Demolition Magazine - Issue 31

ISSUE 31

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INSITE The Japanese Way

Setting aside our comprehensive coverage of the latest JCB International press launch and our equally extensive coverage of the latest round of warnings from the Health and Safety Executive, the latest issue of Demolition magazine has a distinctly Japanese feel to it. And with good reason.

Attachments company Okada – already the market leader in its native Japan – is making serious inroads to the European demolition industry. Here in the UK, LDH Attachments has done a sterling job convincing some key contractors to switch attachment allegiance to the Okada brand. And with the opening of a new European headquarters and distribution centre, Okada’s presence in Europe is strengthened still further. You can read all about it in an exclusive interview inside.

However, the primary reason for the Japanese feel to this latest edition of the magazine is that Mark Anthony was afforded the opportunity to take part in the European Demolition Association’s (EDA) recent Study Tour to Japan that took in destinations including Kobe, Osaka, Hiroshima and Tokyo. That trip culminated with a visit to the largest demolition project in Japan followed by a conference hosted jointly by the EDA and the Japanese Demolition Contractors Association.

It was a remarkable and memorable trip filled with fascinating insights into Japanese culture and to the Japanese demolition industry. In fact, the trip provided so many potential lessons for Western demolition professionals that we are presenting our findings in a number of ways.

There is an extended feature on the trip in this edition of the magazine. We have produced an exclusive e-book recounting the trip that you can download FREE using this link: https://tinyurl.com/ yy59jjv5. We have produced an extended edition of the Demolition News Radio podcast that was recorded almost entirely in Japan. You can listen to that here: https://tinyurl.com/yyzzumze. We will shortly be releasing all of our Japanese coverage in “rich content format” that will include neverseen-before photos together with three new and exclusive Demolition TV videos. And if that’s not quite enough, Demolition magazine’s Mark Anthony will be joining Caterpillar and Finning UK at the Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Autumn seminar to share even more tales from the Orient.

We hope that you enjoy this issue and that you will take a moment to grab a copy of the free e-book and listen to the podcast.

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HSE Goes on Offensive Stung into action by the recent airing of the Channel 5 documentary “When Demolitions Go Wrong” the Health & Safety Executive has highlighted a series of investigated incidents to provide demolition contractors with guidance on specific demolition activities.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has looked at the learning points from incidents that have occurred during demolition and significant refurbishment and has collected a number of case studies that cover a range of health, safety and commercial incidents, some of which resulted in death or serious injury and others which could easily have led to single or multiple casualties. In all cases, even where there were no casualties, additional commercial costs often exceeded any potential saving resulting from shortcuts.

The HSE urges contractors, firms and individuals to take a look at some of the scenarios below and ask themselves if they could mitigate for these common lapses in judgement or process, and if not, then to review their own processes with a particular focus on thorough planning, management and control of demolition and refurbishment work.

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Failure to provide sufficient pre-demolition information by client: A contract to demolish high-rise residential blocks built of large precast panels used a ground based high reach demolition machine. The client provided little information on the building structure to the contractor. Structural connection between panels had been poorly designed, poorly built and had deteriorated further during the life of the building. Lack of adequate information (and lack of adequate survey or assessment prior to work starting) led to a premature collapse of multiple floors across several bays during demolition works. Fortunately, because the high reach machine was large enough, as was the exclusion zone, there were no injuries. However, the project was substantially delayed while the incident was investigated, and remedial action taken. This type of building often needs panel connections to be stiffened and floors propped to a formal design prior to demolition.

case study 2

Contractor competence.

Basement extension work poorly designed and executed: A community building used daily by a local playgroup had a new basement dug out by tunnelling underneath the building across the full perimeter.

Support was provided by a couple of Acrows and the sides of the excavation were not shored up while underpinning was carried out in stages. The contractor believed he was working in solid rock but in reality, it was loose shale.

Emergency works to prop the cavern and save the building made further work extremely difficult. This caused the contractor to go out of business.

All excavations and especially where they are beneath or close to existing structures need to be meticulously designed and carried out which allows the cost of temporary works to be factored in and understood from an early stage.

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Failure to correctly assess existing structure: Demolition workers assessed the form of construction of a single storey, concrete slab roofed building on the hoof and decided that because the soffit was flat and unjointed that the roof must have been cast in-situ and would be reinforced in both directions. They punched a hole in one wall for plant access and were working inside when several of the precast, reinforced concrete roof planks hinged down killing one of them. The punched hole had removed its bearing. The soffit was smooth because it had been plastered with grey gypsum and the roof felting masked the upper surface. Simple further checks and clues would have revealed the form of construction. Cast in-situ slabs are not necessarily fully reinforced in both directions and in some cases suspended slabs are not reinforced at all.

Simple equipment is available to check for the presence and direction of steel reinforcement. Safe intrusive methods of checking are also available – such as core drilling or limited breakout – e.g. from a tower scaffold.

Where possible, machine demolition from the ground and an exclusion zone is preferred and where this isn’t possible designed back-propping could have reduced the risk of wholesale failure.

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case study 3

Contractor competence.

Approved sequence not followed causing collapse: The method statement for construction of a rear extension called for a new strip concrete foundation along the full length of the existing property to be installed in 1 metre sections, to avoid undermining existing foundations. The builder decided it would be quicker to dig the full length of the trench in one go. The existing building collapsed into the excavation injuring several workers. The method statement should have been followed but other types of foundation could have been considered – including short bored piles or pads and a ground level ring beam.

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Temporary load on existing structure not assessed: Demolition temporary works design considered mobile plant loadings on suspended reinforced concrete floor slabs but did not consider the rubble ramps that the contractor intended to use to allow plant to track down onto each floor in turn. The contractor didn’t realise the rubble ramp hadn’t been assessed. The floor became overloaded and collapsed progressively taking out floors below resulting in fatal and major injuries. Had the task been fully assessed the need for back-propping or floor to floor transfer by crane would have been obvious.

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Failure to consider implications of removing cross walls: A large brick building was being converted into flats. Neither the designer nor the contractor considered the effect of proposed alterations to the existing structure. All internal walls and floors were removed in one go leaving the brick shell and roof in place. The internal cross walls and floor joists had been providing support to the external walls which were now too long to resist wind loading without movement. The building collapsed while the site was closed and before new walls and floors could be installed. The permanent works designer should have considered the effect of necessary demolition work. In some cases, designing a phased sequence of installing new walls and floors before removing old ones can be used to ensure stability is maintained throughout the process. An alternative approach is formal design and early installation of extensive temporary works to provide support.

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Case Support provided by non-loadbearing elements: All structural

works on a masonry building were stopped due to concern about its stability. The contractor took out some window frames they thought were non-structural. These were providing sufficient fortuitous support to hold up a gable wall which collapsed causing other parts of the building to collapse. Several were killed and injured. Older buildings may need a designed internal and/or external structural scaffold or steel frame to hold them up while structural refurbishment is carried out.

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Load bearing elements removed during soft strip: Timber sheathing

panels were removed during soft stripping of a single storey timber frame school building that was being demolished. The building, including the roof collapsed onto workers who were still inside. No one had checked or realised that the plywood panels were structural and were bracing the timber frame. Once they were removed the building was no longer stable.

Fortunately, only minor injuries resulted. A proper survey of the structure would have identified the form of construction and the lack of separate bracing.

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Agreed sequence not followed causing scaffold collapse: A large sheeted

scaffold screen incorporating access platforms was designed and erected to encase a building.

The sheeting prevented dust and debris falling into surrounding public areas while the building was demolished floor by floor by small excavators. The scaffold was supposed to be dismantled progressively as each floor was demolished. It was not. The wind got up and the sail effect overloaded ties into the remains of the building. These failed and the scaffold collapsed onto a town centre public road.

Fortunately, the Fire Service had been called to reports of the scaffold moving and had been able to evacuate the area so there were no casualties.

Demolition work should have been halted at the right stage until the scaffold contractor had attended to reduce the height of the scaffold.

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Existing structure overloaded by removed materials: A refurbishment contractor created openings in internal walls to a prepared design but stored the bricks on a suspended timber floor for reuse. The floor became overloaded and collapsed injuring several workers. In some instances, materials can be stored close to point of use in order to minimise manual handling. In other situations, this can overload the structure. A temporary works engineer would have been able to advise on how much load the floor could take and how to place load to minimise risk.

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Designer instructions not clear & contractor too keen: A building contractor was engaged to construct an extension to an occupied old people’s home. The architect specified that foundations should be dug down to competent ground and then agreed with local Building Control.

The contractor tried to excavate foundation trenches but could not find competent ground, so he excavated an unsupported foundation pit with the intention of using formwork to create the strip foundation. When he reached 4 metres depth he found competent ground. His efforts to prop and stabilise a cast iron 250mm diameter live water main that he found at the edge of his excavation were somewhat haphazard but fortunately the main did not fail – if it had the existing building shallow foundations would have been washed out, adding to risk of rapid collapse of the occupied building. The local water supplier discovered what was going on and the excavation was concrete filled as emergency works. The architect should have been mindful that the building was occupied and given a clearer specification. A soil survey could have been commissioned to check conditions which would have suggested a range of alternative foundation options – including bored mini piles or a raft.

Risk to residents, delays and high additional cost could have been avoided.

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Unchecked change to system of work caused collapse: A cinema was being demolished and the workers decided to speed up the job by toppling long span roof trusses to the ground instead of lifting them down as per the method statement. This caused a section of concrete roof slab to move and topple the upper masonry storey which in turn pushed the perimeter scaffold away from the building, so it overturned and fell across a high street.

Vehicles and members of the public were trapped beneath it. It stopped just short of a supermarket plate glass window completely blocking the road. By sheer luck no fatalities or major injuries resulted. The planned and designed sequence of work must always be followed unless changes are fully assessed and agreed by the design team.

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Spotlight on Occupational Cancer The Considerate Constructors Scheme has announced a new e-learning course ‘Occupational Cancers’, designed to help the construction industry’s workforce to improve its understanding of occupational cancer risks and how to mitigate them.

With 40 percent of all deaths from occupational cancers arising within the construction industry, the need to support the workforce in this area has never been so critical.

