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Custom wheel trailer for heavy loads in action   

Contractor Mag
Moving a turn-of-the-century weatherboard, double-storeyed house weighing 132 tonnes was something King House Removals successfully achieved using its 128-wheel special house-moving trailer explains Richard Silcock....
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Keeping the oversize wheels moving

Contractor Mag
While a series of safety-focused videos on oversize loads was the most visible initiative of the past year, the Heavy Haulage Association has also been...
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Insurance – a year of pressure and adjustment

Contractor Mag
Over the past 12 months, the insurance landscape for civil contractors has shifted more dramatically since the hard-market conditions that emerged after 2020, writes Brenden...
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Caterpillar’s radical tractor scraper

Contractor Mag
Image: A New Zealand- based Caterpillar 630B s/n 14G468, ex W. Stevenson & Son, fleet no.344. It is equipped with the standard 630B scraper (s/n...
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Work on existing structures – are they insured?

Contractor Mag
Insurance is an often overlooked aspect of construction contracts warns Brendan Cash (Partner) and David Newport (Special Counsel) in the Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction...
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Thank you Ewen

Contractor Mag
Alan Titchall farewells another veteran. Ewen Major had one of the most positively infectious personalities I have had the pleasure to meet in this job....