickly reduces the concrete column to rubble, leaving the remaining material in the bottom of the excavation ready to be removed.

The huge project will see the Charlton team remain on site for the foreseeable future with both the processing of all the demolition arisings to complete along with the reduced level dig and subsequent backfilling work to undertake.

“While this is our flagship project, we are still busy closer to home with our ongoing projects,” Chris explained. “We are working six days on Drummond House to ensure we meet our client’s targets and to make it worth the lads being away from home. Either Daniel or I will be up here most of the time as we don’t want the lads to see that we don’t put the effort in just as they are doing. To be fair, it’s nice to be back on the machines for the odd shift or two.”

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Rotar RSS range X LINE provided by Worsley Plant

The two biggest scrap shears in the Rotar RSS range now have even more power. The new X LINE is the extra muscle version with larger cylinder diameters as well as 380 bar pressure of the excavator instead of only 350 Bar.

The two new scrap shears added to the RSS programme are the RSS 100 X and the RSS 150 X. With its operating weight of 9,750 kg, the RSS 100 X can be used on carriers up to 75 t. The RSS 150 X, with its operating weight of 15,500 kg is suitable for carriers up to 110 t.

The cylinder diameter has been increased from 350 to 400 mm along with the maximum pressure increased to 380 bar. This means a higher cutting capacity compared to

the carrier that it is used on. Rotar therefore has the strongest shears on the market.

The X LINE features newly designed nose blades and the two large hydraulic rotary motors mean safe alignment of the shears on the material being cut. Improved cutting geometry and a shorter design give a better centre of gravity when working.

A high oil flow rate of 750 L/min at maximum 380 bar with quadruple connection of the hydraulics to the rotary union provides for very fast cycle times. The high performance steel-reinforced main pin bearing and general construction as well as widened cutting arm provide even more power.

New MBI Eagle III shear range provided

by INMALO

The latest MBI Eagle III Shears from INMALO have focused on quality, reliability and a basic principle to design the most productive shear on the market while providing value for money. The result, a shear range offering a staggering 25-30% increase in power over existing shears.

MBI (Mantovanibenne) has achieved this through increasing the cylinder size and improving the wear parts to reduce downtime, including a new piercing tip to cover the end of the beak and optional Hardox 500 wear plates to protect the jaw. The cost of spares is also a key concern for customers and the new range upgrades are already keeping the lifetime costs down for operators.

The Eagle III range covers machines from 20 to 150 t. The initial sales following last year’s launch of SH800 (8,000 kg) and SH15000 (15,000 kg) have completed well over 4,000 hours of work with incredible results and minimal downtime.

HWM Group’s Adam Blake said: “Following INMALO’s recommendations, we’ve fitted our new Kobelco SK300 excavator with the MBI SH250R Eagle III Shear to tackle some extremely hard 1930s steel beams at Eastleigh Rail Works. Our machine operators were delighted and far more productive.

Scan the QR code for to watch the video and read the full story. www.inmalo.co.uk/news/ new-eagle-iii-scrap-shear-gets-awork-out.

ACDE®Europe ASG-series rotating demolition and sorting grapple

ACDE®Europe is an established manufacturer of excavator attachments. The company was founded in 1994 and, with almost 30 years’ experience, can meet customer requirements precisely, on time and cost-effectively. It produces a complete range of attachments for demolition, recycling, construction and forestry.

The ASG-series rotating demolition and sorting grapple for excavators from 0.7 to 50 t is ACDE®Europe’s most prominent product family, as the economical

design results in very low operating cost and keeps overall investment to a minimum.

All ASG-series grapples are excellent to handle and versatile thanks to their 360° slew gear rotation. The synchronised shells and powerful hydraulic cylinders enable absolute control, constant closing force and precise handling even of thin materials. All knifes are exchangeable and reversible.

The shells and housing of the ASG-series grapple are constructed from wear-resistant

steel, making them extremely robust and able to withstand even the toughest operating conditions. A larger bucket volume offers more economical sorting and loading and, greater efficiency. The piston rods are all heat treated and chromeplated for better protection against damage, making them nearly indestructible.

In the UK ACDE®Europe Attachments is exclusively represented by MH Equipment in the south and Rockbreakers in the north.

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Promove compact light and medium breaker range provided by TDL

Perfect for hirers, landscapers, smaller construction sites and utility companies alike, Promove has a well established compact line perfectly suited for use with mini excavators. From breakers to shears to the newly enhanced small grab line, the Promove light range is designed to add value to your operations.

The Promove light and medium breaker line is perfect for concrete and soft rock breaking and suitable for excavators from 1 to 20 t

Valve. The easy to use plug and play feature protects your hammer from overflow

peaks, also extending the carrier’s matching range. This innovative feature extends the life of your breaker, reduces maintenance costs and saves you installation time, which is great news

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CMB SRL (based in Italy) demolition/selector grabs is a fast growing attachment option for operators throughout Europe and now distributed in the UK through Approved Hydraulics Ltd. The range caters for machines from 5 to 50 t in weight. All units are made from Hardox and Strenx for maximum durability and long life and are suitable for demolition work, picking and moving, general waste and any other moving or sorting applications. Both griddle and plate sides are available upon request. Approved Hydraulics stocks the plate sides as standard. All units (not just the larger range) will soon be supplied with double cylinders for maximum gripping force.

