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Why is it important to get your yard drain slope just right – not too steep or too flat? Here’s how to calculate the slope.

Admit it. You just hate it when your lush, inviting yard turns into a boggy marsh after a rainstorm. As climate risks continue to rise, backyard flooding is an increasing headache for many Australian homes. Pests, diseases, and even foundation damage, all can be the effects of standing water in your yard. Besides, turning your…

There’s more to preparing site for construction than just shovelling this or moving that. Here’s all you can expect!

Walk into any construction site, recycling plant, or warehouse, and the common machinery you will find is the humble forklift. While they may not look as impressive as other heavy earth-moving equipment, forklifts are incredibly versatile for moving objects in small spaces. With forklifts being an essential part of the work environment across industries in…

It’s not without reason that humble farm dams are called the “lifeblood of rural Australia.” With more than 110,000 farm dams in NSW and around 1,8 million in Australia, they are true assets for Australian farmers. If you are planning to build a farm dam on your property, know this. The dam is most likely…

Here’s an interesting fact – the first bucket wheel excavator appeared in the 1920s as a mining tool. That was a major step in the development of heavy earth-moving equipment. Today, there is a wide range of earthmoving and excavation equipment used in the construction and mining sectors. With the high rate of infrastructure development…

For construction projects of any scale, site preparation is the foundation (quite literally) of the task. Even for homeowners, projects like overhauling the yard or backyard landscaping will require at least some excavation work. And that requires support from a reliable earthmoving contractor or an excavation company. But just how to select it and what…