Do a better job faster using technology

"Even the skilled [operators] know they can do a better job faster using technology,” says Alan Sharp, business area director of strategic software solutions at Trimble. “[GPS technology] captures information on the machine while it’s…

Cutting at least 30% off the schedule

DCP Civil is a civil construction company based in Colorado, USA. DCP Civil, which stands for Dirt, Concrete and Pipe, were hired to build two reservoirs in north-western Colorado. The reservoirs are lined and used for storing fresh water…

Carving out residential construction sites

Western Earthmoving is a civil contractor who builds roads, subdivisions, services, and drainage with most of their work being residential and in Western Sydney and Wollongong. Even though Western Earthmoving was utilising a number of advanced…

Oitagawa Dam Build with Trimble Grade Control

When your city has suffered a significant flood, the development of your reservoirs becomes even more important. This was certainly the case with the Oitagawa Dam, located in Kyushu, the third largest island in Japan. The construction of this…

But “Old School” ways are working

Do you hear about the machine control systems out there and think ‘I could change, but the “old school” ways are working for me, so why bother’? That was what Silver Spur Constructions, from Oklahoma thought too, until they started testing…