Units can be supplied with double motors for high turning force and extra holding power. They are also available without rotation for applications with tiltrotors and similar equipment.

Approved Hydraulics also keeps stock of CMB selector grabs for machine sup to 15 t in stock for fast delivery.

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LaBounty steel shears provided by BPH Attachments

LaBounty’s unrivalled and market leading Legend range of Steel Shears are perfect for using in recycling and scrap metal processing or demolition sites.

Ideal for a selection of different industries, LaBounty Scrap and Demolition Mobile Shears are the world leader in excavator shears and are available in different models for different machine types. With 360° rotation, these shears offer easy operation and precise handling on even the most complicated projects.

The fully enclosed patented reversible Legend piercing blades reduce wear to the parent material, as well as minimising welding and maintenance. Additionally, the speed valve lessens cycle times by 30% leading to an increase in productivity. The forged cylinder rods and a dual guide slide puck system keeps the jaw aligned and reduces jamming to maximise performance, longevity and safety.

Patented LaBounty reversed, large bore, forged cylinder rods and seal design give longer seal life and allow higher operation pressure as innovation runs throughout these LaBounty shears.

As dealer for LaBounty in UK and Ireland, BPH has found many opportunities in the demolition and scrap metal arenas. With their extensive facilities, the company is also able to refurbish and service the existing LaBounty users’ equipment.

Hydraulic attachment specialist BPH Attachments is a nominated LaBounty dealer for the UK and Ireland.

“Innovation runs throughout these LaBounty shears”

Specialist Solutions for Complex Projects

Swanteest is a specialisst company prooviding structuraal testing, investigatioon, remedial and strengthhening solutionns for complex p projects We arre a teaam of multi-disciplined engineers who caan provide a wide range of sppecialist site servvices to the demolitioon and civil enggineering indusstry.

We speecialise in:

• Load capacitty tests

• Geotechnicaal tests

• Balcony & baarrier tests

• Weld inspectiions

• Nondestructivve Testing

• Bespoke Testing

• Sttructural surveys & invvestigation

• 3D D Point cloud surveys s

• Sttructural alterations & strengthening

• Hyydraulic c lifting & jackking

• Prreloadinng & torque looading

• Concrete e repair & remmediation

• Composiite solutions

When it t comes to site solutions, we w want to provide our clieents with a coomplete package of workks Therefore, Swwantest can caarry out all requiired eleements for any y complex project. Includinng initial site invvestigation and d surveys, structuural testting, subsequent remedial and strengthhening solutionns and design works if requiredd. We caan also providde ongoing monitoriing and inspections where necessary.

Swanteest are part of a specialist temmporary works design coonsultancy; S Swanton Consulting Ltd. This s gives us the advantage of h having capabilitty to carry out compplex design solutions in house e We are UKAAS accredited a and have been working with industrry leaders for over 10 0 years

For more information call us on 0370 950 7707 Website: www.swantest.co.uk Email: info@swantest.co.uk 52-54 St. John Street, Farringdon, London, EC1M 4HF

VTN PLUS line provided by Blue Group

VTN recently launched its new PLUS line of demolition tools, including the FP+ series of rotating pulverisers, which were introduced at bauma. There are three sizes available in the range, which includes the FP16+, FP20+ and FP25+. Based on the original FP series, the new PLUS line features a booster system that increases the power of the hydraulic cylinder by raising the inner pressure of use compared to

the input pressure. Benefits of the new FP+ series include increased cutting and crushing strength, faster working cycles, optimal use of the operating machine, reduction of fuel consumption, lower environmental impact and higher productivity.

The FP+ series machines thrive within demolition and recycling tasks on job sites with strict rules on noise pollution and vibration. The characteristics of the tools allow an

operator to handle a site with both primary and secondary applications with a single piece of equipment.

After its recent appointment as the exclusive VTN distributor across the UK, Blue Machinery can now supply the new FP+ series of rotating pulverisers as part of the wider VTN range, which includes demolition/ sorting grabs, concrete crushers, multi-processors, mobile shears and more.

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Epiroc DP 1820

The straight design of Epiroc’s demolition pulverisers makes them optimally suited for primary demolition and secondary reduction of non-reinforced and reinforced concrete structures.

Demolition Pulveriser range, and the ability to easily replace wear parts on site.

Epiroc has now added a smaller model to its DP family. With a service weight of 1,820 kg, the new DP 1820 is suitable for carriers in the weight class 15-22 t, thus making these

attachments a profitable choice for a wider range of carriers.

Ideal for smaller jobsites, Epiroc’s popular range of demolition pulverisers are highly versatile attachments that make light work of both demolition tasks and secondary breaking of demolition debris. Long term use is guaranteed by the extremely robust design of Epiroc’s

ACDE®Europe selector grabs provided

by MH Equipment

The ACDE® Europe selector grabs

1 to 50 t have been born from many years of research and development, making them market leading in both design and operation. The equipment is low weight with a short

service life with a total of four hinge pins for increased rigidity. These are manufactured from wearresistant steel throughout and with the advantage of chromed and hardened pins.

and the blade bolts are level and countersunk. The slewing ring is oversized and enclosed with a grease bed to ensure longevity. These selector grabs can be configured with either a dedicated head or loose cradle and MH Equipment Ltd can supply multi fit cradles to go across a range of machines.

height for increased manoeuvrability and reduced cycle time. The cylinders are motionless with end damping; this allows an increased

The long hinge arms to the cylinder provide greater leverage for increased force at the blades. Each blade has two wearing surfaces

With over 30 years of supply, hire and repair experience, MH Equipment Ltd can provide a full aftersales service.

