Site dumpers are popular and useful bits of kit. But, like with any type of equipment, they need to be operated correctly and within their design parameters and rated payload.

Modern site dumpers, like the Ausa range which we sell, have a range of safety features and driver aids including seat belts and camera systems.

To find out more about the Ausa range click here and to read the Health and Safety Executives safety guidance for site dumpers click here.

The Manitou group, a world leader in rough-terrain handling, has started construction of a new factory dedicated to aerial work platforms. Michel Denis, Group President & CEO, and Jacqueline Himsworth, Chair of the Board of Directors, laid the first stone in the presence of a number of elected representatives. This factory fits in with a global investment plan and confirms the Group's ambitions in this market.

Work on the site, which is located in the Zone du Petit Tesseau in Candé (Maine-et-Loire), has begun just 3 km from the first platform factory. The manufacturer based in Ancenis, already represented by 5 production sites in the Grand-Ouest, further asserts its historical attachment to the region.

This new industrial facility will allow the Group to respond to structural market growth in Europe and beyond, particularly in the United States, where the Group began distributing its products at the end of 2018. Sylvain André, Director of the current Candé site and future director of the new site, says: “The aerial work platform market constitutes a significant lever for growth for the Group, and is appealing to more and more rental companies, which account for the majority of our customers in this market. This will equip us with a modern factory dedicated to rough-terrain platforms, while the existing site will focus on industrial platforms. We therefore keep our expertise in the same region”.

A BOMAG BMP 8500 with smooth drums sold by Boss Plant Sales to L Lynch Plant Hire is shown, working on a large project in the East Midlands, compacting stone.

These versatile machines, with smooth drums, have a number of advantages when working on asphalt or stone. The operator controls the machine remotely and so is not exposed to any harmful HAV. With the radio remote control everything is controlled from a safe distance enabling the compactor to get to the places where operators can’t get to or would rather not go! Plus if the operator does enter into the close vicinity of the machine, the 'BOMAG Operator Safety System' automatically shuts it down to prevent any potential accident.

The 8500 has an operating weight of around 1.6 t and achieves outstanding compaction results on soil in trenches, sewers, on pipeline construction and with the smooth drum, on asphalt. And the operator knows when compaction is finished as the integrated BOMAG Economizer automatically determines compaction progress. Expensive reworking is no longer necessary and unnecessary passes and over compaction are also avoided, resulting in time savings of up to 25%.

These machines are also economic in operation as the integrated ECOMODE system automatically adjusts engine power to demand reducing fuel consumption by up to 25%.

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BOMAG has an enviable reputation in the market for the quality, performance and reliability of its equipment. With our, limited duration, special offer you can get your hands on a new BW 124DH compact single drum roller at a great price.
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