Cabela’s and the Rampart Range Metro District looked for an economical, yet visually pleasing retaining wall to wrap around the back of the outdoor sports retailer’s new Lone Tree, Colo., store. After reviewing renderings and onsite mock-ups, officials opted for a soil nail wall shoring system with a Columnar Basalt finish from Santa Ana, Calif.-based Boulderscape Inc.
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Manufacturer has tooled a guarding package to protect the HL960HD wheel loader from site hazards and ensure key system or component operational integrity. Hinged steel front and rear cabin guards prevent glass damage, while enabling quick access for window cleaning and maintenance. A radiator grille guard protects against hazards such as debris, falling objects and collisions with stationary or moving objects, but also provides quick cooling system and engine compartment access. Guards for exterior lights, the bucket cylinder, axle seals, attachment hoses, engine belly and front-chassis undercarriage complete the package.
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The new Kodi Klip Extension Handle allows a cast-in-place or precast concrete crew member to operate the manufacturer’s Klipper Tool from a standing position, eliminating the need to bend, stoop, or crouch while connecting a rebar grid.
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The XRT01ZK has a running capacity of up to 5,300 ties of #3 x #3 diameter rebar on with a 5.0Ah battery, and can tie up to #5 x #5 or four #4 x #4 diameter bars. Two-mode operation provides single or continuous wire tie actuation for fast and efficient tying. Features include wire reel with easy-load design; reel capacity equating to 120 ties of #3 x #3 rebar; digital adjustment of tying strength to match various tension strength requirements; and, belt clip, hex wrench and tool case.
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Ontario-based truck component manufacturer Nu-Line Products recently introduced the Away Wash series devices for ready mixed concrete producers. The newest offering, the 11.9-gal. MKII, is a smaller version of a namesake, 14.5-gal. model. Both are of polyethylene construction and mount at the rear of mixer trucks; their removable sieves capture coarse materials, and their hoses drain by gravity into plant settling ponds. The MKII and Away Wash design allows truck chutes to be washed down anywhere, and equip ready mixed producers with a critical pollution control tool.
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Miami-based pest and pollution control specialist Diligent Services recently added SWPPP Compliant Concrete Washout Solutions to its offerings, thus far dispatching rolloff vessels to such high profile projects as the Hard Rock Hotel (shown here), Cleveland Clinic in Weston, and Port of Miami Cruise Terminal. Diligent Concrete Washout follows Environmental Protection Agency best management practices with watertight containers and pans. In addition to EPA, Diligent Services cites certification or practices consistent with NPDES and SWPPP, plus the LEED certification candidate projects. All washout material removed from jobsites is completely recycled.
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McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc. has launched a program to train service technicians in concrete mixer maintenance. “A mixer truck mechanic is a valuable asset to a customer’s organization and the industry as well,” says Vice President and General Manager, Customer Support Solutions Jim McReynolds. “That’s why we want to do our part to increase both the quantity and quality of the mechanics working in the industry. These training courses are designed to teach technicians what they need to know to keep their fleets in top condition, increasing efficiency and improving their company’s bottom line.”
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Pentreat 244-40 water repellant penetrating sealer has 40 percent active content silane to help reduce water and chloride ion infiltration of concrete.
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Authorized Microsoft Surface device reseller has crafted a military-grade case for the 2-in-1 Microsoft Surface Go, and will bundle it with the tablet and chemically strengthened screen protector.
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