“Born from many years of research and development, making them market leading in both design and operation”

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DCC concrete crusher range provided by Mutley Plant

Mutley Plant Service is the proud dealer for the Kinshofer Group. Demarec, a Kinshofer brand, has developed and extended its DCC concrete crusher range.

The DCC Duel cylinder concrete crushers have been developed for demolishing the thickest reinforced concrete and work perfectly with any model of excavator upwards of 18 t, as well as high reach demolition machines.

They have twin pivot points that ensure the jaws generate the maximum closing force. This range of crushers produce 25% more power and more force, as well as faster cycle times due to the DemaPower 2.0 system.

With new models added to the range, these attachments are available to suit between 14 and 80-t machines. There are three types available – A (standard); C (with exchangeable tips and shrouds); and D (with exchangeable wear parts).

In 2022, Mutley took stock of the first DCC-75-D concrete crusher in the UK, to suit 60-80 t machines, and the company now has a variety of models in stock for both hire and purchase.

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Montabert V7000 hydraulic breaker

Meet Montabert’s V7000 hydraulic breaker: a seven-tonne attachment, equipped with 214 mm diameter tools and suitable for 75 to 120-t carriers. It includes new patented, automatic variable energy technology that senses material hardness and adjusts its striking energy to it, for higher efficiency in any application. The V7000 automatic pressure regulator guarantees optimum performances regardless of oil temperature or hydraulic conditions.

Montabert legacy blank fire protection reduces the energy generated by the strike piston, limiting wear on key components. The energy recovery valve captures the recoil, converting each piston bounce-back into additional energy. An automatic lubrication system improves the lifetime of wear parts and components. Finally, an optional air pressurisation kit for underwater applications is available.

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Trevi Benne MK Series provided by Robustrack

Robustrack supplies the full Trevi Benne range in the UK. That company has been producing and marketing attachments for earth moving equipment since 1992. It produces equipment for demolition, handling and recycling including pulverisers, crushers, multi kit processors, shears for metal, and screening buckets.

The Trevi Benne MK Series is a versatile and innovative multi-function pulveriser and one of Trevi Benne’s best selling attachments for demolition. With the functionality to swap between six different jaw options on to the same body, this attachment can go from a concrete pulveriser to a metal shear and crusher within a few minutes –or combine the lot in one.

The MK Series is ideal for use in the demolition, construction and recycling industries, where multi-

material handling is required. This attachment alone can deal with a host of different mediums and tasks, including direct demolition of building structures, slicing through sheet metal and crushing through concrete. Fixed to a 360° rotator, this attachment allows for precise and versatile navigation around site, able to position around walls and rubble with ease.

Each attachment consists of a main body of strong HARDOX 400 and is coupled to separate jaw options using an innovative hydraulic release system which allows for quick and easy changeover without having to manually remove the structural pins.

The jaws themselves are made from HARDOX HI TUF, making them even more durable in tough conditions, and the blades and teeth are interchangeable should they need replacing in due course.

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Steelwrist SQ-concept

More and more demolition contractors are realising the impact on efficiency it has to move to fully hydraulic quick couplers. Recently we have seen frequent examples of contractors shifting the complete range of their machines in one go.

SQ70/55, SQ80 and finally the SQ90 that ranges all the way up to 70 t, and potentially even higher for high reach machine applications.

Common features for the range are the Front Pin Lock safety technology, where the risk of

are manufactured using high tensile cast steel for maximum strength versus weight ratio.

To match the quick couplers, Steelwrist also offers a complete range of weld on adapters as well as adapter plates that are machined to fit almost any hydraulic work tool in the market.

Steelwrist offers a range of fully hydraulic quick couplers starting from the small SQ50 quick hitch for machines ranging from 5 to 13 t. This is followed by SQ60, SQ65,

dropping the work tool is minimised through a system that keeps the front pin in place even if there is a mistake in connecting the work tool. Furthermore, all the quick couplers

The hydraulic connections are a proven design with high durability and easy maintenance. The female hydraulic connections in the quick hitch are covered by an automatic latch when not engaged, and the nose seals can be replaced in the field by the operator without the need for any special tools.

“Machined to fit almost any hydraulic work tool in the market”

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For anyone working in London over the last few years, the capital’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) have brought their challenges. The LEZ covers any road within the North and South Circular with the ULEZ taking up a chunk of the city centre itself. Whether this is an added daily payment to get your car or van into the zone or the even larger cost of ensuring your trucks and construction equipment meets the latest regulations, the financial impact on many businesses has been high.

Operators of construction equipment have also been impacted heavily with many investing significantly in new machinery to bring themselves in line with

Raising to the power of V by

Paul Argent

the regulations. While many have swapped their fleets of machinery out for Stage V regulated equipment where required, the cost of this, allied to the availability of certain equipment types, has led one specialist contractor to look at another alternative.

With its parent company’s history dating back to 1964, Oakwood Plant Limited commenced trading in 1977, supplying specialist plant and services to both its parent company, M Lennon & Co, as well as outside contractors. Oakwood Plant Group companies have continually grown in size and strength and have always had a policy of updating, increasing, and modernising the plant fleet on a regular basis.