The main causes of occupational cancers in construction work are exposure to silica dust, asbestos, diesel exhaust emissions and UV radiation, with those working in construction: • 100 times more likely to die from an occupational disease

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than a workplace accident (BOHS, 2016) 6 times more likely to develop skin cancer than the general population (HSE, 2018) Dying by cancers caused by silica dust – over 500 workers a year (HSE, 2005)

• The ‘Occupational cancer’ e-learning module is made freely available to the entire construction industry via the Scheme’s Best Practice Hub. It follows the successful series

of e-learning courses on other cross-industry issues, including Air Pollution, Drugs and Alcohol and Mental Health.

The Scheme’s e-learning courses have received unprecedented engagement, with over 53,000 people working in construction taking the courses so far.

“There is no doubt that the shocking number of deaths and long-term illnesses caused by significant exposure to carcinogens in the workplace needs greater attention by everyone. We must continue to improve our standards in how we raise awareness and understanding of the risks and how to take measures to, where possible eliminate them, or at the very least minimise them,” says Edward Hardy, Chief Executive of the Considerate Constructors Scheme. “We call on everyone across our industry to take the ‘Occupational Cancers’ course and to encourage colleagues, friends and family members to do the same. The Hub also features the ‘Spotlight on…occupational cancers’ campaign which provides excellent examples of best practice in tackling this issue provided by construction sites, companies and suppliers to the industry across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland. We anticipate more examples of best practice being shared across the coming months in order to drastically reduce the impact of carcinogens on our workforce.”

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McGee is Electrified Family-owned, London-based company, McGee has futureproofed its business after becoming the first construction company in the UK to introduce LDV’s EV80 to its fleet of vans.

Founded by Tom McGee in 1959, the family business celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Since then, the company has grown to incorporate decontamination, asbestos removal, demolition, piling, civil engineering, construction and recycling services. The company was recently named Contractor of the Year (£25 million+ turnover) 2019 at the Construction News Specialists Award.

The EV80 is the first electric van that McGee has invested in. The company also has a policy which enables employees to select vehicles from electric or hybrid manufacturers, which has been in place since 2014 and illustrates the team’s commitment to going green.

LDV’s EV80 is the first in a new

generation of cleaner, alternative fuel vehicles and offers energy efficiency, stronger power, and an enhanced eco-friendly performance. It is the first electric vehicle launched as part of the LDV’s range of commercial vehicles.

Launched in 2016, the EV80 boasts a 120-mile range on a single charge thanks to the high-capacity lithium battery which can be fully charged in less than 90 minutes.

Ideal for city driving, the EV80 is already being used by delivery and utility companies, together with selected city councils all over the UK. For drivers, the EV80 features Digital Intelligent CVT, which adjusts the torque and output power of the motor under different conditions to create a smoother driving experience.

Managing Director, Brian McGee is a strong advocate of greener motoring and drives an electric Tesla. “For McGee, introducing the EV80 all electric van is the next step in our continued commitment to investing in our fleet and reducing our environmental footprint. The construction industry can play a significant role in improving air quality in London through the introduction of electric or hybrid vehicles to reduce emissions, and we are pleased to be leading the way with this initiative. The new vehicle will be operating across Westminster and the City of London from the end of April as we continue to exceed the high standards our clients expect.”

Currently, LDV is one of very few Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) in the UK that can arrange immediate delivery of a large size EV van, EV panel van, minibus, chassis cab and crew variant, regardless of order number.

The EV80 is part of the Go Ultra Low grant scheme, a government initiative to encourage drivers to switch to low emissions vehicles. Business owners can take advantage of an £8,000 grant towards a brand-new EV80 van or Chassis cab variant and nullify hefty congestion charges, road fund licence and carbon emissions.

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Over the past 20 years Constructionline has supported the construction industry by providing access to a wide range of procurement contracts and certified suppliers.

Reaching Gold membership status involves companies undergoing extensive prequalification checks.

Successful completion of the process provides reassurance to specifiers and buyers who are looking for high quality suppliers.

“Ensuring we are compliant with fast-changing industry standards and regulations is crucial. Achieving Constructionline Gold membership

was key for us a company to give confidence and credibility to new clients,” says Michael Knibbs, Managing Director, SafeSite Facilities.

“The enhanced validation process we have completed to achieve goes far beyond the requirements of PAS91. It assessed our credentials for environmental management, quality management and equal opportunities. It also examined our adherence to the modern slavery act and our anti-bribery and corruption policies, which are important standards that the public sector is expected to comply with. As a Constructionline Gold member, we are also assessed for SSIP, which we know is an important consideration

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#demoawards2 Following the success of the inaugural British Demolition Awards last year, we are excited to bring you the second annual awards event here at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. This year, we are bigger and better with more tables, more attendees and an afterparty at the New York styled Alchemist Cocktail Bar. The team at Chambers Media are looking forward to meeting you and all your colleagues and are sure the event will be both enjoyable and fruitful as a networking opportunity.

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Mental health has begun to receive much deserved, if belated attention in civic society over the last couple of years. Prominent figures in sports, the arts, politics and royalty have spoken out about their experiences, aiming to influence the public perception of mental wellbeing as equal to the health of the body.

The demographics and culture of the construction industry can make it particularly difficult to be open about mental health.

Mates in Mind enables UK organisations of all sizes to improve their workforces’ mental health by providing the skills, clarity and confidence to employers on how to raise awareness, improve understanding and address the stigma that surrounds mental health.

The charity is led by and for industry in partnership with the Health in Construction Leadership Group and the British Safety Council, and also works alongside other leading organisations and charities such as Mind, Samaritans and Mental Health First Aid England.

Mates in Mind helps to make sense of available options and support for employers to address mental health within the workplace. Chambers Media and the British Demolition Awards are proud to be supporting Mates in Mind in promotion of this important area of public health.

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McCloskey International was founded in 1985 by Paschal McCloskey, who is today the company’s president. It is a world leader in screening and crushing and its products are therefore directly relevant to all in the demolition industry.

Beginning as a custom fabrication and design house, the company developed through the late 1980s, leading to further expansion towards its current line of products.

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ON SITE

Bath at the Baths The concrete stacks with steel flues Demolition work has started at the Speedwell Swimming Baths site following Crossman Homes’ deal with Yarlington Housing Group to provide much needed affordable housing in Bristol.

Crossman Homes is re-developing the Speedwell Swimming Baths site on Whitefield Road providing affordable homes for local people.

Bristol City Council has allocated £1,860,000 to Yarlington Housing Group for the development of

31 units of one and two bed flats for rent as part of the Affordable Housing Grant scheme.

Brad Hughes, Crossman Homes, says: “The demolition of the derelict swimming baths marks an important milestone in this exciting development. The site has been vacant since 2005 and has become a dangerous eyesore, attracting anti-social behaviour which has been a real concern to the local community.”

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Speedwell Baths was built in 1937, but closed down in 2005 when it was deemed surplus to requirements by Bristol City Council. Very little of the original interior exists with only the metal roof structure remaining.

Representatives of Historic Pools of Britain agree that the conservation and repair of the existing baths is “wholly unrealistic”.

“We are delighted to be instrumental in pushing forward

this development which will provide much-needed social housing for the area,” Hughes continues.

“The new scheme has been designed to enhance the area and reflects the style & shape of the previous building in a contemporary way.”

Since 2005 two plans to redevelop the site for residential have not gone ahead for financial reasons. Crossman Homes will now build a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments on the site, with completion expected to be towards the end of next year.

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KIT TALK

Okada Targets Europe During his recent visit to Japan, Mark Anthony witnessed first-hand the popularity of Okada attachments in their native country. Now that popularity is set to be replicated closer to home as the company opens a new base in Rotterdam to better serve its growing band of European customers.

Demolition magazine caught up with Olivier Steenhaut, area sales manager of Okada Europe to find out more.

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Based upon my recent visit, it seems that Japanese users tend not to use powered rotation.

Has this capability been developed specifically for Europe?

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In Japan, they have fixed-type pulverisers and mechanical rotation attachments for a long time. AS a result, the Japanese excavator market is not standard equipped with the rotation piping line on the excavator. As a consequence, the powered rotation has been developed for the overseas business and, in particular, for Europe. However, in recent years we have seen that Japan is very slowly changing and starting to work in “the European way”.

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Will you be offering the full Okada range in Europe?

Yes, we will offer almost the full Okada range in Europe.

A few Okada products are Japanspecific and will not be pushed in the European market but let’s say over 95 percent of the Okada product range is offered in Europe.

Moreover, Okada is currently developing a new sorting grab range specifically for the European market and will complement the Okada Europe product range.

More information about this will come soon.

Q

You obviously have a UK dealer in LDH Attachments but what are you doing in other

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European territories such as Germany, Italy and France?

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During the past two years, Okada has significantly increased its dealer network in Europe. In total it now has 51 dealers across 27 countries and the number of partners will increase some more the coming months and years as Okada wants to increase their presence in key markets like France and Germany.

The profile of our dealers is either a national or regional excavator dealer that already represents brands like Kobelco, Hitachi or Komatsu where we can complement their excavator product range; or through with Okada attachments or through attachments specialist dealers with a focus on demolition tools.

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You have a new facility in Rotterdam – What does that comprise?

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In 2017 Okada Corporation launched its office and warehouse in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. That facility has over 2,000+ spare parts and 150 new attachments in stock at all times, ready to be delivered to European dealers. Okada Europe has three full time employees that are based in Rotterdam, mainly in commercial and support roles. But we plan to hire more people to reinforce the Europe team. This of course in addition to their colleagues that are working in the overseas department and supporting them from Japan.

Q

Okada is entering a mature and highly competitive market. Why has the company chosen to target Europe now?

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The Europe markets is the biggest attachment market in the world now and is responsible for around 25,000 hydraulic breakers and 3,300 demolition crushers each year.

Okada has high-quality demolition products that are unique and innovative like the TS-WB series that is already the market leader in Japan in terms of market share. We are aware that we’re the new kids on the block in Europe. However, Okada believes it has the products to be able to fight with other leading brands in Europe as it has done in Japan in recent decades.

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Does the company have any specific aims or ambitions for the European attachments market?

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The long-term ambition is to secure a 2.5 percent market share in the hydraulic breaker sector and a seven percent share in the demolition crusher market. It will take a few years to get there but Okada is in Europe and is here to stay for the long run and is making significant investments to achieve those ambitions.

