Xcentric Ripper® Named “Top 50” by Equipment Today

The editorial teams from Equipment Today and ForConstructionPros.com have compiled their product inquiries and web page views from new products featured in Equipment Today over a 12-month period from May 2014 to April 2015 and the results are in. Continue reading

New Heavy Duty Brush Cutter from Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond Attachments has completed testing on its new HD skid steer brush cutter.  This redesigned model features an accumulation of new engineering to seriously raise the bar for this already popular unit. Continue reading

New Guide to Hydraulic Attachments from Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco has prepared a new comprehensive guide to hydraulic attachment, written for the company’s own new members of staff, new distributors and other interested parties. It has been written by a team of experts at Atlas Copco Construction Tools with considerable experience in the field. It is also available free of charge to the company’s customers and any other persons interested in the subject. Continue reading

Trimble Introduces 3D Grade Control System for Bobcat Grader Attachments

Trimble recently introduced a 3D grade control solution for Bobcat All-Wheel Steer Loaders, Compact Track Loaders and Skid-Steer Loaders. The Trimble® GCS900 Grade Control System for Bobcat Grader Attachments allows small contractors to work faster and more effectively on complex projects that require digital designs and 3D machine control. Continue reading

Builtrite Manufacturing Adds Two Sales Managers

Builtrite Manufacturing, Two Harbors, Minnesota, has added Mike Taranovich and Steve Mendenhall as sales managers. They help make up a team of five sales representatives who cover the United States for Builtrite. Continue reading

Mack Manufacturing Adds Smaller-sized Grapples and Buckets

Mack Manufacturing Inc. was in the forefront when diesel-powered crane buckets and grapples with remote controls first appeared in the material handling industry, according to the Alabama-based company. With the latest addition to its line-up of attachments, Mack set its sights on “small” with a series of self-contained remotely operated attachments Continue reading

Allu Announces Leadership Changes

Jarmo Jonninen has been appointed CEO of Allu Group

Jarmo Jonninen has been appointed as CEO of Allu Group effective July 1, 2015, replacing Kauko Pylvas, who retired on June 30 after 26 years with the company. Continue reading

Indeco North America Offers Zero-Percent Financing on ISS Steel Shears for Scrap & Recycling Applications

New Promotional Offer Helps Organizations Save Working Capital While Benefitting from Indeco’s Newest Shear Technology

Giving more scrap and recycling customers access to innovative, tough shear technology coupled with high-touch service and the industry’s best warranty, Indeco North America, a leading provider of hydraulic breakers, mobile shears, compactors, crushers and pedestal booms for demanding demolition, mining, recycling and road construction applications, is now offering zero-percent financing on its’ ISS Steel Shear product line through the end of the year. Continue reading

Weldco Announces Leadership Changes

Doug Schindel, President of Weldco Companies, retired on May 29th, 2015.  Doug has been with Weldco since 1973, and served as the organization’s President since 2001. Continue reading

Fully Integrated Excavator Attached Pile Driving System Hits the Market

Company Wrench and MKT Manufacturing, Inc. have come together to offer new fully integrated excavator-hung pile driving systems that are now available for sale and rent. With upgraded functionality and no assembly required, the package is ready to roll off a lowboy trailer and begin driving pile immediately.  Continue reading

CASE Introduces Five New Excavator Plate Compactors

CASE Construction Equipment has introduced five new plate compactors to its attachments lineup – the SC-30, SC-60, SC-80, SC-110 and SC-220.  The plate compactors are ideal for utility work, and are primarily used to compact the foundation in shallower trenches and prevent movement/ground upheaval.  Continue reading

TJM Capital Partners Announces the Acquisition of Builtrite Handlers

TJM Capital Partners announced effective today, the acquisition of Builtrite Handlers from Northshore Manufacturing. The business will operate under a new name, Builtrite Manufacturing, and will continue to design and manufacture the brand’s market leading material handler and attachment products. Continue reading

Paladin Attachments Acquires Kodiak Manufacturing

Paladin Attachments recently announced the acquisition of Kodiak Manufacturing, Inc.  Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Charleston, TN, Kodiak is a leading manufacturer of agricultural implements including rotary cutters, soil and gravel movers, tillers and additional tractor implements. Continue reading

Brokk Introduces the T120 Tank Cutter Attachment

Brokk Inc. releases the TC120 Tank Cutter attachment. Manufactured by their sister company, Darda, this attachment delivers maximum cutting control and ultimate versatility for continuous steel cutting abilities that are unparalleled in the industry. Continue reading

Indeco North America Launches New Web Site Design

Coinciding with the release of its’ newest boom-mounted compactor, the IHC-70, as well as its ISS 30/50 and ISS 35/60 steel shear products, Indeco North America, a leading provider of hydraulic breakers, compactors, crushers and pedestal booms for demanding demolition, mining, recycling and road construction applications, has revamped its web site Continue reading

New Geith Tilting Couplers Increase Productivity

The new Geith tilting couplers provide up to 180 degrees of rotation side to side — depending on the model. Designed for use with excavators and backhoe loaders weighing between 6 and 26 tons, the tilting couplers allow operators to more precisely position the bucket or attachment without having to reposition the machine — increasing overall productivity. Continue reading

Montabert V1800 and V2500 Evolution Hydraulic Breakers Provide Extended Service Life Protection

The Montabert V1800 and V2500 Evolution hydraulic breakers feature an automatic two-speed variation system — adjusting their impact energy and striking rate to deliver high energy per blow on hard ground and high frequency on soft ground — providing construction and demolition contractors, as well as aggregates producers, with unmatched productivity when processing homogeneous materials. Continue reading