In the course of the AZUBI techdays 2024, trainees from across the Wirtgen Group showed their skills and talents as they jointly realised a road rehabilitation project with the CTB method on their own.
During the rehabilitation of the Monterey Road in San José (USA), engineering contractor MCK Services, Inc. deployed Wirtgen Group machines and recycled and replaced 42 km of pavement with an overall area of 205,000 m2.
Paving a slab track in tunnels of the Deutsche Bahn’s Stuttgart-Ulm project was tough. The paving team met the challenge with the SUPER 2100-3i including the AB 600 TP2 High Compaction Screed and 3D control system. An MT 3000-2i Offset material feeder supported job site logistics.
Meet the young master modeller with a passion for detail
Peter Hoppe and his father, Matthias, have created a furore in the world of Lego modellers with their true-to-life scale model of a Wirtgen W 200 Fi as an MOC (‘My Own Creation’) model made from Lego and Lego Technic parts.
Sustainable recycling – close to the construction site
The KMA 240(i) mobile cold recycling mixing plant from Wirtgen is an ideal solution for the environmentally compatible and cost-effective production of mix close to construction sites and can convert up to 240 tons of old material an hour into a high quality mix.
Vaccinations for Better Protection and More Freedom
In June 2021, WIRTGEN launched its own workplace vaccination program. In the specially built vaccination centre, we were able to administer the vital jab to around 300 employees who hadn’t yet been vaccinated and offer employees the chance to receive both their first and second vaccinations on site.
Handover of a John Deere motor grader in the Emsland region of Germany
The handover of a 622GP motor grader to the Aschendorf-based road construction and civil engineering company Hermann Jansen (HJA) marks the first time that Wirtgen Deutschland Vertriebs- und Service GmbH has sold a John Deere earth-moving machine in the Bremen, Emsland, Ammerland and East Frisia region of Germany.
Hamm receives certification for its environmental management system
The ultra-modern production facilities of the Wirtgen Group are among the most advanced of their kind and work with environmentally friendly machine tools and perfectly coordinated manufacturing processes to ensure efficient production and conserve valuable resources. And certification of this is now on the agenda for the entire group of companies.
Reconstruction of a 375 km section of the A2 highway with the cold recycling method
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing awarded a contract for the rehabilitation of a 375 km section of the A2 highway from the capital city, Abuja, to the city of Kano in northern Nigeria with the cold recycling method to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (JBN). Numerous Wirtgen Group plants and machines are already at work on the project.
Sustainable surface mining technology for the mining and quarrying industry
A recent visit to our customer Ciments Calcia in France gave the guests deeper insights into the versatility of the most advanced extraction technologies.
Sale of the first Ciber iNOVA 2000 asphalt mixing plant to Europe
The mobile continuous asphalt mixing plant from Ciber produces asphalt mix for the British market, offering outstanding quality and low operating costs.
Premiere for a fleet of brand new asphalt road construction machines in Germany’s Westerwald region
Working with the ‘hot on hot’ method on a contract for the repair of a major road through the Westerwald, a fleet of new Vögele pavers and Hamm pneumatic-tyre and tandem rollers enabled the team from contractor Abel & Weimar from Limburg to deliver optimal paving results from start to finish.
In-place cold recycling near Paris with a W 240 CRi
In-place cold recycling enables French lead contractor Colas to cut emissions and conserve resources during the rehabilitation of a link road in Yvelines, France.
Stringless concrete paving with the SP 15i in Oregon
In Springfield, Oregon, a slipform paver SP 15i with integrated Autopilot 2.0 is delivering precise paving results and considerably speeding up construction processes.