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The fully cast body and arms of primary crushers TS-WB series and the multicrushers TS-S series that provides excellent durability.

The original arc blade design cutter blade of Okada that provides outstanding shearing ability. The closed design of the body of the OSC-ORC series pulverisers, ensuring that no concrete remains on the steel rebar, and the high capacity Okada speed valve that ensures

best-in-class cycle times for maximum productivity. And the outstanding price-quality ratio of the Okada hydraulic breakers that are subject to strict quality control at every stage of their production.

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Closely Attached NPK Construction Equipment (NPKCE), a subsidiary of Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co. LTD (NPK Japan), has announced the purchase of Genesis Attachments LLC (USA), Genesis Holdings (Germany), and Genesis GmbH (Germany).

The acquisition represents a significant rationalisation within the attachments sector.

According to NPKCE, Genesis has a great distribution network and an incredible group of dedicated employees. Genesis’s scrap processing, demolition, and material handling attachments are well engineered, high quality products with an outstanding reputation with their customers in the marketplace.

“The acquisition of Genesis will make both companies stronger,” the company says. “The expertise, the experience, the culture and the company spirit of both businesses will benefit all of our customers and dealers, both nationally and globally.”

significant changes to the business, but rather plans on coming together with Genesis to continue improving the experience for dealers and end users alike.

Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co. LTD was founded in the early part of the 20th century selling pneumatic tools and has been designing and manufacturing construction equipment attachments since the late 1950’s. In 1975 NPK Europa B.V. was established in Rotterdam, Holland to expand sales channels in the European Community. By the mid 80’s, NPK was a wellestablished, highly reputable manufacturer of

Genesis Attachments LLC was founded in 1997 and is based in Superior, Wisconsin. Genesis GmbH was founded in 2002 as the European licensee and exclusive sales partner of Genesis Attachments LLC. The first-rate manufacturing facility in Superior, WI has 117 employees while their counterparts in Europe have an additional 15.

Because Genesis has been a market leader for many years, NPK doesn’t plan on making

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hydraulic hammers, crushers, pulverisers, shears and pile drivers.

In 1985 NPKCE was established to provide exclusive distribution & product support for the western hemisphere. Shortly after its inception, NPKCE quickly built an extensive dealer network for product distribution.

In the years since, NPKCE has added manufacturing and machining facilities transforming the company into a fully-fledged designer, manufacturer, and assembler of quality C&D attachments and pedestal boom systems. Late in 2013, NPKCE entered into a partnership with European mining equipment manufacturer, Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik, of Emsbüren, Germany serving as the exclusive distributor of Paus mining vehicles in the United States and Canada.

This lead to the establishment of NPK Mining Equipment LLC in 2018 and the launch of a new branch in Elko, NV dedicated to the sale and service of Paus vehicles in the West.

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LiuGong Takes Direct Action LiuGong Direct (UK) made its debut at the recent PlantworX exhibition.

Howard Dale, Chairman of LiuGong Europe. “With this new venture, we will broaden the national coverage, invest in people, processes, and facilities.”

LiuGong Direct (UK) has five branches located in Portsmouth, Kent, Cambridge, London and Manchester and plans to open two new branches in Birmingham and Bristol to strengthen its nationwide coverage. Further investments are underway to increase capacity at its spare parts distribution centre in Portsmouth.

The company recently announced completion of its acquisition of Portsmouth-based Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (southeast) Limited (CPMS), which previously served as the sole dealer for the UK. In doing so, LiuGong established its first international retail operation.

The new entity - LiuGong Machinery (UK) Ltd - will trade as LiuGong Direct (UK) and is now a wholly owned foreign entity of LiuGong.

Taking place amidst Brexit and the uncertainty surrounding its conclusion, LiuGong’s investment

underscores its commitment to the UK and to the construction equipment industry.

CPMS has laid a strong foundation for LiuGong and made an impact not only in the traditional earthmoving sector but also in demolition, recycling, and plant rental sectors in what is Europe`s largest construction equipment market. “The UK is an essential market for us and we have an outstanding management team in place at LiuGong Direct (UK) who are true retail professionals,” says

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“We have had a great response from our customers as to LiuGong`s investment here in the UK and we are confident that the backing of the manufacturer in retail distribution will mean we can meet and exceed customers’ expectations. LiuGong’s product evolution has been exponential in the last 10 years. In 2018 alone, LiuGong invested more than $83 million into its R&D program. Many of the product design concepts originate here in the UK at LiuGong’s Industrial design centre, located in Stoke. The quality of our products, together with our industrial design, is now globally recognized,” concludes Steven Ford, Operations Director of LiuGong Machinery (UK) Ltd. “With production of seven excavator and wheel loader models in its plant in Poland, LiuGong can supply more machines at shorter delivery times with a long-term approach to manufacturing in Europe and with our new direct retail operation in the UK, we will continue to deliver high-quality products designed to benefit our customers.”

KIT TALK and prolong working tool life.

Inside a hydraulic breaker, the ambient working temperature reaches up to 1100°C under extreme load.

In these conditions the standard greases available on the market will liquefy and disappear.

Cut & Paste As part of Epiroc’s aim to help protect the environment, all new Epiroc hydraulic breakers are now delivered with Epiroc Bio chisel paste. The formulation is approved by the European commission for use in environmentally sensitive applications.

Used to grease the wear bushings in the breakers, Epiroc Bio chisel paste is based on special synthetic esters that are easily biodegradable. The paste helps prevent bushing wear

Tailor-made for hydraulic breakers, Epiroc Bio chisel paste gives excellent performance across a wide range of temperatures, from –30°C up to +1,100°C. The paste has high load carrying characteristics with very good separation capacity.

It helps lower breaker operating costs by reducing bushing wear and working tool breakage. High

water resistance makes Epiroc Bio chisel paste suitable for underwater applications, and the paste offers a high level of corrosion protection.

Epiroc Bio chisel paste is suitable for automatic lubrication on Epiroc hydraulic breakers with ContiLubeTM II Micro or ContiLubeTM II, or for manual greasing with a grease gun on Epiroc or any other breakers.

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Heralding the Hydraload

The company has charted a huge growth in the popularity of rotating machines with heavier lift capacities across Europe; a development that is being driven – at least in part – by the embracing of modular housebuilding techniques in which homes are manufactured in a factory and merely assembled on site. So while a standard telehandler has become the go-to solution for lifting and carrying and placing pallets of bricks and blocks at height, this new generation of rotating machines can work as

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both crane and handler, lifting and placing loads, picking materials, and generally brining a new level of versatility to modular housebuilding operations.

To satisfy that demand, JCB is initially launching the Hydraload 555-210R, offering a maximum lift capacity of 5.5 tonnes and a maximum working height of 20.5 metres. With more than 40 years of expertise in the telescopic handler design and manufacture, JCB has designed the Hydraload rotating machine to

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JJCB’s first foray into the rotating telescopic handler market with the unveiling of the Hydraload – a machine that occupies that largely uncharted hinterland between a telehandler and a mobile crane – is not a revolution in the truest sense of the word. Rotating telehandlers exist already. But what is interesting about the new model from JCB, aside from the fact that this is the world’s leading telehandler producer dipping its toe into the rotating sector, is the reasoning behind its decision.

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meet the needs of specialist lifting contractors and the rental market.

Utilising a robust boom construction and a familiar driveline, JCB has focussed on reliability, versatility, productivity, ease of use and safety, as a means of delivering improved uptime and increased customer profitability.

lower chassis engine layout, the machine offers excellent access and class-leading serviceability. A low, clean boom design gives excellent all-round visibility, augmented by comprehensive work light options and camera kits, including a boom head camera for precise placement at height.

To ensure that set-up time is minimised, the outriggers have Auto one-touch deployment, stowage and levelling. Competitive lift end cycle times and high auxiliary flow rates for efficient winch work, boost productivity further. With a

The machines are powered by JCB’s proven highly efficient Ecomax engines, offering a high degree of parts and service commonality with other Loadall models. The JCB LiveLink telematics system is fitted as standard and will incorporate

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features that enable operators to fully exploit the performance of this versatile machine.

With a maximum lift capacity of 5.5 tonnes, the machine offers excellent highly competitive load charts. Easily selectable lift end speed profiles and lift envelope limits help the operator to optimise the machine for specific tasks. A range of specially developed JCB attachments using RFID technology can be identified by the machine, to automatically offer the correct load chart for safe operation.

At launch, the company will offer pallet forks, a 5.5 tonne carriage

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KIT TALK winch, a two tonne x two metre jib winch, a reduced height jib, 5.5 tonne hook, light duty buckets and a range of fork-mounted accessories, such as waste skips and concrete placing skips. Remote lift end operation and access platforms will also be offered.

The Hydraload 555-210R will meet the changing requirements of contractors across the world, as a greater use of off-site pre-fabrication calls for heavier lift capacities and increased on-site versatility. Rotating telescopic handlers have become a genuine cost-effective replacement for smaller mobile cranes, offering rapid set-up and the ability to carry out technical lifting operations.

The JCB Hydraload will initially be introduced in Europe.

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It’s oh so quiet…

JCB had shown a prototype version of its planned 19C-1E electric mini excavator previously so, in theory, its arrival should have come as no real surprise. But here’s the thing. The machine was driven into a packed indoor auditorium, and it arrived so quietly and stealthily that the massed ranks of the assembled international trade and technical press saw it long before they heard it. Furthermore, the machine was operated for several minutes within the same auditorium. No journalists inhaled toxic gases or ingested potentially harmful particulates because the machine is emissionsfree. That is pretty much all you really need to know about JCB’s leap towards a quieter and cleaner construction and demolition future.

But here is how all that is achieved.

Utilising leading-edge automotive battery technology, the 19C-1E will deliver all of the performance of a conventional diesel-powered 1.9-tonne mini excavator with a reduction of both internal and external noise levels. Believe me, the only audible noise is the rubbing of tracks on the ground or the faint hum of the hydraulics.

Zero emission operation at point of use, with no tethers or unsafe trailing cables, will allow contractors to work inside buildings and in emissionssensitive inner-city environments.

It will also permit rail contractors to operate in tunnels and underground, without having to install costly exhaust extraction equipment. Contractors will also be

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able to work after normal hours in urban streets, without disturbing residents, as well as operating in other noise sensitive environments including near hospitals and schools.

