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About this time last year, I wrote an article entitled “the law of unintended consequences” in which I spoke about how one seemingly positive action can result in a negative outcome. I revisited that subject in May this year with an article called “construction’s lack of consequences”. The same notion was also the inspiration for...Read moreRead more
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In today’s show: Getting your Liebherr ADT ready for a day of work; how Caterpillar’s monster mining trucks are made; turning big rocks into fine sand; and you will flip over this robot dog. PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: The bitter taste of waste. Join host Mark Anthony LIVE for The Break Fast Show –...Read moreRead more
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It is Zero Waste Week. It’s OK if you didn’t know that. I didn’t either, until someone told me. Perhaps those behind the campaign decided not to waste their money promoting it. When demolition and construction people hear the words “Zero Waste Week”, I am sure most of them will picture overflowing skips, mountains of...Read moreRead more
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In today’s show: XCMG’s lean, green mining machine; experience the Gehl force; scraping by with K-Tec; and Magni goes full power mode. PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: How a planned hike in Landfill Tax could torpedo margins in demolition and construction. Join host Mark Anthony LIVE for The Break Fast Show – the ONLY daily...Read moreRead more
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Price hike lurks in landfill I’ve got to tell you something that seems to be landing with very little fanfare, but that could quietly blow a hole in budgets up and down the demolition and construction supply chain. It currently costs £4.05 per tonne to dump inert waste – rock and concrete – at a...Read moreRead more
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In today’s show: Tigercat grinders spearhead Georgia storm clean-up; some Cats like the cold; Takeuchi gets the mulchies; and a Bell machine like nothing you have seen before. PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: Doomsday – The clock is ticking for demolition and construction. Join host Mark Anthony LIVE for The Break Fast Show – the...Read moreRead more
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In 1947, a group of scientists – including Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer and others who had worked on the Manhattan Project – founded the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Haunted by the destructive force they had unleashed on the world, they sought a way to warn humanity. They needed a symbol that could communicate...Read moreRead more
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In today’s show: The Komatsu PC220 gets smarter, faster and better; we’re loading ships with Sennebogen; an XCMG equipment fleet goes mining; and the Kramer compact wheel loaders get a facelift. PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: You get what you pay for. Join host Mark Anthony LIVE for The Break Fast Show – the ONLY...Read moreRead more
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The night before last, I was sent a link to a newspaper article about a demolition gone awry. The headline read: “Norton demolition temporarily halted after digger toppled onto side among rubble”. As if that headline was not self-explanatory enough, they showed several photos of a New Holland excavator lying on its side. For all...Read moreRead more
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