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Equipment Update
JCB introduces new compactors
The government has made compaction compulsory while building
roads and JCB plans to capitalise on this. It is all set to
introduce its compaction machines from the JCB Vibromax facility
in Germany. This is part of JCB's active product expansion
plans. The compaction machines are largely used for construction
of high quality roads. Heavy equipment such as single drum
compactors and vibratory tandem rollers represent the majority
of Vibromax's sales. Light equipment such as tampers, plate
compactors, walk-behind and trench compactors and smaller
tandem rollers add up to a broad product range. The company
plans to upgrade its Ballabgarh plant to meet increasing demands.
Universal starts training centre
Projects are pouring in but implementing them is becoming
a problem due to shortage of trained manpower. Realising this
can cause a slowdown Universal Construction Machinery has
started the Universal Construction Machinery Training Centre
in Pune to impart suitable training at various levels to their
customer's personnel. The course will be spread over two to
three days and eminent faculty from the construction industry
will conduct workshops and impart training; there will also
be site visits for hands-on experience of equipment. The objective
of the training centre is to train and certify machinery operators,
upgrade their skill and train them to use machines in a proper
way so there is minimum breakdown. The centre has a 4,000
sq ft air conditioned auditorium lecture hall with latest
visual aids, facility to show actual manufacturing/assembly/testing
of all equipment and a 3,000 sq ft showroom housing Universal's
equipment. The centre aims to train and certify 2,000 operators
in the first year.
Ritchie Bros online bid woos new buyers
A large selection of cranes and late-model construction equipment
attracted more than 600 registered bidders from 53 countries
to a multi-million dollar unreserved auction in Dubai conducted
by Ritchie Bros Auctioneers. More than 1,700 items from almost
170 consignors were sold over two days, generating of $ 24
million in gross auction sales. More than $ 2 million worth
of equipment was sold using the company's online bidding service,
rbauction-Bid-Live - almost 60 per cent higher than the previous
site record for internet sales. In total, over 100 people
registered to bid using the service. "We sold almost
40 cranes and an outstanding range of late-model and unused
equipment at the auction," said Stephen Branch, Ritchie
Bros. Divisional Manager. "Our internet bidding service
enabled many to bid for equipment they otherwise wouldn't
have access to." Equipment sold during the two-day unreserved
auction included four unused 2006 Komatsu hydraulic excavators,
two unused 2006 Komatsu wheel loaders, two unused 2007 XCMG
motor graders, over 20 late model articulated dump trucks,
two unused 2007 Zoomlion tower cranes, six late-model all
terrain cranes, and close to 20 rough terrain cranes.
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