The JCB 19C-1E can be powered by three or four lithium-ion batteries, to provide 15 kWh or an optional 20 kWh of energy storage. This is enough for a full working shift for the majority of mini excavator customers. The machine is initially equipped with both 110V and 230V charging, while a fast charge option will soon be available. The 230V 16A supply requires an eight-hour charge time from empty, while the 110V supply would require a 12-hour charge time. The batteries have been designed to last the operating life of the machine.

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KIT TALK Using a 48V electrical system, a highly efficient electric motor delivers instant torque, to power the machine’s proven Bosch Rexroth load-sensing hydraulic system. This delivers the same sectorleading digging performance as the standard 19C-1. The hydraulic system also delivers a 32 litre/min twin flow auxiliary circuit.

The high efficiency of this advanced electric-hydraulic combination means only a small hydraulic cooler with a small thermostatic electric fan and no engine radiator - contributing to longer battery life and the lower noise level. With no daily checks of coolant and engine oil levels required, the machine can commence work quicker than its diesel counterpart.

The machine has three operating modes, controlled by a rotary dial. In the ‘low’ setting the electric motor runs at 1,200rpm, in ‘general’ it operates at 1,600 rpm and in ‘high’ mode the motor spins at 1,800rpm. There is an additional Auto Kick Up mode for tracking, where the motor operates at 2,300rpm for rapid movement of the machine between digging sites. The 19C-1E is equipped with the same adjustable undercarriage and choice of digging equipment as the diesel model, providing a maximum digging depth of 2,891 mm with the longer 1,344 mm dipper arm.

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Initially, the mini excavator will be available with a ROPS/TOPS and FOGS certified canopy. As the electric excavator is based on the premium specification 19C-1, the excavator comes with proportional rocker switches for auxiliary functions and boom offset swing. The premium model also has a membrane switch pad to the right of the operator for all additional controls, while the fuel gauge has been replaced by an easy to read charge level readout.

Cut a long story short. If you’re working within a building, close to a noise-sensitive neighbour such as a hospital or a school, or if you want to shave a toe or two off your company’s carbon footprint, the JCB 19C-1E electric mini excavator could be precisely the solution you’re looking for.

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Onto the Next Stage JCB has set out its stall in readiness for the arrival and impending enforcement of Stage V emissions regulations.

The EU-only standard calls for a further reduction in particulate matter and also broadens the regulations to include a much wider range of engine power outputs and applications. EU Stage V encompasses other fuel types, such as natural gas, and more static machinery such as generators.

“JCB engines have low emission, high efficiency combustion technology developed for Stage IIIB and Tier 4, which means we started development for Stage V from a very good position,” insists Alan

Tolley, JCB’s Group Director of Engines. “JCB’s particulate control technology features low particulate combustion, an oxidation catalyst, particulates filter and integrated engine and filter regeneration control system. “It’s a completely integrated solution that’s highly reliable, highly effective and invisible to the customer as it is installed within our existing machines’ engine bays, and, in normal use, no operator intervention or additional service attention is required.”

JCB’s three litre Dieselmax engine is rated at 55kW with a class-leading maximum torque of 440 Nm. It powers JCB’s backhoe loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers and other mid-range machines. It features a compact after-treatment system comprising JCB’s particulate control technology and auto-stop which shuts down the engine after a period of idling to minimise fuel consumption.

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JCB Power Systems will use a combination of next-generation particulate control technology,

incorporating a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), integrated diesel particulates filter (DPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to meet European Stage V emissions regulations.

The Stage V version of the 4.8-litre EcoMAX engine, which powers JCB Loadall telescopic handlers, midrange wheeled loading shovels and the larger TM telescopic wheeled

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KIT TALK loaders, produces 81-129kW (108174hp) and boasts peak torque outputs from 516Nm to 690Nm. It features the compact aftertreatment system comprising JCB’s particulate control technology with an SCR urea injection system for NOx reduction, and also benefits from the adoption of a wastegate turbocharger and auto-stop technology that shuts down the engine after a period of idling to minimise fuel consumption.

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JCB has also introduced a compact 3.0-litre EU Stage V diesel engine to its mid-range machines. The four-cylinder DieselMAX engine, is 24 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than JCB’s own 4.4-litre EcoMAX powerplant, yet offers 10% higher torque output, with a real world five percent fuel saving. The engine uses innovative particulate and NOx control technologies, that combine the diesel particulate filter (DPF) and diesel oxidation filter (DOC) in a single unit. The engines feature autostop technology for further emissions reduction.

refurbishment program and be able to deliver a de-emissionisation strategy for used equipment exports to non-emissionised territories.

The compact dimensions of the down-sized 3.0-litre engine, have allowed JCB’s engineers to install the engine and exhaust after-treatment within existing engine canopies to maintain market-leading visibility.

The 3.0-litre Stage V engine will be offered on the 531, 535 and 540 Loadall models, 3CX backhoe loaders, large platform skid steer and compact track loaders, 6T to 9T site dumpers, RTFLs and 13 tonne excavators.

JCB’s 8-10 tonne midi excavator models have also been updated, to meet the forthcoming EU Stage V emissions regulations. The Dash-2 machines will benefit from a host of detail improvements, making the excavators easier to maintain and to operate.

The 3.0-litre engine delivers 55kW with a class-leading 440Nm of torque at just 1,150rpm, 10 percent higher than the larger 4.4-litre EcoMAX. The compact engine produces five percent less CO2 while benefitting from a five percent fuel consumption improvement.

Service and maintenance costs have also been cut by 30 percent, thanks to 500-hour service intervals, hydraulic lash adjusters in the valve train and a sealed-for-life crank case ventilation module, eliminating filter replacement.

The engine is equipped with four glow plugs, for easier cold weather starting, reducing cranking time.

The engine is fully integrated with JCB’s LiveLink telematics system, providing vital operating information in real-time for customers and dealers. JCB dealers will also provide a manufacturer-backed DPF/DOC

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JCB’s 85Z-2, 86C-2, 90Z-2 and 100C2 compact excavators have been comprehensively updated to meet the EU Stage V emissions standard.

All four excavators will continue to use JCB By Kohler diesel engines, that now feature a combined DOC (Diesel Oxidation Catalyst) and DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) exhaust system. Power outputs are unchanged and engine auto-stop and a one-touch idle feature have

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been incorporated as standard, to reduce fuel consumption and cut emissions.

Finally, for now at least, JCB will launch updated 407 and 409 wheeled loading shovels to meet the latest EU Stage V emissions standards. Both loaders will retain the JCB Diesel by Kohler engine from the previous generation, however the installation will require a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to meet the new emission level.

Power outputs are unchanged, however JCB will offer an automatic engine shut-down feature, pre-set by the factory. This can also be changed by the customer, through the forward console display, to improve engine efficiency.

JCB is to introduce a second engine option for the compact 403 loader.

JCB will also make a folding ROPS frame available as an option on the 403 for the first time. Designed to work in low height applications, the folding frame reduces the overall height of the machine from 2,235 mm, to just 1,845 mm, making it suitable for work in multi-storey car parks and in agricultural sheds.

The ROPS/FOPS structure retains a glazed roof section, with protective mesh and can also be supplied with working lights, including new optional LEDs. The 403 will be offered with a free-flow hydraulic return line, for

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motorised attachments and the machine will be available with a hand-controlled inching function.

This will allow the operator to set the travel speed, independent of engine rpm, to allow powered attachments to be operated while moving at a steady inching pace.

For customers who require additional stability when handling attachments, the 403 can also be ordered with an extra 160 kg counterweight. This bolts on beneath the machine, increasing the full turn tipping load by up to 151 kg and should be particularly useful for builders’ merchants and other operators requiring higher load handling capabilities. The additional counterweight will not be available with the lower powered Smart Power model.

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LiveLink Comes of Age JCB has set out its stall in readiness for the arrival and impending enforcement of Stage V emissions regulations.

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Telematics have been around for a while now and the demolition sector is quite familiar with the potential benefits that constant machine monitoring and fault diagnostics can bring. But there’s a problem. You see, when major equipment manufacturers like JCB announce new developments in the field of telematics, they generally do so alongside the launch of hot new machines that tend to hog the headlines. It’s like Skoda showing off a new mid-range car at the Geneva Car Show while exhibiting between Bugatti, Ferrari and Lamborghini.

The difference, however, is that the use of telematics can reduce fuel consumption, slash owning and operating costs, help eliminate theft, and make a major contribution to site safety.

JCB is currently celebrating the 250,000th machine coming under its LiveLink umbrella and has added several new products to its telematics portfolio to make the system more customer-facing, more all-encompassing, and more responsive than ever before. So, rather than pushing these latest developments to the background, we’re taking a closer look over the next few pages:

Launched 12 years ago, LiveLink Telematics gives machine operators and fleet managers easy access to all data at the click of a button through an online portal and mobile app. LiveLink enables machines to be monitored by JCB Uptime Centres across the globe to ensure JCB owners – whether individual operators or fleet managers receive world-class customer service and maintenance support. New LiveLink technologies and features include: •

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LiveLink Fleet – enabling fleet operators to monitor vital information such as fuel consumption, faults and machine idle time to improve profitability as well as hit sustainability and environmental targets by monitoring carbon emissions.

JCB Operator app – allowing daily checks and inspection documents to be recorded and submitted digitally as well as storing useful manuals. This app can also be linked to LiveLink Fleet.

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LiveLink Tag - For tracking items without a power source, the LiveLink Tag is ideal in providing the location of attachments or implements. This Bluetooth tag communicates with LiveLink telematics hardware fitted to any JCB machine if it is within a 50 metre distance. The item is then visible to locate in the LiveLink telematics web portal.

Operator App

The JCB Operator app is available to all machine operators on iPhone and iPad devices with Android availability set to follow later this year. The app addresses common issues seen on construction sites across the world today. Paper-based machine checks are a mandatory safety requirement on many sites, yet they are often illegible, submitted late, easily damaged or not thoroughly completed. JCB has addressed this by making the machine checks process electronic through the JCB Operator app.

