ABU DHABI: New regulations for heavy building machinery and cranes mean all contractors and building companies must acquire a municipality-backed safety certificate before work can begin. The law, already in place, requires building and demolition companies to present “technical testing certificates of their equipment” provided by third-party inspectors before a licence can be issued for …
Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or tubes, although it can be from other materials. Bamboo is frequently used in some Asian countries, such as Hong Kong. Scaffolding in the …
The Caterpillar display at World of Concrete 2012 will cover 5,000 sq. ft. of prominent floor space in the Central Hall (C5371) and feature a range of new earthmoving and lifting machines, along with a variety of new work tools, along with the Cat CT660 Vocational Truck in dump- and mixer-body configurations. F Series Backhoe-loaders …
The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) is offering two training classes at World of Concrete 2012 in Las Vegas next week. A CSDA Hand Sawing & Drilling 101 class will start on January 24 from 8 am to 5 pm and run for three days, and a two-day CSDA Estimating class will will run at …