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Practical notes for builders, contractors and plant managers.
Moving heavy machinery between sites, a planning guide
Weights, trailers, routes and loading. How to move an excavator or plant equipment safely from one site to the next.
Planning a demolition in a built-up area
Permissions, services, dust, debris and neighbours. What to plan before an old structure comes down in a town or city.
Hiring an excavator? Settle these points before it reaches site
A short checklist for machine hire that saves the first day from going to waste, from access and working hours to fuel and underground services.
Hydra or mobile crane? Choosing the right lift for your site
When a pick-and-carry Hydra crane is the right tool, when it is not, and what to tell the crane company before they send a machine.
JCB 3DX or a 21-tonne excavator? Picking the right machine for the dig
Backhoe loaders and crawler excavators both dig, but they suit very different jobs. Here is how to tell which one your site needs.
Before the bhoomi pujan, a site preparation checklist
The groundwork that should be settled before the first machine arrives, so the project starts on time and stays that way.