Once the user has logged into the app, they can scan the data plate on JCB machines or manually enter a machine serial number. Machine checks specific to the given model are provided if the user has an online connection, if not a generic machine checks template will be

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provided. Rental companies and site specific check templates can also be created if required.

The user simply carries out the machine check process by either passing or failing individual checks, with the ability to add comments or take photos on any failed checks.

The operator has the option of emailing completed checks if required, for example to safety or site management. Checks can be completed offline if necessary and will be submitted once an online connection is established. These checks are then visible to act upon and take necessary action in the LiveLink Fleet portal.

Useful documents, such as quick start guides, are also available for the operator to view along with safety and inspection certificates.

LiveLink Fleet

The all-new LiveLink Fleet portal is designed to allow the user to quickly see the current status and required actions of their machine fleet. It is targeted specifically at owner operators, fleet managers and rental companies to provide as a value added offering to the rental customer.

LiveLink Fleet takes the headache out of managing multiple brand machine fleets, allowing customers to collate and make sense of data in a single place by integrating external telematics data feeds from other equipment manufacturers and aftermarket telematics providers.

The platform provides the user with easily understood machine health alerts, safety alerting including failed checks supplied by the JCB Operator

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app, and service alerting. Health alerting is limited to critical items only which have been opened within the last one hour period.

These alerts are designed to be easily understood by both operators and fleet management, for example low fuel levels, air filter blockages and water in fuel.

Customers can also directly engage with JCB dealers from the LiveLink Fleet portal. Features include requesting assistance, such as a technical enquiry or urgent action in the event of downtime, and requesting a service on a machine.

The relevant dealer will then be in touch to book in a service at a convenient date and time.

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KIT TALK analytics data. This includes machine hours, time spent in idle and fuel usage. Sustainability and environmental targets can also be met with the ability to provide carbon emissions data.

Through LiveLink Fleet, the user is able to link seamlessly to a variety of JCB systems through a single login. If more detailed telematics information is required on a specific model the user can select to link to the LiveLink telematics portal.

Similarly, the user can access and order parts and view technical information such as operator manuals.

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Documents such as safety and maintenance inspections can be uploaded to specific models if required, to complement the JCB supplied quick start guides and declaration of conformity.

Non-telemetry related assets can be added into LiveLink Fleet if required, such as machines and attachments, enabling documents to be attached and checks to be performed in the JCB Operator app. The LiveLink Fleet portal can also be customised by changing colours and incorporating organisation logos if required.

JCB Operator and LiveLink Fleet were officially unveiled to UK customers at PlantworX; international launches will take place later in 2019. JCB Operator is initially available on iOS for iPhone and iPad, with the Android version coming online later this year.

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KIT TALK JCB Uptime Centres – which track all JCB machines fitted with its LiveLink machine monitoring system – are opening around the world with the latest beginning operations in Singapore to support the South East Asia region. It joins high-tech hubs at JCB World Headquarters in Rocester, Pune in India, and Santa Monica and Savannah in the United States as well as ten dealer-based centres.

around the world, then use the information to identify potential issues which can be dealt with through dealer network service specialists.

Launched in 2010 the Uptime Centres bring together JCB’s dedicated parts and technical specialists to ensure machines work at their most profitable level – keeping downtime to a minimum.

Among the innovations being deployed are JCB Uptime Dashboards which are home to JCB’s new and unique Machine Health Monitoring System. The system uses predictive algorithms and data transmitted via LiveLink to identify at-risk machines, and enables specialists to make recommendations on preventative maintenance that may reduce unforeseen downtime.

They collate real-time data through LiveLink to track the condition and availability of customers’ machines

The introduction of Certified Dealer Uptime Centres around the world also brings the power of JCB

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technology to local dealerships and enhances the service support they offer to customers globally.

“Since the launch of our first Uptime Centre in 2010, we have seen a transformation in the time it takes to close technical cases.

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Total Turns to Volvo Total Reclaims Demolition Ltd of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, has opted for a Volvo EC300E rigged for secondary demolition duties for the first time.

Adding the Volvo thirty-tonne machine to the fleet is a change to the usual brands associated with this well-established demolition contracting company. “We operate 360° excavators up to 100 tonnes in weight but needed to fill a gap around the thirty tonne mark,” says managing director, Melvyn Cross junior. “We certainly liked the look of the Volvo offering in terms of the machine’s build quality and aesthetics. We’ve also had some experience in operating them when

we’ve had to hire equipment in and, together with a favourable package on offer including a service agreement and extended warranty, decided to try the EC300E for the first time.”

The new Volvo EC300E has been supplied in full factory-fitted secondary demolition specification which includes heavy-duty belly guards, side impact protection rails, full FOGS guarding, heavyduty guarding for boom and bucket

cylinders, X1 and X3 rotation circuits, big bore hammer return line and an automatic greasing system.

The machine is powered by a Volvo six-cylinder engine developing 243hp. Operators can select the best work mode for the task at hand, ensuring optimum performance and fuel efficiency.

Modes include: I-idle, F-fine, Ggeneral, H-heavy or P-power, with the machine automatically setting the appropriate engine speed for the work mode and ECO-mode is a new feature that works in G to H (or P) mode. Pump flow is controlled for combined digging and swinging operations to reduce the flow loss through the overload relief valves, while maintaining digging power and maximum swing torque. Eco-mode also provides better fuel efficiency without loss of performance in most operating conditions.

“So far, we’ve been more than pleased with our purchasing decision ,” Cross says. “The machine is performing very well and has been very well accepted by our operators.”

Total Reclaims Demolition has been Nottingham’s leading demolition contractor since 1993 when it was established by the current MD’s father. The company undertakes a full range of projects of various sizes and complexity across the UK demonstrating its expertise across all aspects of demolition as well as building refurbishment, asbestos removal, cladding removal, reclamation and recycling, and aggregate supply.

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The Language of Demolition Demolition magazine editor Mark Anthony recently attended the European Demolition Association Study Tour to Japan. In this extended feature, he shares some of the sights, sounds and lessons learned during a truly epic voyage.

Put 10 or 20 demolition men and women in a room and, regardless of their country of origin and their native language, sooner or later they will find common ground.

They will share anecdotes and stories of the challenges they each face on a daily basis; they will speak of the peaks and pitfalls of a life within the demolition arena; they will each grasp the enormous pressures faced by demolition contractors because they experience them too.

Demolition is a language all its own; a language spoken and understood only by those that ply their trade within the industry. But, like any language, it comes with its own regional dialects, accents and nuances.

At the nearest point, the UK is just 26 miles from France; on a clear day, it is possible to see Calais from atop the white cliffs of Dover. But demolition in France is different to demolition in the UK. Each has its own quirks and foibles.

France borders Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland but each of these also practice the art of demolition in their own distinct manner.

Hop across the Atlantic to the US and you discover a wider use of explosive demolition, and crawler cranes and wrecking balls still actively working while most on this side of the pond have long since become rusty relics of a bygone era.

Between the cracks of those differing styles of demolition lies a learning opportunity.

How do the Dutch and the Swedes achieve such remarkable recycling rates? Why was the UK so quick to leap aboard the high reach excavator bandwagon? Why does the US – advanced in so many ways – still call upon the trusty wrecking ball long after most of their European counterparts have turned them into museum pieces?

And then there is the great divide: The Pacific Ocean. As an island nation, Japan has evolved its own very specific demolition methodologies; practices largely isolated from outside influences; systems developed to contend with local conditions, local regulations, and – to a huge degree – local culture.

This was precisely the thinking behind the European Demolition Association’s Study Tour to Japan – A delegation of European demolition contractors (together with representatives from India, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and the US) travelling to the Land of the Rising Sun to explore the differences between European and Japanese demolition methods; to compare and contrast those methods; and to return to their native countries hopefully enlightened, educated and inspired by what they had seen.

As you will see over the coming pages, the Study Tour achieved that and so much more.

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Culture of Respect From crossing the road to organising health and safety on a massive demolition site, there is a system for everything in Japan; and that system is driven by respect and concern for others.

I consider myself a seasoned traveller. I have been doing this job for 30-odd years now and although the EDA Study Tour to Japan was my first time in Asia, I have been fortunate enough to travel extensively, to see some incredible places and to meet some equally incredible people.

Being British, I have only a tenuous grasp of my own native language and I possess no others. Instead, when I travel, I tend to fall back upon that very English trait of speaking loudly and pointing until a local takes pity on me.

Cultural Divide

Not so with Japan. From the moment that my hosts Caterpillar and UK Cat dealer Finning UK issued my invitation, I started to prepare for the journey; learning words and simple phrases to allow me to get by in this most alien of nations. But during my preparation for the trip, it quickly became clear that my ability to say thank you (arigato), pleased to meet you (aete ureshī yo) and one beer please (bīru ippai kudasai) was merely the tip of a cultural divide-shaped iceberg.

In fact, if you Google “travelling to Japan”, you will find hundreds of thousands of pages dedicated entirely to the do’s and don’ts of Japanese culture.

I had been warned in advance about the Japanese love of business cards, the fact that they hand them over with two hands, and that they study them as if you have handed them some priceless artefact or treasure.

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But when you experience it for the first time, it feels strange, as if the recipient of the business card is desperately scanning for a spelling or grammatical error.

I thought I was prepared for the bowing as mark of respect. But I wasn’t. Upon arrival at my hotel in Kobe, my first stop, I took the elevator to my hotel room and I shared the elevator with a young Japanese lady wearing an air hostess uniform. She bowed as I entered the lift and then, when we arrived at her floor, she stepped out of the lift, turned and bowed to me again, more deeply this time as if I had somehow earned her deep and everlasting respect in the space of 11 floors.

Later that same day, I took myself off for a walk to take in the local sights. I came to a set of traffic lights where a group of maybe 20 locals had gathered to wait for their signal to cross. When that signal came accompanied by an audible signal - a mix between electronic beeping and birdsong – around half of them stopped, pointed right, pointed left and then pointed straight ahead before heading across the road.

This was a practice that I saw repeated countless times, even in office corridors.

Now I mention all of these things not to mock the Japanese way of life (if anything, I wish the UK and Europe would adopt a similarly structured approach to life). I do so to illustrate a theme that would remain present throughout the trip, regardless of

japan whether I was in an office, a factory, on site or just in the street. The Japanese, it seems, like a system.

