Atlas Copco extends warranty on hydraulic breakers Atlas Copco has extended the warranty for light and medium hydraulic breakers to three years. The new 1+2 programme is a free of charge offer for all SB and MB range hydraulic breakers purchased after 1 July 2009. “During the three year period, maintenance according to the operating instructions is required,” says Atlas Copco Construction Tools attachment solutions product line manager Jörn Weise. “The 1+2 programme is meant to protect the customer’s investment and achieve a higher Geith 50th anniversary The UK bucket and excavator attachment manufacture Geith <strong>In</strong>ternational Ltd, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. Originally called P. F. Doggett Eng. Ltd, the <strong>com</strong>pany was established in 1959 in Slane, Ireland by Peter F Doggett, to produce buckets for the expanding land drainage market in Ireland. The land reclamation industry continued to be an area of growth for the <strong>com</strong>pany from the 1960s to the 1980s. At the same time, Geith expanded into the front loader attachment market and agricultural machinery, including custom made attachments such as grapples and jib arms for telehandlers. <strong>In</strong> 1997, Powerscreen <strong>In</strong>ternational purchased Geith before being bought by the management the following year. Geith produces 15 product families of buckets in 10 weight categories, with five styles and bucket widths from 229-2133 mm in 16 segments and a wide variety of wear part or GET options. This enables Geith to provide attachments for excavators up to 80 t. www.geith.<strong>com</strong> 14 PDi • Is s u e 3 - 2009 • Au g - Se p t resale value.” The programme offers a free of charge warranty extension, unlimited operating hours and contains the warranty coverage for the breaker’s main <strong>com</strong>ponents, including the piston. “An online registration is needed to achieve the warranty extension,” adds Weise. “Customers can register under www.1plus2program.<strong>com</strong>. It takes only 5 minutes to <strong>com</strong>plete the registration to benefit from 3 years with peace of mind.” www.atlascopco.<strong>com</strong> <strong>Demolition</strong> Contractor buys Bobcat The Scottish demolition contractor A C Jardine <strong>Demolition</strong>s Ltd has purchased Bobcat <strong>com</strong>pact loaders and excavators from George Colliar Ltd, trading as Bobcat Strathclyde, to meet the requirements of demolition and refurbishment contracts in Edinburgh. The <strong>com</strong>pany, based in Edinburgh, has taken delivery of a new Bobcat S100 skid-steer loader, a 323 mini-excavator and a 442 midi excavator, all supplied with a variety of specialised implements. “Our purchases followed an exhaustive investigation of the equipment available on the market,” said A C Jardine <strong>Demolition</strong>s owner Cunningham Thomson. “The Bobcat equipment was chosen for the high quality of engineering involved, along with the robustness of the machinery; which are definite requirements for our industry, together with the wide variety of specialist tools available. They also meet our goal of increasing the mechanisation of demolition work inside buildings or in confined spaces to meet health and safety requirements for our staff and to improve the efficiency of operations.” www.bobcat.<strong>com</strong> Gold JCB, a route to beat the recession Scottish demolition contractor Alan Beattie is proving he has the Midas touch when it <strong>com</strong>es to beating the recession by buying a £50,000 JCB – and having it painted gold. Alan, who has been in business for <strong>40</strong> years and has the honorary title Lord of the Manor of Oversley, purchased the top-of-the range backhoe loader 4CX to show he is bucking the trend of the economic slump and to demonstrate his confidence in the “best of British” manufacturing. The gilt-edged finish – which replaces the traditional yellow and black livery synonymous with the world famous machine – should have cost him an extra £4,500 but local dealer Scot JCB decided to do the work for no extra charge. It took three weeks for a craftsman at the dealer’s Glasgow depot to <strong>com</strong>plete the job and also inscribe the vehicle with two slogans: “The Gold Digger” and “Beattie’s The Best”. The backhoe loader is the 18th new JCB Alan has purchased since he started his business, A and J <strong>Demolition</strong>, during the late 1960s. www.jcb.<strong>com</strong> Doosan <strong>In</strong>fracore’s Best of the Best Award Doosan <strong>In</strong>fracore has received the Best of the Best Award at the 2009 Reddot Design Award Show in the US for its futuristic concept excavator CX. The Reddot Design Award was instigated in 1955, and is managed by Design Zentrum Nordheim Westfalen in Germany. It is one of the world’s top three industrial design <strong>com</strong>petitions along with the iF Design Award and the IDEA design award. More than 2,733 designs were entered, from 61 countries, and 206 were honoured at the Reddot Design Award, which awards products that are creative, innovative, and superior in quality. Out of these awarded designs, only 15, including Doosan <strong>In</strong>fracore’s futuristic concept excavator, were presented with the Best of the Best Award. Doosan <strong>In</strong>fracore’s entry was well received by the judges for its Eco-Transformer concept, which reflects four core benefits of ecology, safety, usability, and efficiency. The excavator has been designed to function at the highest level on a variety of sites, to be environmentally friendly with energy-efficiency, and to exhibit high performance in severe conditions. Development of this futuristic excavator is targeted to finish by 2018. Doosan <strong>In</strong>fracore’s global goal of be<strong>com</strong>ing a top three infrastructure support business will be realized with continued innovation and leading product development. This latest excavator design concept is one example of Doosan’s <strong>com</strong>mitment to the construction market and its dedication to providing ground breaking products. CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE earn “Fastest 50” honours CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the international construction industries exposition, and the co-located IFPE <strong>In</strong>ternational Fluid Power Exposition, have been named by the industry magazine Tradeshow Week in the annual “Fastest 50” list for significant exhibition space growth of the 2008 events. The last CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE, held in 2008, broke records for exhibition space as well as attendance. The next edition of the triennial shows will be on 22-26 March in 2011at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA. Show management stresses that quality, not quantity, is the goal when planning CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE. “We are always looking for how we can improve the shows to add value for visitors and exhibitors. We want them to have a quality show experience, one that meets their business needs with maximum ROI for the time and money spent,” says CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 show director Megan Tanel. “By nurturing partnerships, we develop an industry <strong>com</strong>munity at the shows, with colocated exhibits, conventions and meetings. All participants benefit from a one-stop location instead of multiple events, as well as increased networking and learning among industry peers,” adds IFPE 2008 show director Sara Mooney. The shows are overseen by management <strong>com</strong>mittees of volunteer <strong>com</strong>pany executives, with a “run by the industry, to meet the needs of the industry” philosophy to ensure the shows continue to evolve and serve all participants. Show management closely watches budgets to operate in the most cost-effective manner while still providing high levels of customer service. This means keeping costs low for exhibitors and visitors and offering value-added services. Examples include, for exhibitors, a package plan that bundles a number of exhibit-related services into the space rate and, for visitors, <strong>com</strong>plimentary shuttle busses between hotels and the show site. www.conexpoconagg. <strong>com</strong> • www.ifpe.<strong>com</strong>
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