As the company’s smaller

equipment came up for renewal, it was changed for the latest emissions standards. This left the largest machine in the fleet, a 2008 Hitachi Zaxis 670 high reach still with a Stage 3 engine and potentially having to be sold.

“The Hitachi had very little hours under its belt and was in immaculate condition for its age,” Katrina Christoforou, Plant Manager at Oakwood says. “While the engine didn’t meet the emissions standards required for working within the LEZ, getting rid of the machine and replacing it with a new version seemed to be a very extravagant, costly and time-consuming job.”

In simplistic terms, high reach machines come onto a project and knock the top off a building before

awaiting the next job. “They are very rarely a machine that works all day, every day, 52 weeks of the year,” Katrina says. “Our Hitachi was still a low hour machine, was incredibly well looked after and maintained and still capable of doing what we bought it to do. To go out and spend upwards of a million pounds and have the privilege of waiting

over 12 months for a replacement due to the market demand, wasn’t a choice we were prepared to make. Sitting down as a team with our engineering partners at Eastern Plant Services and Driveline Emissions Technologies, we looked at the idea of replacing the old engine with a new, fully compliant package complete with emissions kit

to allow us to use the machine in our local markets.”

Both the cost and engineering aspect to this solution wasn’t as easy as it sounds. While the engine has been replaced with a similarly sized 6-cylinder Isuzu powerplant, adding the revised plumbing and ancillaries for the after-treatment package proved to be a little more of a challenge. The basic bodywork of the Hitachi wasn’t designed to take the additional SCR and DPF package, which on later models sits neatly inside the upper structure.

The team worked out a retrofit system that mounts the DPF system directly above the engine and extended the engine cover to conceal it. From the outside, there is very little to distinguish the revised

“To go out and spend upwards of a million pounds and have the privilege of waiting over 12 months... wasn’t a choice we were prepared to make”

machine from the original, such is the unobtrusive way the package has been fitted. “Our engineering team worked very hard to deliver what was quite a complicated package in the end,” Katrina says. “The end result is the mechanically sound and solid machine that we knew we had but it is now fitted with a more fuel efficient and environmentally sound powerplant.”

Once the machine was completed, Oakwood put it to work on a couple of its own projects to ensure everything was running correctly. “We did encounter a

few minor issues, which our team sorted out very quickly,” Katrina says. “Once these issues were rectified, the machine has proved to be very reliable.”

One of the first large projects Oakwood has put the Hitachi on was in south London, where it was contracted to demolish an 11-storey block of apartments for Coleman Demolition. Using an Epiroc concrete cracker, the brick and concrete structure was very quickly brought down to a level where conventional machines were able to complete the work.

“The project for Colemans was a great test for the Hitachi and one which it has passed with flying colours,” Katrina says. “Overall, we have been very happy with the outcome of the work we have undertaken on the machine.

“It has shown us that we didn’t have to invest huge sums of money into buying new to realise the emissions and fuel economy gains we needed. The teams we worked with to bring it to fruition have to take credit for the work they have put in to deliver us a cost-effective alternative to buying new.”

Cawarden triumphs at International Green Apple Environment Awards

the temporary removal of fish to a receptor area and the design and implementation of waterway protection including a flume to temporarily dewater the work area while maintaining water flow.

Derby-based Specialist Contractor, Cawarden triumphed at the International Green Apple Environment Awards 2022 in November, scooping an award in the Building and Construction Regeneration category.

Cawarden’s Managing Director William Crooks and Group Marketing and Communications Manager Emma Attwood joined a room full of like-minded sustainability leaders at the carbon-neutral presentation ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on 21 November.

The highly sought-after award was presented to Cawarden in

recognition of its sustainable project delivery at the former JCB factory site in Cheadle, Staffordshire. The large and complex project called upon Cawarden’s expertise to restore the site for future housing development and included a broad scope of works including the demolition of bridges, ground remediation and earthworks activities.

The development of innovative protection measures were essential to ensure the existing watercourse, known locally as Cecilly Brook, along with the wildlife and aquatic habitats did not suffer as a result of the works. The measures included

What makes this a standout project is that Cawarden also undertook a full restoration of Cecilly Brook so that the local wildlife and habitats could flourish and the local community could enjoy it for years to come. From the removal of contaminants, invasive plants, rubbish and fly-tipped materials to the rehabilitation of wildflower meadows and bank reprofiling works, Cecilly Brook has been beautifully restored and the legacy of Cawarden’s work continues to thrive.

The Green Apple Environment Awards ceremony was hosted by environmentalist and motivational speaker Phil Williams, owner of Plan-it Eco, who has given his life to promoting environmental awareness and encouraging people to live and work more responsibly and sustainably.

William Crooks, Managing Director of Cawarden said: “With a record number of entries this year, we’re grateful to the judges for selecting Cawarden as a 2022 Green Apple Award winner. It

was an honour to collect our award alongside a diverse range of organisations that were also recognised for their environmental achievements – including Balfour Beatty, Redrow, Keltbray, Northumbria NHS and Kier to name but a few.

“This regeneration project has been particularly rewarding for us and sustainability was a major focus when we were designing the methodology to prepare the brownfield site for construction.

“Our innovative approach meant that we were able to deliver our works safely and efficiently, while maximising the environmental benefits.”