And when they have a system, they abide by it unequivocally. If they have been told to both look AND point right and left before proceeding, that is precisely what they will do.

Single File

All of this is born from a culture of respect for others; and it is a trait that is evident in every aspect of daily life in Japan, including within excavator factories and on demolition sites. I will get to both of these shortly, but here’s a quick example.

As part of the Study Tour, we were given the opportunity to visit Caterpillar’s Akashi factory; a global hub for Caterpillar excavator manufacturing and development and also the birthplace of the company’s latest demolition industry offering – The Cat 340 SB

(Straight Boom).

During that visit, the factory workers – resplendent in remarkably clean navy blue overalls and white hard hats broke for lunch. In the UK, this would have triggered a stampede towards the factory canteen. But the Japanese factory workers walked slowly towards the canteen in virtual silence and in strict single-file. When we left the factory, a number of factory office workers and administrative staff lined up to wave our coach on its way.

And at no point did I get the impression this was done for the benefit of their European visitors.

The workers walk single file to lunch because that is how they have been taught since infancy. Likewise, the office staff waving us off was an unspoken demonstration of respect ingrained since birth and

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By the time we took the famous bullet train from Kobe to Tokyo just a few days into my week-long visit, it came as no surprise whatsoever that the train arrived and departed precisely on time or that it delivered us to our final destination in the same fashion.

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Straight and to the Point Caterpillar took the opportunity to unveil the latest addition to its demolition armoury. EDA Study Tour delegates and Demolition magazine’s Mark Anthony looked on admiringly.

I am about to give away a trade secret; to afford you a peek behind the journalistic curtain, so to speak.

Way back in March of this year, I wrote about the allnew Cat 340 SB (Straight Boom) demolition excavator following an international press visit to the company’s Training and Demonstration Centre in Malaga, Spain.

But the truth is that the machine wasn’t actually there.

Instead, the massed ranks were shown a number of presentations, handed press releases and specification sheets and several computergenerated photos of just how the machine would look when it was ready for public consumption. Well now it is. And the delegates that attended the EDA Study Tour to Japan were among the first to see it.

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Even with the 5,465 kg work tool that it can wield at heights of up to 13 metres, this is a machine that will refuse to nod like the proverbial nodding donkey.

Space & Comfort

The 39.9 tonne machine is operated from an all-new cab that is as spacious as it is comfortable and that is offered with a deluxe heated seat and climate control as standard. Controls for the machine are all located ergonomically and easily to hand.

Operators can also stow their gear with plenty of in-cab storage beneath and behind the seat, overhead, and in the consoles (trust me – there was room for my backpack, camera, four lenses and a tripod). A cup holder, document holder, bottle holder, and coat hook are also provided.

Sleek & Powerful

Do you ever look at a thing and just think that it’s somehow, you know, right? The original Coca Cola glass bottle with its feminine curves.

The Audi R8, a car that exudes just the right mix of luxury, power and menace. The “Golden Arches” McDonalds logo; recognisable the world over. Well that, in a nutshell, was my first thought when I finally got to see the Cat 340 SB “in the flesh”.

up” for that one shot at the heavyweight title. But while they’re bigger and, perhaps, more powerful, they lose some of their agility, stability, speed and performance. If those excavators are bulked-up heavyweights, the Cat 340 SB brings to mind an Olympic swimmer: sleek yet powerful; every muscle and every fibre designed to deliver what is required without excess weight and mass.

So many demolition excavators appear like cruiserweight boxers that have been falsely “bulked

One of the first things I noticed about the Straight Boom machine – the first Caterpillar demolition

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As you might expect from a current generation machine, operators can also use the standard radio’s USB ports and Bluetooth technology to connect personal devices, listen to their own playlists, and make and receive hands-free calls.

First Impressions

Yet, for all those positive first impressions, the key advantages of the Cat 340 SB are largely invisible to the naked eye.

There’s the 15 percent reduction in fuel consumption over the Cat 336F Straight Boom machine

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japan that it replaces in the Caterpillar line-up. Three power modes – Power, Smart, and Eco – allow the machine to be matched to each specific application. Smart mode automatically matches engine and hydraulic power to working conditions, providing maximum power when it’s needed and reducing power when it isn’t to help save fuel.

A number of auxiliary hydraulic options allow the use of a wide range of attachments and work tools, including the heaviest tools needed for demolition work.

And users can track the precise location of those attachments using Cat asset tracker technology.

Product Link™ provides location, machine hours, fuel usage, productivity, idle time, diagnostic

codes, and other machine data on demand through the VisionLink online interface, helping customers improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.

Adding yet more sophistication and modernity, the machine can be monitored by the new Cat App that is designed to allow users remote access to telematics data—tracking machine hours, location, receiving diagnostic codes, and managing maintenance directly from their mobile phone without turning on their computer. With the operator ID feature, individual performance can be tracked and training opportunities identified.

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Cat machines. Users can also find value in viewing telematics data and additional equipment management resources on the companion website. Also new is a suite of Cat Connect technologies that provides remote equipment diagnostics and software updates.

Cat Remote Services includes two key offerings—Remote Troubleshoot (allows dealers to run diagnostic testing and pinpoint potential issues) and Remote Flash (allows dealers to remotely load current versions of on-board software).

In short, the new Cat340 SB demolition excavator sounded good when I was told about it in Malaga a few months ago. It is even better when you finally get to see it in the flesh.

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Big in Japan A visit to the largest demolition project in the country provided a fascinating insight into Japanese demolition methodology. Editor Mark Anthony is equal parts impressed, surprised and perplexed.

If you really want to learn a language, you don’t do it from a book or in a classroom. It is far better to immerse yourself into that language, speaking to those whose native tongue you’re attempting to master; hearing the rhythm in their words; the accents, dialects, slang and nuance.

Likewise, if you want to truly experience a foreign cuisine, don’t eat it at home or from a takeaway where it will have been adjusted for speed and convenience. And don’t eat it from a tourist restaurant where it will be expensive and

where subtleties of flavour will have given way to the need to suit a nonlocal palate. Far better to eat it in the home of the people raised on that food.

So, although visits to factories, presentations from knowledgeable equipment experts and round table discussions are all fine, a visit to a major demolition site was the most eagerly-anticipated part of the EDA Study Tour to Japan. Here we would not just hear how demolition is supposed to work; we would see it first-hand for ourselves. And if you’re going to experience a

Japanese demolition site, what better project to choose than a site that was (a) a former Caterpillar factory and (b) currently the largest demolition project in the whole of Japan.

Sheer Scale

I regularly struggle to picture large numbers. In my head, I can picture a crowd of 60,000 people because that’s a full football stadium.

But any more than that and my imagination starts to falter. I know what 100 yards looks like and I know what a mile looks like. But when I am told that a site covers approximately 30 hectares (73 acres in old money) I know it’s big but I cannot picture just how big. If you are similarly afflicted, let me tell you this. Before we actually got to get up close and personal with the former Caterpillar Sagami factory, we toured it in a coach. That coach took fully 15 minutes to drive around the perimeter of the site.

Still struggling to imagine the scale of the site? Well how about this.

Imagine a European demolition site where you might find three, four or even five excavators working in unison. Now imagine how big a site would need to be in order to accommodate as many as 80.

You are now starting to grasp the sheer scale of the project facing the collective of Japanese demolition contractors that have joined forces to tackle this gargantuan contract.

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japan than two years later, production of the Caterpillar D4D track-type tractor (that’s a dozer to those unfamiliar with Cat-speak) began at the Sagami factory, an hour or so outside Tokyo.

Between 1965 and 2013, the product range produced at the Sagami factory would swell to include small and mini excavators, small and medium dozers and small and medium-sized wheel loaders.

Towards the end of its functional life, the factory would also produce engines, axles, hydraulic pumps and motors, valves and final drives.

The factory at Sagami was established to take advantage of the transport links with the nearby port of Tokyo and across Japan. Those same links were an important factor in the sale of the site to logistics company GLP which acquired the site late in 2016 and then leased it back to the demolition main contractor, Shimizu co. Shimizu subsequently divided the vast campus among three demolition sub-contractors: Honma, which is tackling Zone 1; Takagi, which is responsible for Zone 2; and Fujimura, which is taking on Zone 3, the largest portion of the works.

As a requirement of the contract, Cat equipment is used exclusively on the site (although some attachments and work tools are from third-party manufacturers).

Any Cat equipment not already owned by the three demolition sub-contractors is supplied via leasing company Tokyo Rental or through local dealer Nippon Caterpillar which has established a satellite depot at the site to service and support the plethora of Cat machines carrying out the demolition works.

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Although the campus also includes administrative buildings and car parking, the vast majority of the site

comprises former factory buildings; vast warehouse-type structures that – while large – present very little challenge to the 50+ Cat machines currently employed at the site. And maybe the relatively straightforward nature of the works has set a somewhat relaxed tone among the demolition subcontractors. Because, even before the coach had stopped to allow the EDA Study Tour delegates to take a closer look at proceedings, it was

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clear than none of the machines were working particularly hard.

In fact, this was the first notable difference between the Japanese approach and the traditional European approach to demolition.

In Europe, and certainly in the UK, the tendency is towards deploying the minimum number of machines required to get the job done in the allotted time (although that does differ, of course, on a time reliant contract – an overnight bridge

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japan possession, for example). In Japan, however, it seems that the opposite is true: throw lots of equipment at a project but don’t work any of it particularly hard.

In recent years, the European “fewest machines possible” philosophy has been strengthened by the widespread adoption of quick couplers that allow a single carrier machine to tackle a multitude of tasks using an array of specialist work tools. There was no evidence that this was currently being repeated in Japan.

Quick couplers have yet to make a real impression in Japan where contractors seem to prefer a dedicated machine and attachment combination.

Speaking of attachments, here was another notable difference between the European approach and that of our Japanese counterparts.

Hardly any of the attachments and work tools in use at the Sagami factory featured powered or even free rotation capabilities.

According to a Japanese engineer, Japanese operators have become accustomed to using fixed attachments and have become so adept at using them that they do not need powered rotation. It is a valid argument and there is much to be said for tradition. But I cannot help thinking that powered rotation would be adopted more widely if Japanese contractors were expected to achieve European levels of productivity.

