All Bridges Articles

Himoinsa powers Danube suspension bridge construction
Company supplied 15 gen-sets providing more than 8 MW of power for construction
Scale of Ukraine reconstruction highlighted at Bauma
Cost of reconstruction could be as high as US$540 billion
COMMENT: Are we at the beginning of a golden decade in German construction?
Peter Gerstmann, chairman of the board of management of the Zeppelin Group discusses growing opportunities for the German construction sector
German construction set for ‘golden decade’
Zeppelin chairman sees huge potential for growth, due to infrastructure backlog
LGH UK invests in 520 tonne hydraulic cylinders
With UK infrastructure output rising, rental firm’s new high-capacity cylinders will target bridge sector
Mabey Hire supports bridge painting
Equipment supplied by UK rental firm enables testing of platform for Queensferry Bridge painting
Alimaks for major bridge project
Two Alimak hoists are working on the Hålogaland Bridge in Norway, set to be one of the world´s 20 longest suspension bridges
Singapore MRT employs Aver Asia
Aver Asia has rented 120 Genie platforms for work on the extension to the East West Line of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system
Osaka bridges benefit from Barin
Japan-based Fuji Kenki Lease has rented a customised Barin AB1400 bridge maintenance unit to inspect bridges in the Osaka region
Barin underbridge heads to Perth
Australian rental company Lincon Logistics has supplied a Barin ABC 60/l is underbridge inspection unit to the Elizabeth Quay pedestrian bridge in Perth’s central business district
Robot cutters at work in St Petersburg
Aquajet robot cutters clean concrete from top of bridge pylon at St Petersburg on rental contract
Taking bridge maintenance to new heights
Australian company Precision Jacking Services worked with Kennards Hire Lift & Shift to engineer a precise solution for remedial bridge works
EIB funding for Ukraine infrastructure
European Investment Bank backs reconstruction of conflict-damaged country
Xtreme XR4030 goes to work in SoCal
Xtreme Manufacturing and Ahern Rentals recently handed over the keys of one of Xtreme’s largest telehandlers – the XR4030 – to SFI Joint Venture (Shimmick/FCC/Impregilo) for work on the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project at the Port of Long Beach in California.
Sandhurst breaker takes down M1 bridge
UK rental firm Sandhurst Equipment Rental helped Armac Demolition Ltd to demolish a bridge overnight on the M1 at Toddington, UK.
US$ 17 billion for US transport projects
Large increase in federal funding could leverage up to US$ 50 billion in infrastructure investments
Bronto goes to work at night
Acme Lift supplies Florida's Department of Transportation with a Bronto Skylift S236 HLA to inspect bridges at night.