As a result of Cawarden’s Green Apple Award success, it has been invited to have its winning paper published in The Green Book, the leading international work of reference on environmental best practice, so that others around the world can follow its example and learn from its achievement. Cawarden could also progress to represent the United Kingdom in the Green World Awards 2022 and have 100 trees planted in its name as part of the United Nations Billion Trees initiative.

The Green Apple Awards began in 1994 and have become established as the country’s major recognition for environmental endeavour among companies, councils, communities and countries.

The awards are organised by The Green Organisation – an international, independent, nonpolitical, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world.

The Green Apple Awards are supported by the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management, REHIS and other independent bodies.

What to consider when choosing a jaw crusher as primary crusher?

MB Crusher attachments are portable jaw crushers that work using the hydraulics of the heavy equipment where they are mounted. Reliable; robustly constructed; easy to maintain; easy and safe to operate – the solution for your needs.

MB Crusher units offer unmatched production flexibility. They do not need any special transport; they move attached to the carrier, it’s as simple as that.

In Latvia, our customer has been accumulating granite in its sand quarry as an overburden. Stockpiling the rocks was a waste, so they attached a BF90.3 jaw crusher to their Volvo EC220 excavator to process the rocks directly at the quarry, a one-man, one-machine job.

Without the MB Crusher selfcontained plant, they had two choices to process the pile of granite, either take it to another quarry where they had a mobile crusher or bring the mobile crusher with special haulage to this quarry. Both scenarios would be expensive, therefore to avoid wasting money they kept accumulating. Now, using the MB attachment permitted them to reduce the granite, reduce the cost per tonne of the product obtained and sell the reduced rocks at a competitive price while still making a good profit.

Moving more than 13,000 km across the equator we have another customer that uses an MB Crusher attachment BF120.4 as a primary jaw crusher to reduce limestone in Chile. Directly with their Doosan at the extraction point, they reduce the rock to be used for concrete production. By using the crusher bucket they have all the flexibility

If you need to install a new crusher or replace a stationary plant some factors needed to be considered: desired output, targeted amount of production, installation stage, maintenance costs and process. But mainly the choice needs to be cost-effective

they need, the excavator can easily reach different areas of the quarry to tackle several types of material to crushing, without having to include any other machine or truck. The method is extremely cost-effective.

Time is of the essence to save money – and MB Crusher units are great time savers, even during installation and the output size change stages as these tasks can be done in less than an hour without the need to take the unit to the workshop.

When working with chalk our Peruvian client was able to adjust the output to the size required by his clients, incrementing the commercial demand for its products.

Indoor atomised dust control creates safer workplaces

The most recognised name in atomised mist technology for dust control has introduced a new model that suppresses indoor particulate emissions for industries such as demolition and raw material handling.

The compact DustBoss DB-10 is the latest addition to BossTek’s line of atomised mist cannons. Engineered for enclosed working environments, the easily manoeuvrable unit provides excellent suppression in a compact, portable design. The outcome is effective airborne particle control with fewer emissions, less standing water and a safer, more compliant workplace.

“Our customers are wellacquainted with our technology, but before the DB-10, the smallest machine could nearly cover a football field, which is far too powerful for most indoor applications,” said Mike Lewis, Dust Control Specialist at BossTek. “Our first customer to use the DB-10 was a demolition contractor removing dusty drywall, plaster and tile containing potentially hazardous materials. These all produce highly regulated dust emissions. We worked with them to create a unit best suited to their needs and the DB-10 was born. They are extremely happy with the outcome.”

The compact mist cannon is mounted on two wheels with a tall handle. Similar in size to a child stroller, it is light and easy to manoeuvre, while still offering industrial-level dust control. A ¾ HP fan delivers 94 m3/m airflow,

powered by 120 V current. Mounted on the front of the cannon is a circular manifold with 12 atomising nozzles that fracture pressurised water into a fine mist. About as loud as a hand-held hair dryer, the fan forces air through the barrel then pushes millions of tiny droplets in a coneshaped pattern up to 10 metres. Using the 0-50° vertical adjustment, the mist can reach into the rafters of warehouses or be directed at specific emission zones. It is offered with a standard wheeled carriage but can be specified with alternate mounting as needed.

to run. Moreover, being in proximity of large machinery and falling material can be hazardous to personnel.

One driver of the new design is the fact that hoses create

Atomised mist

Beyond space constraints, the DB10 solves several issues associated with dusty indoor operations. During indoor demolition, for example, harmful dust can fill the area and drift over the site line, creating a violation, but atomised droplets stop dust at the point of emission. Workers are often assigned to use hoses for small-scale dust

droplets up to 100 times larger than atomised mist, far too large to capture airborne particulates. They can use nearly 400 L/m of water, causing excessive standing water and runoff, a potential hazard. The DB-10 addresses all these issues.

“The dust emissions from indoor demolition or concrete cutting and breaking can create tiny particles that you can’t see,” Lewis pointed

“Workers are often assigned to use hoses for small-scale dust suppression, which adds to the labour cost, whereas the DB-10 requires no labour to run”

out. “These can get deep into your lungs and cause serious breathing issues, but the mist droplets are small enough to capture individual particles at the moment of emission and drag them to the ground.”

The DB-10 produces droplet sizes of 50-95 microns in size, roughly the same as the crosssection of a single human hair. This

is important because regulators test for respirable dust 10 microns or less, like those found in indoor demolition. The slipstream created by droplets greater than 200 microns in size can deflect tiny respirable dust particles, rather than absorbing them. That’s why hoses are generally not effective against airborne dust.

