First Square http://www.firstsquare.com New & Used Specialist Construction Equipment Tue, 15 May 2012 08:48:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Double Dip http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/double-dip http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/double-dip#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:12:06 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1258 UK is officially in double dip recession, and the construction industry, particularly govnt contracts are to said to be main factor – We are seeing demand for specialist attachments very bouyant particularly in Middle East and N America

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/double-dip/feed 0 Hitachi EX200 14m Teledipper into stock http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/hitachi-ex200-14m-teledipper-into-stock http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/hitachi-ex200-14m-teledipper-into-stock#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:08:06 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1256 New into stock this week – hanger brackets can be modified for any machine 13t and above – see for sale pages of main site - POA

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/hitachi-ex200-14m-teledipper-into-stock/feed 0 Hitachi ZX520 26m Kocurek High Reach Sold http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/hitachi-zx520-26m-kocurek-high-reach-sold http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/hitachi-zx520-26m-kocurek-high-reach-sold#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:53:29 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1254 This week First Square was awarded a contract to supply a major Eastern European demolition contractor with a 26m high reach excavator

The base machine, a ZX520 has a modified standard boom with modular joint, 26m three piece demolition boom and additional 2m section to take working height to 28m

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/hitachi-zx520-26m-kocurek-high-reach-sold/feed 0 First Square Exhibitions 2012 http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-at-ctt-in-moscow http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-at-ctt-in-moscow#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:46:18 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1252 First Square are please to annouce that our products will be on display at a number of major plant exhibitions this year

Contact for full details

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-at-ctt-in-moscow/feed 0 First Square teledipper in Vancouver http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-teledipper-in-vancouver http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-teledipper-in-vancouver#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:20:44 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1249 With speed of supply being deciding factor, First Square Trading Ltd recently supplied a 2009 used 28m teledipper to Canadian customer for prestigious project in Banff National Park, British Columbia

Stripped down and containerised for ease of transport, the unit was on the sea within a few days of order

Universal hanger bracket will be used to fit teledipper on both Cat 345 and Kobelko 480 excavators

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-teledipper-in-vancouver/feed 0 First Square develops universal top plate for its teledippers http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-develops-universal-top-plate-for-its-teledippers http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-develops-universal-top-plate-for-its-teledippers#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:44:35 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1115 First Square has developed a universal plate for its teledippers

The first one has been fitted to our current demo teledipper, a 17m originally for a Kobelko SK200

This will enable hanger brackets from various machines to be changed quickly (bolted / unbolted)

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-develops-universal-top-plate-for-its-teledippers/feed 0 First Square marks first anniversary of Ransome Equipment tieup http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-marks-first-anniversary-of-ransome-equipment-tieup http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/first-square-marks-first-anniversary-of-ransome-equipment-tieup#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:18:45 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1078 A year ago we were proud to be appointed the European representative for Ransome Equipment in USA

On our first anniversary, 12 months down the line, we are even more pleased to have made that move

Family owned (third generation) drawing on experience from other family owned businesses such as main Caterpillar CAT dealer Ransomes www.ransome.com

Ransome Equipment is the largest supplier of excavator attachments and specialist fronts in N America and has a massive range to suit every industry – for full details see www.ransome-equip.com and www.longreachhighreach.com

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Prizes if you knew them all !!

Teledipper

Telestick

Telearm

Telescopic dipper

Telescopic arm

Slide arm

Shaft sinker

Grapple arm

Telescopic front

Deep dig attachment

Watch this space for more !!

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/teledipper-wordgames/feed 0 Teledippers prove invaluable on Tyne Tunnel project http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/teledippers-prove-invaluable-on-tyne-tunnel-project http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/teledippers-prove-invaluable-on-tyne-tunnel-project#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:04:34 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1074 This project is now approaching completion, and has upgraded the tunnel for 21st century

Several stages of the job, particularly the coffer dam runs relied heavily on teledippers during their construction

Whilst more traditional long reach excavators and crane skips were also used, they could not match versatility and productivity of teledippers

A 28m rig fitted to a CAT 345 was achieving 90 tonnes an hour pulling up loose material from 20m and loading directly into trucks

]]> http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/teledippers-prove-invaluable-on-tyne-tunnel-project/feed 0 Teledippers dig, dig & dig in Kuwait http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/teledippers-dig-dig-dig-in-kuwait http://www.firstsquare.com/blog/teledippers-dig-dig-dig-in-kuwait#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:57:36 +0000 admin http://www.firstsquare.com/?p=1072 The tiny desert kingdom of Kuwait, continues to lead the way with water treatment projects, with teledippers a key part of their construction

Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment project, Shuwaikh Water Treatment plant, and now Shuwaikh Reverse Osmosis RO plant – all completed in record time, needed hundreds of shafts and chambers to be sunk during their construction

The last of these projects which will be able to treat 136,000 cubic metres of seawater a day, is just coming on stream –  First Square supplied two of the teledippers to complete this project

http://www.water-technology.net/projects/shuwaikh-ro-project/

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