http://www.earthmover.com.au daily 1 2009-01-30T02:50:05Z http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/july/allight-launches-rotair-compressors Allight has added Italian-designed and made Rotair compressors to its power solutions range. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor Weekly Top Stories New Equipment 2010-07-29T05:16:54Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/july/hammer-attachment-cuts-trenching-by-one-third Melbourne earthmoving contractor Andrew Zaf, has invented a hammer attachment which enables operators trenching through rock, to cut trenching time by a minimum of one third although it is more likely to cut time in half. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor Weekly Top Stories New Equipment 2010-07-29T05:14:28Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/abcc-secures-record-1.3m-penalty-over-west-gate-bridge-dispute The Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC) has secured a record workplace relations penalty of $1.325m. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T05:10:18Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/volvo-2nd-quarter-sales-up-73 The global construction equipment industry is recovering faster than earlier predicted, evidenced by Volvo CE’s significantly improved second quarter 2010 financial results. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T05:04:23Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/tutt-bryant-makes-three-crane-hire-appointments Tutt Bryant Crane Hire and Heavy Haulage has announced three key appointments. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T05:03:30Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/tadano-sets-up-in-brisbane Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano Ltd, has entered the Australian market in its own right establishing a factory owned and operated sales and service office in Darra, Brisbane. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T05:08:44Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/wacker-neuson-se-profitable-in-h1-as-order-book-shows-strong-signs-of-revival Trend confirmed – Q2 revenue up on first quarter and same quarter last year – No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T05:08:02Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/in-2009-10-26-victorians-died-at-work Twenty-six Victorian workers died in the 09/10 financial year due to lapses in workplace safety, WorkSafe Victoria announced on Tuesday. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T04:59:05Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/vision-for-qld-border-railway-becoming-a-reality The $1bn Border Railway project being developed by Australian Transport and Energy Corridor (ATEC) was last week granted Major Project Facilitation (MPF) status by the Federal Government. No publisher Rail Express News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T04:57:24Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-29th/other-top-stories/first-half-heavy-equipment-sales-steady The Australian construction and mining equipment market declined by 0.7% in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009, according to figures released by the Construction and Mining Equipment Industry Group (CMEIG) and Datamotive Business Intelligence (DBI). No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-29T05:10:09Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/july/kincrome-puts-its-mark-on-plate-compactors Kincrome is for the first time marketing plate compactors, in this case 60 and 80kg models. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor Weekly Top Stories New Equipment 2010-07-22T04:43:16Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-22nd/other-top-stories/whistleblowers-can-save-companies-billions-of-dollars If someone involved with BP’s oil well drilling program in the Gulf of Mexico, had spoken up earlier this year, the company might have avoided damages that will currently cost it about $40bn to clean up spilled oil, but might escalate to cost it $100bn and break the company, said OAMPS Insurance national manager of oil and transport insurance services Grant Stillman. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-22T04:47:10Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-22nd/other-top-stories/brumby-bungles-new-rail-line-plan Victorian premier John Brumby announced about $20bn of new transport infrastructure projects last week. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-22T04:46:05Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/july/berendson-set-to-meet-check-valve-demand Changes to the Australian Standard AS1418:2008 section 5, now specify that earthmoving equipment including backhoes, wheel loaders, excavators, tool carriers and similar units employed to lift and handle freely suspended loads (i.e. with a hook and/or sling) must be fitted with check and metering valves. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-22T04:46:45Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/july/july-22nd/other-top-stories/report-flexible-responsive-training-key-to-meeting-skills-needs Recommendations such as accelerated competency based training, innovative approaches to training through the use of mobile training units and upskilling the existing workforce in the report of the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce, have been welcomed by the Civil Contractors Federation. No publisher The Earthmover & Civil Contractor News Weekly Top Stories 2010-07-22T04:28:19Z News Item