Using less than a quarter of the water volume of a handheld 25 mm hose, the DB-10 fills the area with a dust-trapping mist that stops particulates from remaining airborne or migrating away from the area. The wide area of distribution and gentle settling reduces the chance of pooling and runoff.

“This approach to particulate control will give operators more flexibility and mobility to respond to dust causing conditions”

Case study

A demolition contractor was recently performing an indoor demolition and found that disruption to storage piles of recycled material was causing airborne dust emissions. Although piles could be covered at night, activity during the day was causing particles to drift into neighbouring communities. An on-site demonstration of the DB-10 showed the contractor that the atomised mist pulled the dust out of the air at the point of emission, preventing it from traveling across the site line. The fog cannon effectively controlled both airborne and ground-level particles with no runoff or puddling. This resulted in the contractor buying two machines for different projects.

“Watching these units in action under actual working conditions reveals how the dust falls to the ground and stays there,” Lewis concluded. “This approach to particulate control will give operators more flexibility and mobility to respond to dust causing conditions.”

• Easy to maneuver, the DB-10 can be located and set up in seconds by one worker

• Its compact size allows the DB-10 to occupy small spaces where other units may not fit

• The reduction in dust increases equipment life

• The large coverage area controls dust in indoor operations

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Red Rhino brings distributor on board to grow UK sales

Lincolnshire-based crusher and screener manufacturer, Red Rhino, has widened its market reach after signing an agreement with leading UK agriculture, groundcare and construction equipment distributor, Russells. This new partnership began on 1 January 2023.

Situated in Grantham, Red Rhino was acquired in 2009 by Winfield Engineering which has more than 50 years of specialist engineering experience in the supply of agricultural and commercial fabrications.

Red Rhino’s product range includes crushers suited to smallscale construction and demolition projects, as well as larger remote controlled crushers and screeners with the ability to crush and organise material such as concrete, brick and other building waste into reusable material.

The business, which manufactures its products in the UK, has enjoyed significant growth over recent years and continues to attract new customers worldwide. It is now looking to expand further and has looked to UK machinery distributor Russells to support further growth.

Established in 1921, Russells is a family business with offices in Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire. It specialises in distributing equipment such as tractors, combine harvesters, plant

and groundcare machinery and recently saw a gap in its offering for high quality crushers and screeners to meet the needs of construction and demolition firms.

Having already placed orders, the partnership will see Russells starting to take delivery of new machines during January and February with a planned increase of sales and intake phased throughout the year. This will benefit both businesses’ ambitious growth and plans within new markets.

Speaking about the partnership, Laura Winfield, Director at Red Rhino said: “Organic growth has been strong over recent years and we’re in a good position within the marketplace.

“People recognise us for our service and commitment to designing and manufacturing crushers and screeners of unrivalled quality and reliability. Everything is designed and manufactured in-house and our customers love the fact that they know how and where something is made and the time we take to guarantee a high specification of product.

“Partnering with Russells only

helps to enhance our reputation. Russells is a trusted name in the industry that people respect. Our values very much align, with both businesses being family owned - so we knew once we sat down together that this was a relationship with real potential. We’re delighted to welcome Russells onboard as our new exclusive UK distributor and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.”

“We know this partnership will be beneficial to our customers old and new”

Jim Nash, Group Sales Manager at Russells said: “Russells is always looking for new and exciting franchises. Our current drive into renewables for the construction industry has driven our passion to facilitate a greener future. Our partnership with Red Rhino is a logical step. Recycling produce is high on the agenda for the construction industry and other trades and Red Rhino has the solution with its outstanding range of machines.

“Red Rhino shares similar values to our own when it comes to quality products and reliable aftersales service, so we know this partnership will be beneficial to our customers old and new.”

Rye Group achieves carbon neutral status after switch to HVO Green D+

Rye Group, a leading provider of demolition, remediation and ground and enabling works has achieved carbon neutral status after switching

its clients and society as a whole.

As part of the Standard, the group pledged in August 2021 to reduce carbon emissions from all

3,065 tonnes to 135 tonnes within just 12 months. This represents a reduction of over 92% in just one year, demonstrating what is possible with decisive action.

To then obtain carbon neutral status, Rye Group offset the residual emissions via two VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) schemes that focus on forest protection in Brazil and Colombia, while addressing ten of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Discussing this impressive result, Simon Barlow, Managing Director of Rye Group, said: “When we launched

from standard red diesel to HVO [Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil] Green D+ fuel.

Rye Group adheres to its own Sustainable Standard philosophy, which encompasses Safety, People, Quality, Environment and Community to ensure all projects are delivered to the highest possible standards, while positively impacting

site equipment by over 90% within the following two years.

In working closely with national fuel and lubricant provider, New Era Fuels, Rye has successfully replaced the use of diesel fuel with HVO within all site plant and machinery, and across its entire fleet of vehicles.

As result, it has reduced its annual carbon emissions figure from

our Sustainable Standard framework in 2020, we set out a clear vision to build on our existing recycling and reuse rates and to lead the demolition industry by example. The results of our latest carbon audit are just excellent and showcase what can be achieved with decisive and impactful changes, like the replacement of diesel with HVO fuel.

