All Compaction Equipment Articles

Compaction equipment manufacturer Bomag said it will increase its prices by 3% from January because of higher material costs.

Singapore-Chinese company Uni-corp is marketing its own Paclite Equipment brand of light compaction and concreting equipment worldwide after many years acting as an OEM supplier to manufacturers in the west.

Dynapac, part of the Atlas Copco group and exhibiting on the same stand as its parent, will have several new compaction and paver products on show.

On the massive 9000 m2 Wirtgen Group stand, Hamm will be a big attraction for compaction equipment buyers, and there will be plenty new to see.

Wacker Neuson says its new DPU 130 vibratory plate offers the same compacting power as a 7 t roller. A key feature of the remote controlled unit is the use of two ground plates that make it more maneuverable.

Compaction and light equipment manufacturer Masterpac is to establish a new European sales office in Paris, France on 1 March 2010. The operation will be run by ex-Dynapac sales and marketing employee Ms Nathalie Nguyen.

IRN looks at some recently launched light compaction equipment.

SAKAI America is launching a range of Japanese-built light compaction equipment for North America to add to the larger, US-assembled rollers it already sells.

Bobcat has launched a new range of vibratory rollers for use on its skid-steer loaders, compact tracked loaders, all-wheel steer loaders and telehandlers.

Netherlands rental company Bo-Rent has ordered £0.5 million (€0.6 million) worth of JCB light compaction equipment.

Spanish concrete vibrator and powered screed manufacturer Enerco is investing in a new multi-million Euro production facility in La Muela, 25 km from its current base in Zaragoza. The company expects to move into the facility early in 2009.

Patrick Hill reports on new compaction equipment, including plate compactors, rollers and tampers.

Germany's Bomag has announced plans to build a new 11500 m2 roller drum facility at its main factory in Boppard. The company said the €24 million investment, the largest in its 51-year history, will double drum capacity there.