Concrete Pumping

Ritchie Bros. auction in Dubai passes US$41 million mark Selling Liebherr, Zoomlion and Schwing's

Ritchie Bros. started strong with its first Dubai auction of 2016, selling more than US$41 million of equipment and trucks on March 1-2. This was a 54% increase in gross auction proceeds compared to the March Dubai sale last year, the company said. Around $4.5 million worth of equipment went…

2016 Global Truck-mounted Concrete Pump Industry Report

2016 Global Truck-mounted Concrete Pump Industry Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market conditions of the Truck-mounted Concrete Pump industry, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia) and the main countries (United States, Germany, Japan and China). The report firstly…

Concrete pumping company fined after worker injured

A concrete pumping company has been fined after a worker was injured when his foot got trapped by the paddles in the hopper of a concrete pump. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told Llandudno Magistrates’ Court that on 1 October 2014 a worker was cleaning out a pump following…

Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping brings on Gary Bernardez

Jun 19, 2015 Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc. of Denver has hired Gary Bernardez as chief operating officer, the company announced Thursday. Brundage-Bone is the largest concrete-pumping company in the U.S. with operations in 16 states. The company was acquired last August by an affiliate of Peninsula Pacific Strategic Partners LLC, an investment firm…

Newington's Modern Concrete Adds Pink Truck To Fleet, Commits To Help Fight Breast Cancer

NEWINGTON — Pink is not a color you normally associate with concrete. But Modern Concrete owner Marcus King is out to change that. Moved by two women he knows who are battling breast cancer, King decided he wanted to support them and raise consciousness about the deadly disease. His inspiration:…

Superior Court Affirms $2.3M Award for Concrete-Hose Injury

The state Superior Court has affirmed a $2.3 million judgment in favor of a construction worker who was injured when a concrete-pumping hose hit him in the head and knocked him off a wall and into a basement. A unanimous three-judge panel ruled Jan. 6 in DeFranca v. Albino Concrete Construction that…

M-Tec CEO speaks of cautious Chinese

China's companies to buy Western companies as never before. In BZ-interview, Michael Meding, head of the Neuchâtel M-Tec, about his experiences. M-Tec is one of the last two years Chinese. Michael Meding feels comfortable under the umbrella of Chinese machinery manufacturer Zoomlion. The new owners from the Far East were very carefully to…

Safety alert highlights need to manage risks in concrete pumping operations in the construction industry

Reported by Stephen | 06:29pm, Monday 25 April, 2016 Photo: SafetyCulture Library A safety alert issued by WorkSafe WA reminds builders and concrete pump operators to be aware of the need to manage risks if they operate or contract the operation of a concrete pump on a construction site. The alert follows…

Liebherr concrete pumps are now available in Canada

Liebherr concrete pumps are now available in Canada Bad Schussenried (Germany), May 20, 2016 – Liebherr is introducing truck- mounted concrete pumps and stationary concrete pumps into Canada Liebherr concrete pumps are now available in Canada through Liebherr Canada Ltd. With a head office in Burlington, Ontario, and ten additional…

How many Sask. companies are really working on the Regina bypass?

The province boasts that 70 per cent of companies working on the Regina Bypass project are from Saskatchewan, but a closer look at the list of those companies shows that’s not quite the case. Companies listed as Saskatchewan businesses by SaskBuilds, the government body tasked with procuring work for the project, include businesses…