“We set out a clear vision to build on our existing recycling and reuse rates and to lead the demolition industry by example”

We are delighted to have exceeded our initial emissions reduction timeframe by 12 months and to have already reached a carbon neutral status. We will now work hard to maintain this and hope to inspire other industry representatives to make this much needed and positive change.”

Made of used cooking oil and supplemented with an organic additive, HVO reduces carbon emissions by 90% and NOx emissions by 30% when compared to diesel. New Era’s HVO Green D+ was chosen by Rye Group due to the sustainable nature of its production.

The fuel is fully certified back to source to ISCC standards, in line with the Renewable Energy Directive.

The first demolition contractor to roll out HVO across its fleet, Rye Group is at the forefront of the green agenda within the demolition and construction industry.

In May 2022, it was awarded ‘Sustainability Champion’ at the prestigious NFDC Awards in recognition of its efforts in addressing climate change and taking a proactive approach to reducing carbon emissions.

In November 2022 Rye Group also presented its experience of running carbon audits in demolition at the World Demolition Summit in Vienna, with the aim of encouraging other demolition organisations around the world to pursue a similar path.

Ben Griffiths (right) SHE and Operations Director Rye Group

“HVO reduces carbon emissions by 90% and NOx emissions by 30% when compared to diesel”

SMT GB officially appointed

Unicontrol distributor in Great Britain

Unicontrol 3D machine control system can now be retrofitted to the majority of construction equipment products in Great Britain

Created by Danish developers in collaboration with Scandinavian contractors, Unicontrol’s system has not just been designed with the operator in mind, but as a platform that grows with end users through adoption of machine control technology.

The result of this collaborative development approach is a straightforward, intuitive and userfriendly system that offers operators the ability to progress through projects with greater speed and precision.

Using advanced GPS and 3D modelling technology, Unicontrol’s 3D machine control system allows operators to work more independently, as the indicative system provides accurate

retainable investment for customers, as one of the key advantages of the Unicontrol 3D machine control system over other competing systems is its versatility. It is not tied to any one machine within a customer’s fleet and is designed to be interchangeable.

Additionally, with the benefits of the system extending far beyond the cab, Unicontrol uses a powerful cloud-based app to allow customers to manage both their fleet and projects effectively.

Using the app, a customer’s engineering and fleet management teams can create entire projects digitally, assign specific machines fitted with Unicontrol’s system from their fleet to carry out these projects, view insight data from the machines

faced with many challenges. Making a cost-effective, easyto-use 3D machine control system available to construction companies will alleviate some of that pressure.”

Unicontrol Chief Commercial Officer Ehsanullah Ehklas said: “The UK market faces the same challenges as the entire industry, shortages of skilled labour, tighter cost controls and escalating supply chain pressures.

“A cost-effective, easy-to-use 3D machine control system will remove some of that pressure and ensure that the operator can do their work quickly and safely. SMT GB’s service level and expertise are an excellent match for us and we look forward to introducing the benefits of Unicontrol 3D to the UK market together.”

information on required digging depths, grades and shapes for the operator to work to.

Designed to be retrofitted to machines, the system represents a

working on the project and even make adjustments to the project as it progresses.

SMT GB Product Manager John Lawrence said: “The UK market is

For SMT GB, John Lawrence added: “Unicontrol 3D provides exactly what the industry has been looking for – a simple and userfriendly 3D machine control solution. Its adaptability is key to what I feel makes a great product. Unicontrol was the first system available for excavators, and has now evolved to offer a blade, wheel loader and survey rover system. The Unicontrol cloud allows the complete array of solutions to cohabit seamlessly.”

“Unicontrol 3D provides exactly what the industry has been looking for”

JCB power systems crushing it for Powerscreen

JCB Power Systems has won a contract to supply Stage V IPU engines to leading screening equipment manufacturer Powerscreen.

The partnership will see bespoke specification JCB 81 kW and 97 kW Stage V IPU engines power all the latest models in Powerscreen’s Warrior and Chieftain screening ranges. This will include the Chieftain 1400, Warrior 1400X and Chieftain 2100X models, which have been flagships of the Powerscreen brand for over 20 years. Production of the new JCB powered equipment began in August 2022 with the first models now on the market.

Neil Robinson, Product and Applications Manager at Powerscreen said: “We have been working with other suppliers for decades but JCB came in and quickly provided an excellent

package for key Powerscreen products with minimal fuss.

“There were a number of reasons for initially specifying these engines, including JCB’s market reputation, availability of stock and overall support package, particularly its network across Stage V regions. We then worked very closely with JCB Power Systems on design and integration of the solution and we must give credit to the team for an impressively fast and smooth transition process given the scale of the project.”

JCB Power Systems OEM Engines Sales and Applications Manager, Jon McNulty, said: “To be selected by a market leading screener manufacturer such as Powerscreen is a fantastic achievement for JCB engines and it is testament to the capability and durability of our IPU models that they can excel

in the arduous crushing and screening environment. Their proven performance in this type of application is seeing JCB Power Systems gain significant traction in this huge market.”

JCB 81 kW and 97 kW Stage V IPU engines highly efficient performance with a simple, flexible after-treatment solution and common customer connection points to enable easy integration with a wide range of OEM equipment designs.

The engine packages have been engineered to be as small as possible, while featuring engine mounted aftertreatment – which comprises a diesel oxidation catalyst with a selective catalytic reduction urea injection system for NOx reduction as standard – to simplify engine integration.

