Search Results: 'Caterpillar'

Romaine Diversion
18 December, 2014
To build a dam for the La Romaine project in Quebec, a joint venture of EBC-Neilson needed to build a river. Donald Proulx, vice president of heavy civil works and mines, business development proposals, for EBC Inc, based in Quebec reports

LNSS buys Caterpillar's tunnelling business
20 October, 2014
CANADA -Liaoning Censcience Industry (LNSS) has acquired the fixed assets and entire Intellectual Property of Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corporation (CTCC). The two companies entered into an Assets Purchase Agreement in January 2014, and a closing ceremony was held at CTCC's facilities in Toronto, Canada.

Putzmeister launches new low-profile concrete mixer
05 March, 2014
Manufacturer of concrete and material placing equipment Putzmeister, has expanded its low-profile concrete mixers range Mixkret and launched the Mixkret 5 model, offering a concrete mixing and transport capacity of 5m3.

Keep on trucking
17 January, 2014
In this insight take on construction vehicles, technical journalist Jodie Satterthwaite looks to the mining industry for underground requirements

Golden soil and wealth for toil
04 December, 2013
Few countries have as many mineral resources as Australia, and in such quantities, from coal and oil to iron, gold and nickel. Mining and other extraction is an increasingly large part of the economy, reports technical journalist Adrian Greeman

Massive metros
06 June, 2013
Desiree Willis, technical writer for TBM manufacturer Robbins looks to the logistical changes associated with the rise in grand metro schemes

Down and out: caterpillar tunneling
04 June, 2013
There is no escaping the big story this month. The company that was going to change the way we buy TBMs and ultimately the way we design tunnels has abandoned the industry. Caterpillar last month announced the closure of it's Toronto-based TBM manufacturing business Caterpillar Tunnelling Coporation Canada (CTCC) and exited the TBM market.

Caterpillar to abandon tunnelling business
03 May, 2013
Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corporation (CTCC) revealed last night that it will exit the tunnelling business and cease all production by mid 2014. The company was created following Caterpillar’s purchase of Lovat in 2008. Caterpillar said the enterprise no longer represented a “strategic growth opportunity”.

Load it, Haul it, Dump it
16 April, 2013
In this insight take on construction vehicles, technical journalist Jodie Satterthwaite looks to the mining industry for underground requirements.

TBM Moley completes Toronto drive
26 March, 2013
A 6.12m TBM achieved final breakthrough in the Toronto subway project, it was revealed late last week. The EBP machine is the second Cat TBM that has completed its mission in the construction of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project.

On the cutting edge
27 December, 2012
The process of mechanical excavation through dry ground, whether hard or soft, is pretty well understood. For ‘mixed’ ground, of whatever form, it is a different matter, especially if it is deep under groundwater. Maurice Jones reports that there is a consequent rush of TBM cutter development activities to gain the best competitive, and cutting, edge

Soft ground sewer
25 October, 2012
The new Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer project in York, Ontario, saw its first two TBMs launch this summer. Gerhard Urschitz, technical director for Strabag; Tomislav Hrkac, senior project manager for the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, and Camilo Quintero, senior project engineer – associate, Hatch Mott Macdonald explain the project

A country at work
24 October, 2012
Walter Trisi, north american area sales manager for caterpillar Tunneling canada corporation, and vice president of the Tunnelling association of canada (Tac) ontario chapter, provides insight into the booming tunnelling market in canada and a run down on upcoming projects

Breakthroughs achieved in Russian oil pipeline and metro projects
11 September, 2012
Two TBMs achieved project breakthroughs last month in Russia. The Cat TBMs are for Mostovik's oil project pipeline tunnel in Novorossiysk by the Black Sea, and the second one is a metro tunnel in the Siberian city of Omsk, Caterpillar Tunnelling announced.

TBM delivered to London cable site
01 August, 2012
The 56t TBM, 'Bernice', has been delivered to Brentfield Park in North West London and lowered into the Wilesden reception shaft, it was announced late last week.

Caterpillar to Sell Bucyrus Distribution Business in Quebec
26 July, 2012
Caterpillar has signed an agreement to sell a distribution and support business to Hewitt Equipment Limited in the province of Quebec, Western Labrador and the Maritimes, it was announced last month. The move comes as the Caterpillar continues to shed distribution units from earth moving equipment manufacture Bucyrus that it acquired last year.

Power up the future
17 May, 2012
UK gas and electric power network operator National Grid is engaged in a major renewal programme to ensure power supplies for the future. One aspect is to install high-voltage cables underground to renew the grid in major urban areas, starting with London. Maurice Jones visited one of the current tunnel drives in a 32km-long network that started recently in north London

The new face of Caterpillar Tunneling
16 April, 2012
In 2008 construction equipment giant Caterpillar bought TBM manufacturer Lovat. For the following few years many in the industry watched and waited to see what might become of the Canadian firm. In his first interview since the takeover Klaus Ukens, the new face of Caterpillar Tunneling, talks with Jon Young

Toronto starts digging the line
08 February, 2012
Last year the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT project in Toronto expanded, adding 8km of tunnelling. Nicole Robinson discusses the design changes and progress on the city’s major east-to-west link with Jack Collins, vice president of rapid transit implementation for Metrolinx

From sea to shining sea
06 February, 2012
Demand for tunnels in North America is strong to meet public transportation and water conveyance needs. Nicole Robinson highlights projects in the region