A number of the machines tackling the processing of the reinforced concrete arisings were equipped with crackers and pulverisers that incorporated large and very unwieldy magnets to allow steel to be extracted on an ongoing basis rather than – in the European

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manner - as a separate procedure once the concrete was broken.

Is that a more efficient way of extracting steel? Perhaps. But hauling around (and constantly powering) a magnet must surely impact negatively upon the carrier machine’s fuel consumption?

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All of those observations make it sound like the Europeans have got everything right and the Japanese are somehow lagging behind in the demolition evolution stakes. But that is really not the case. Indeed, although some of the methods and equipment being used at Sagami left EDA delegates perplexed, there were undoubtedly lessons to be learned.

Almost all the Cat excavators operating off the hard-standing slab on the site were stood on steel plate that had been laid prior to

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the commencement of work. Was it there to provide a flat, stable base for the machines? Was it to protect the ground from the worst effects of an oil or fuel spill? Was it to simplify post-contract cleanup? No-one seemed to know; the reasoning behind it lost in the mists of time and tradition. But, whatever the reason, it worked.

Although the work tools utilised by the Japanese contractors did not benefit from powered rotation, they were certainly no slouches in the speed department. With wide opening jaws designed to chomp through earthquake-resistant columns and beams, these attachments feature extremely fast opening and closing jaws that

almost chew through concrete and steel.

The Sagami site also had a number of mini track-mounted telescopic cranes, each equipped with a boom-mounted dust suppression system that could be deployed at height to tackle dust at its point of origin. On a vast, open and breezy site like this, this seemed to be a far more accurate solution to dust containment and control than the dust cannons used by European contractors. While some UK contractors – notably AR Demolition – has a dedicated telescopic handler equipped with a dust suppression system, these mini cranes would be a cost-effective alternative. And,

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as they’re mounted on tracks, they have the ability to operate almost anywhere.

Forging the Future

Now of course, the three subcontractors currently demolishing the former Caterpillar Sagami factory knew that the European delegation was coming. And while they didn’t actually roll out a red carpet to welcome us, it is entirely possible that they were on their very best behaviour. But, having briefly experienced other aspects of Japanese culture, I don’t actually think that was the case.

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And therein lies, perhaps, the greatest difference between the European way and the Japanese way. In Europe, the behaviour of the average demolition contractor is driven and dictated by legislation. Workers require constant reminding of health and safety practices; and the way in

which they remain within dictated work parameters is largely ad-libbed.

In Japan, working methods are driven primarily by respect: respect for workers, for neighbours and local people. Workers have been taught from an early age that there should be a system for everything and that that system should be followed without question. While that approach might impact upon the Japanese ability to think outside the box, that almost military-style adherence to rules and regulations is to their credit and is a major contributor to the Japanese health and safety record.

It would take an extensive time and motion study to determine whether the ongoing gathering of steel is better or worse than collecting it

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as a separate exercise. Someone far more intelligent than me would need to calculate the cost implications of running lots of machines but not working them hard against running fewer that really graft.

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Where Tradition Meets Innovation The Caterpillar Akashi factory can trace its history back to the very beginning of hydraulic excavator development. Yet it remains at the cutting edge of global excavator development. Mark Anthony steps back in time for a glimpse of the future.

Even though it happened five or more decades ago, arguments continue to rage about which company officially produced the world’s first hydraulic excavator.

One of the companies with a strong claim to that title is Mitsubishi which - through a joint venture with US equipment giant Caterpillar – would subsequently take those machines to every corner of the globe.

If Mitsubishi was in fact the first, that machine would have been produced at what is now the Caterpillar Akashi factory, a facility that now doubles as Caterpillar’s global excavator development hub. Reinforcing the factory’s historic claim, a fully-chromed first generation excavator – a Yumbo – sits just inside the entrance to the factory as a constant reminder of the Akashi legacy.

The fact that one of the originators of the hydraulic excavator should remain at the cutting edge of development today is just one of a number of examples of where Caterpillar Akashi mixes old and new, modern with tradition, and history with innovation.

Juxtaposition The main administration building at the Caterpillar Akashi factory is new and looks to all the world like it might be home to a tech company like Google or Apple.

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mobile telephone. And while the factory is manned by workers that go about their business with a quiet and traditional Japanese efficiency, they do so alongside state-of-the-art robotic cutting and welding machine tools upon assembly lines that would not look out of place in the most modern automotive factory.

It is this juxtaposition of old and new that marks the Caterpillar Akashi plant as different; and it is how the facility has remained at the very heart of excavator development for more than 50 years.

Excavator Storm

That position at the eye of the excavator development storm shows no sign of changing either. It was the research and development team within the Akashi excavator development team that cooked up the all-new Cat 340 Straight Boom demolition excavator; the first demolition machine to be built upon Caterpillar’s new next generation excavator platform. It is the engineers at the Akashi plant that took that machine from drawing into living, breathing reality. It is the same team that will upgrade the popular Cat 340F UHD (Ultra High Demolition) machine to the same platform in the very near future.

And it is the same team that are currently working on another larger addition to Caterpillar’s demolition excavator offering. A prototype of that machine was on display at the Caterpillar Akashi plant during the European Demolition Association Study Tour to Japan although delegates were requested not to photograph it because there is at least another year of improving, honing and testing to do before it will be available for sale to the global demolition community.

The Akashi Way

Although it will likely be 2021 before we see that new machine turn a track in anger, it – together with the new Cat 340 SB – sums up the approach of the team at the Caterpillar Akashi facility.

With a history as proud and as long as that enjoyed by this plant, it would surely be tempting to sit back; to rest on their laurels; to take their collective foot off the gas and let the legacy speak for itself.

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The Factory Factor

Aside from acknowledging the pride of those that work there, I have never been entirely sure of the purpose of factory visits to see where demolition and construction equipment is made.

I am not an expert in modern manufacturing techniques, in laser cutting methodologies, or in robotic welding. My guess is that most demolition company representatives aren’t either. Like them, I will quite happily purchase a car without a visit to the BMW or Mercedes factory. I am not overly bothered what materials are used in the manufacture of my widescreen TV, so long as I can watch the football on it without interruption. I am not even sure which country manufactured my dishwasher and my washing machine. What I am interested in – and what demolition companies are interested in – is the end product.

The Caterpillar Akashi factory might have been around for more than

50 years; and the factory buildings might well be older than a good many of the customers for the excavators it produces. But you don’t remain at the very forefront of your chosen field for half a century without doing something – or possibly everything – right. And when the first of those new UHD machines rolls out of the Akashi plant in late 2020 or early 2021, it will not be the culmination or the end of the process; it will be merely the latest step on what has been a remarkable and ongoing journey.

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Japanese Takeaway After more than a week immersed in Japanese demolition culture, just what will European Demolition Association Study Tour delegates take away with them. More than you might think, according to Mark Anthony.

The “Caterpillar portion” of the European Demolition Association Study Tour began with a semiformal dinner atop the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kobe. In a manner that would come to typify the remainder of the trip, true formalities were kept to a tolerable minimum; there were no sales pitches from the host; and each table was a heady mix of nationalities, personalities and opinions.

I bumped into Stefano Panseri of award-winning Italian demolition

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giant. I make no secret of the fact that I admire Stefano and his family enormously; I admire what his company has achieved just as much. Stefano was the first to point out the fact that this was not, in fact, the first EDA trip to Japan. In fact, his father Giuseppe – a former president of the European Demolition Association – attended the previous study tour some 30 years ago. It was a visit that would have a profound and lasting impact upon Panseri senior and upon the company we now know as Despe.

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According to Stefano Panseri, his father took away a good many lessons on that previous trip. First and foremost, that tour provided his father with his first glimpse of a number of new attachments and work tools that were not available in his native Italy at the time.

“European demolition contractors were reliant upon hydraulic breakers but those were about the only attachments we had,” Stefano Panseri says. “But in Japan, my father saw concrete crackers and pulverisers, shears and a variety of other hydraulic work tools.”

Although his father could not afford to import those attachments himself at the time, he designed and built his own when he returned to Italy, setting the company

upon a journey of innovation that continues to this day.

Stefano Panseri also recalls a story that his father shared about his trip to Japan; a story that would make – perhaps – the most visual impact upon the Despe equipment fleet. “My father met a Japanese demolition contractor who was operating a brightly-coloured Caterpillar excavator. My father asked why he had chosen to paint the machine and the contractor said, simply: When the machine was made, Caterpillar owned it and it was in Caterpillar colours. But now I own it and I want it in my company colours.”

Today, Despe machines are easily identified by their distinctive allwhite livery. “If it hadn’t been for

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that first trip to Japan, the Despe you know today would not work the same and would not look the same,” Stefano Panseri insists.

“Much of what Despe is now famous for stems from that study tour 30 years ago.”

Of course, the world we occupy today is much changed. Faster and cheaper international travel combined with the rise and rise of the Internet means that there was never likely to be any industry secrets lurking undiscovered and unseen by European eyes in some remote part of Japan. Equipmentwise, there were very few surprises beyond the way in which those machines were utilised.

But this was, above all, a study tour. And I would be genuinely

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astounded if anyone that took part in this trip returned to their respective countries and companies without some insight or nugget of information that will help make their business better for themselves, their employees and for those living and working close by.

Discipline & Education

I am not a demolition contractor: never have been; never will be. So maybe some of the finer lessons to be gained from this visit were lost upon me. But personally speaking, the greatest lesson I learned on this fascinating trip was of the influence of culture upon the demolition industry.

In Europe – and particularly here in the UK – demolition is not

generally a career of choice. For many, it is the last resort. In many instances, workers find their way to this industry having underachieved at school and – in some cases – having largely bypassed formal education entirely.

The demolition industry – ever eager to fill the skills gap with willing workers – then takes these individuals and attempts to condition them into a safe method of working. Those that failed to conform at school are expected to conform in the workplace. Those for whom reading and writing proved to be beyond their grasp are suddenly expected to adopt both in order to qualify to work, to qualify for competence cards, and to meet ever more stringent regulations.

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To the eyes of an outsider, Japan feels different; very different indeed. Almost from birth, Japanese children are raised in a highly structured manner. There is a system for everything, and each system is governed by a set of universally adopted rules and regulations. There is seemingly no desire to waiver from accepted wisdom.