Efficiency is the key focus, and the new models deliver incredibly low fuel consumption, thus lowering CO2 and other exhaust emissions. They are ideal for heavy duty environments due to the highpower density of the engines, with its robust design withstanding the environmental factors that are seen in these applications such as dust and vibration.

The opening of a new dedicated parts warehouse for SANY will transform parts availability for its UK operation and represents an investment of over £7.5m by the heavy machinery manufacturer.

With a floor area of 1,000 m3 the new warehouse accommodates over 10,000 parts lines and more than 250,000 individual stock items, enabling SANY to serve its dealer network more efficiently with improved processes and operations.

Following significant growth in the UK market during the last two years, the manufacturer has transferred its whole parts inventory to this larger dedicated warehouse, which is located on the same site as its headquarters in Coatbridge, Scotland. It also allows room for future growth as the manufacturer continues to strengthen its presence and expand on its product range in 2023.

The new facility, which has taken six months to develop, includes a two-tier picking tower as well as five aisles of bulk racking, a parts counter and office area for dedicated parts personnel. The centre will stock everything from smaller, fast-moving

New SANY UK parts warehouse opens for business

parts such as fuel caps or filters as well as larger items such as engines, track tensioners and cabs.

SANY expects that this investment will mean vast improvements in its stock control processes helping to boost the aftermarket customer experience.

Leigh Harris, Business Development Director for the UK and Ireland said: “Our new facility

is a really exciting step forward for the parts and service operation of SANY UK. We realised that with our considerable growth we needed to develop a dedicated facility to ensure we serve the needs of our dealers and our customers. This new parts centre will allow for greater access to a vast stock of spare parts for our construction machinery and will help us to ensure we offer the best aftermarket service possible.”

Weathering the storm

by Terry Lloyd

As 2022 drew to a close one word was dominating economic news: recession.

Predictions of a downturn not just for the UK but the world economy gave cause for not quite as happy a new year as some of us may have hoped.

With inflation driving up prices throughout supply chains, compounded by concerns over energy supplies, firms find themselves faced with the challenge of how to generate the maximum amount of revenue without pricing themselves out of the market.

They may also be faced with the challenge of replacing equipment at a time when saving money is an increasing priority. Purchases that may have been delayed during the

pandemic, with the plan of waiting until it was over, and the economy stabilised, may now be unavoidable.

Replacing equipment during a recession may sound like a daunting task, but it is an achievable one – and given our economy depends on the construction and demolition sectors to drive growth, it is one that is vital to national recovery.

Firms facing this challenge can be assured that specialist lenders, who speak to businesses throughout the country on a day-to-day basis, are aware of the challenges they face and have been preparing to support them.

They appreciate that successful firms may be facing situations that are outside of their control and do not reflect the fundamental

strengths of those businesses.

No firm can prepare for every single eventuality that is thrown at them, nor can they manage their finances in such a way that they always have large sums of available cash on their balance sheets ready for the years of challenges we have been going through.

Firms that are in a strong position today may soon find themselves with the need to buy a range of new equipment that cannot be postponed, but specialist lenders understand this challenge and are ready to step in to provide support.

I have been proud to work with countless, fantastic firms over my years in the sector. Providing support to businesses and enabling them to thrive is at the core of what

my team does – and we are ready to continue doing so in the year ahead.

We all have a role to play in supporting and growing the economy and, even with the overall economic news providing concern, there remain reasons for hope in our sector in the year ahead.

At the same time as recession was dominating the business pages, data released by the Office for National Statistics recorded the underlying strength of the construction industry.

While energy and material prices were rising, our output was growing. In October, the most recent data available, our sector grew by an estimated 0.8%.

This growth was not a one-off, but rather the fourth month of

growth in a row – with October being the highest recorded output since records began in 2010, with £15bn of business undertaken.

That our sector can achieve this success as the wider economy slows clearly demonstrates that we are ready to do whatever we can to not only survive the current challenges but thrive.

Though we may face challenges, lenders are ready to support firms through the next year and beyond – and firms should start to look to 2024. What equipment will you need and what new technology is coming down the line?

Over and (not quite) out

by Richard Dolman

This month, I wanted to reflect on my time in office as President of the IDE. Despite having passed on the baton, my objective to drive forward those important issues and topics, remain a high priority to me personally. Institutions such as the IDE and other professional industry bodies are vital to our industry in challenging our standards, practices and knowledge.

Highlights I’d like to reflect on from my presidency have been the collaboration between businesses across the industry and the wider sector to have those conversations that we may have been more reluctant to have previously. This may have been through better working relations, platforms such as the IDE and training sessions where debate has been encouraged.

Education, in all its forms, from apprenticeships, CPD events, short courses, workshops, all the way through to further and higher education, is something I feel can be

hugely beneficial to the individual, to the company they work with and to the wider industry. Last year we saw the third intake of MSc students and in March we will see the fifth intake of foundation degree students for Demolition Management; this is a fantastic achievement for all involved.

Learning from one another as well as continuous education can bring forward great ideas and innovations to ensure we deliver the best possible solutions for our clients as experts in our field.

We should embrace discussion with other professionals and organisations from the wider construction and related industries to collaborate for the greater good. This is something I will be pushing and championing within my own organisation, AR. I wish the new president the best in his tenure and I look forward to what 2023 holds for us as an industry and hope we continue to work together to challenge ourselves.

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