It is tempting to use the term “military-style” to describe the Japanese willingness to adhere to rules and to not question authority.

But that conjures images of a police state; and Japan is about as far removed from that as it is possible to be.

The truth is that they are raised in a culture within which there is seemingly a rule for everything.

japan And those rules go unbroken, not because of the threat of punishment and penalisation but because they have been raised to believe that those rules are right and that they are best for everyone.

Here in the UK, we have training courses, certificates of achievement and an ever-more-complex range of competence cards. Despite all this, we are required to reinforce safety messages on a daily basis.

Workers need to be reminded to put on their high vis’ vests and hard hats. They have to be reminded to wear gloves and safety glasses.

They even have to be reminded to drink water and use sun protection when it’s hot.

In Japan, no such reminders and reinforcement is necessary.

Japanese workers have been raised to follow a clearly defined set of rules – whether that’s walking in single file to the factory cafeteria or putting on a hard hat at the start of the working day.

So my personal takeaway from this trip is not some top secret excavator or a laser-guided, robotically-controlled super attachment that the Japanese having been keeping under wraps.

My personal takeaway is that in Europe in general and in the UK in particular, the demolition industry tries to force square pegs into

round holes, hoping that a few weeks or months on site will knock off the jagged edges of those that find themselves thrust into the world of demolition. In Japan, they craft round pegs from the time their children start school. By the time they arrive on a demolition site, they slot readily and unquestioningly into their allotted role.

Such an approach leaves precious little room for creative thinking or innovative development among the industry’s lower grades. But it leaves virtually no room whatsoever for mistakes, incidents or accidents either.

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With ever increasing urban construction costs and inner city pollution attracting greater attention, it becomes more sustainable to crush and recycle on site rather than trucking tonnes of rubble off site to major recycling centres miles away.

Moving materials more than 20 miles off site is uneconomic meaning localised recycling is more justifiable.

Krushtech initially offer two models in the lineup.

The EcoKrush 6040 is a 16 tonne, diesel electric powered tracked unit with a 600x400mm jaw crusher.

The Perkins engine and alternator power the electric motors, an efficient means of delivery as the generator runs at only 1500rpm, using 8-12L per hour. The crusher can process up to 60 tonnes of material per hour and at 2098mm wide (6’9’’) with a loading height of 2720mm (9’), the EcoKrush 6040 is a very compact site machine.

Options include over-band magnet for metal separation, rubber cleats on track pads, dust suppression and/or JCB engine option.

The second model in the range is the diesel electric EcoKrush 5025, which has a 500x250mm jaw crusher. The unit is available in a tracked or wheeled version, weighs in at 12 tonnes and has the capacity to crush up to 40 tonnes per hour. Again, it is a very compact unit for smaller demolition jobs and recycling projects. At under 2.2 metres wide and less than 3.5 metres high in transport configuration, it is easily moved to and from site.

Both units have proven to be reliable heavy-duty jaw crushers, designed for tough work and built to last, with well proven Perkins engines and reliable electrical motors driving all the main components.

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Gary Escott, Director of SiteZone Safety illustrates how RFID proximity warning technology enables collision avoidance in the demolition industry, raising the bar on site safety.

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Demolition specialists, Wooldridge Ecotec Limited, also wanted to improve their segregation policies, in particular when operating high reach excavators. Because demolition excavator drivers are looking upward, they aren’t always aware of what’s going on around their machine, below, despite using 360º cameras around the excavator.

Construction demolition sites continue to be among the most dangerous places to work. This is where radio frequency identification (RFID) proximity warning systems (PWS) like SiteZone offer a new dimension on site safety, giving all site workers an extra level of control and protection.

The users’ perspective

Plant operators are often using machines that have blind spots which mean they are not always aware of workers that might stray into their space.

Demolition contractor, Hughes & Salvidge, faced such issues when working on a very constrained site at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) while demolishing old airside piers at a working terminal. There were moving people, vehicles and aircraft, requiring thorough planning, procedural management and segregation methods to achieve controlled demolition.

SiteZone Safety therefore, configured the PWS precisely from the start.

Through rigorous planning to accommodate tight site security access, careful assessments and measurements were taken for each rig, in the context of its working environment on site.

The system was trialled for several weeks on one rig before the fine tuning was complete. The PWS was then installed on all six of their machines in operation on multiple projects at Heathrow; this included 30-tonne and 47-tonne excavators.

An alternative proximity warning was required to alert drivers if anyone strayed into their work area. SiteZone was ideal as it alerts the driver both audibly and visually. Furthermore, SiteZone can be set at a required radius so personnel can be detected and alerted before straying into the danger zone. Additionally, the warning distance can be altered according to the size of the excavators and their booms. The two-way alarm proved to be desirable, as both driver and operatives are alerted audibly.

SiteZone and Wooldridge collaborated thoroughly to create a bespoke system that suited a demolition environment. Wooldridge machine drivers have welcomed SiteZone as it reduces their stress levels when working in constrained areas, and they have sufficient time to react long before any operative gets too close to the danger zones.

Telematic data capture for analysis and benchmarking

Wooldridge also benefitted from real time monitoring by using OverSite telematic data capture. OverSite, enables site managers to record all collision related incidents logged by SiteZone proximity warning system.

The recorded data is sent to the Cloud where managers access it via a dedicated portal for scrutiny. With this data, safety training can be targeted, ‘hot spots’ identified, resources effectively utilised and individual workers can be monitored to check safe working practices are being embraced. Recorded data can be shared across multiple sites for comparison and implementing benchmarking company-wide, if necessary, to drive continual improvement.

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company had trialled compact jaw crushers, but none were robust enough to handle the required material.

The guys at RK6 recommend the 19.5 tonne RM 70GO! for trial.

We’d been advised to take a jaw crusher for the material, but the RM 70GO! impact crusher offered us the mobility, robustness and return on investment that we needed,” said Rob.

R.Collard Ltd. Purchase Two RubbleMasters from Red Knight 6 Ltd. R.Collard Ltd, the leading demolition and waste management business in the South-East of England, have selected two RubbleMaster impact crushers from UK supplier Red Knight 6 Ltd (RK6).

R.Collard Ltd were founded over 25 years ago and currently have 240 employees, 6 depots and over £34m turnover last year, making them one of the leading businesses in their sector, covering Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire. The company, who specialise in recycling, haulage, earthworks, skip hire and ready mix concrete, as well as demolition and waste management selected an RM 70GO! 2.0 and an RM 100GO! after extensive demonstrations of both machines.

The RM 100GO! was the first machine on trial to fulfil the need to process concrete, demolition waste and recycled washed materials crushed down to a more profitable

size. The trial lasted a week and satisfied the cost factors vs the quality of output and therefore greater and quicker return on investment, as well as the variety of material that it can deal with. The RM 100GO! will be used at R.Collard Ltd’s Eversley quarry site.

“We’d been talking to other companies, but our long relationship with RK6 and their flexibility and approach to helping find a solution was crucial in making our decision.

We needed a machine that can not only handle a variety of material, but also generate value back to the business. The RM 100GO! was great in trial and ticked all of our boxes,” said Rob Collard, Managing Director of R.Collard Ltd. At the same time as the RM 100GO! demonstration, R.Collard Ltd were transferring material for processing from their Reading depot over to Eversley at huge expense. The

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Both the RM 70GO! 2.0 and the RM 100GO! specialise in processing concrete with rebar, asphalt, C&D waste and rock, producing a wide range of materials on demand. The RM 70GO! 2.0 is one of the most mobile tracked conveyors in the range and offers huge flexibility to customers. The RM 100GO! is the real work horse in the range, processing up to 275 tonnes per hour and ready to start crushing in just 20 minutes from unloading.

Paul Donnelly, Managing Director at RK6 added: “We always recommend seeing just what these impact crushers can do.

They are such capable machines and deal with a variety of feed material, but produce good quality product. Working with the team at R Collard Ltd, from demonstration and training through to commissioning has been great because they are so knowledgeable and understand the power impact crushers can have on the business.”

For more information on Rubble Master machinery, visit the RK6 website www.redknight6.co.uk

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We recognise that many demolition companies do have their own equipment, but are lacking a reliable partner that has the expertise and equipment to assist when the time comes. We’ve looked in-depth into how we operate, with a real focus on response times – it’s become a substantial part of our campaign promise to get the job done right and to get it done quickly. We’re

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of our rapid response fleet vans/ pickups and delivered to site, where one of our manufacturer trained experts will calibrate and set up the attachment perfectly for your job in hand. Our experts won’t leave until your cooking on gas.

Our fleet consists of some of the latest demolition attachments including; Multi-processors, Pulverisers, Bucket Crushers, Riddle Buckets, Rotational Grapples, Fixed Grapples and more.

Just drop us an enquiry through our website www.chippindaleplant.com for a no-obligation quote or for a ‘quick call’ mobile number of one of our attachment fleet engineers who you can rely on at any time to help with your next demolition project.

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P J Foley Ltd was formed in 2017 to assist demolition and asbestos contractors and other clients ensure safe systems of work and health and safety compliance. Pat Foley has more than 35 years’ experience in the demolition and haulage industries, senior management accreditation and is a member of the Institute of Demolition Engineers.

Demolition is a high risk activity and P J Foley’s aim is to provide professional planning, project and risk management to achieve a safe working environment and compliant project completion. While some risks can never be entirely mitigated, by respecting this fact and embracing a “plan for failure” attitude, risks can be minimised.

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Courses include Asbestos Awareness, Cat B Asbestos Removal, Demolition Awareness, Oxy-Fuel Cutting, Working at Height, COSHH, Banksman / Slinger, Construction related courses, Fire Safety courses and more.

Our instructors have a wealth of technical knowledge and experience and train students to the highest standards. They hold numerous health and safety qualifications such as NEBOSH General Certificate and the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety, the leading health and safety award in the construction industry.

All trainers hold at least Level 5 City and Guilds teaching qualifications, well above the industry standard.

Our courses are designed to help balance the demands of an increasingly competitive marketplace with those of ever more stringent safety legislation by increasing your employees’ competence, confidence, awareness, safety and productivity.

Our portfolio of courses is constantly evaluated to ensure the most up to date training is offered and new courses are implemented regularly. Courses are available to companies, groups and individuals and can be booked online or by calling 07496 862 499.

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