Aptella is committed to supporting our industry and our customers to keep working and in this current climate of uncertainty, it is more important than ever to reduce your capital outlay and save money. One way you can do this is to consider hire and rent options, we’ve listed the benefits of hiring from Aptella below. Aptella offers a full range of construction equipment for hire, from pipe and building site lasers to 3D laser scanning, 2D and 3D machine systems, laser levels, hydraulic machine scales and high precision machine guidance used in mining, landfill, quarrying, dredging and renewable energy sectors. “Hiring survey or construction equipment is a great way for companies to be able to get the
Billy Biletic, Director, Biletic’s Excavations had been researching the iDig 2D machine control system from Aptella for a few weeks when he came across a Facebook post by Aptella for an iDig 2D machine control system giveaway competition and won the competition with his photo entry. “When I came across it on Facebook, I started looking into videos and information on other people’s experiences with the system and what the technology can and can’t do,” said Mr Biletic. “I was impressed by the features of the iDig system.” Mr Biletic has the iDig 2D machine control system from Aptella installed on his 8t and 5t Caterpillar excavators and has found the iDig and machinery work seamlessly together. “I
Contractors reap the benefits of iDig 2D excavator grade control Two New Zealand contractors share their experience with the latest 2D excavator grade control technology. Ireland Earthmovers, based in Matamata in New Zealand’s North Island, specialises in a wide range of earthmoving work including small civil jobs, site clearance, building, drainage and agricultural projects. Owners Ricky and Jenn Ireland (pictured above) have one 6.5-tonne and two 13-tonne Hitachi excavators and the company recently invested in an iDig 2D excavator grade control system that they saw recommended online. Between a laser and a full-scale 3D grade control system “I was interested in a cost-effective machine guidance option that was more advanced than a laser receiver on the dipper, without
Menai Civil is using a range of Topcon GPS/GNSS, rovers, tablets and drones from Aptella on its new project at Shell Heights near Shell Harbour in NSW. Brendan Lawrence, Survey Manager, Menai Civil uses Tokara remote support from Aptella to increase the productivity of the machines on site and to decrease downtime. “Nearly all the machinery we’ve got on site here has got a Topcon GPS/GNSS from Aptella in it so they’re all working to design levels, we’re also using a Phantom 4 drone that we purchased from Aptella which is giving us weekly quantities and lets us know how we’re going production wise,” said Mr Lawrence. Why did Menai Civil choose technology from Aptella? Mr Lawrence chose
New solar system installed at the company’s Archerfield branch enables self-sufficient energy, with plans to contribute to the local grid network. Intelligent positioning solutions provider Aptella has announced that the company’s Brisbane office has recently become energy self-sufficient thanks to solar power technology installed on the premises. The 70kW commercial solar power system comprises more than 200 panels with inverters and optimisers for the panels to ensure continuity if one stops working. In the first month since going online, the company saved more than 3,000 kg of CO2 production, equivalent to planting 10 trees. “The environmental benefits are tangible when you look at the amount saved in a single month,” said Harry Katsanevas, Queensland Regional State Manager for
Serious Crash Unit delivers faster turnarounds and increased efficiency thanks to Sokkia GNSS New Sokkia GNSS technology is helping New Zealand Police’s Serious Crash Units (SCUs) survey crash scenes and get traffic flowing again faster. Having upgraded from theodolites, users report up to 50% time savings thanks to the new systems. Staff in Wellington, Canterbury, Central, Eastern, Bay of Plenty and Waikato districts are using Sokkia GRX GPS units which are credited with nearly halving the time roads need to be closed for mapping a crash scene. Training was delivered to staff in the Tāmaki Makaurau districts with a view to introducing them there. The remaining districts will have the systems rolled out in due course. Police worked
Company adds operational capacity in Townsville, the Western Downs and Mackay. To provide increased support for customers and projects throughout the state, intelligent positioning solutions provider Aptella has expanded its geographic reach throughout the state of Queensland. Employees based in Townsville, Chinchilla and Mackay are on-hand to support customers with technical advice, support and installations, calling on the larger Brisbane-based team as required to offer customers full-service capabilities. “We are pleased to announce these changes to give customers throughout the state local support,” said Harry Katsanevas, Queensland Regional Manager at Aptella. Aptella offers sales, rental, service and training across its range of civil machine control, GPS and surveying technology, mining fleet management and high precision machine guidance systems.
Tokara remote access to construction equipment enables contractors to solve machinery issues, update design files and more, whilst maintaining social distancing. Aptella’ Tokara Link gives workers access to machines whether they are in different states or down the road. Maintaining distancing on the job site Social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic mean sites and contractors need to adjust the way they work to keep everyone on site safe. In some cases, this means switching to electronic systems to avoid unnecessary contact. In an effort to provide technical support to any site across Australia efficiently Aptella created Tokara Link, an Australian-designed remote access telematics solution. The solution is specifically created to improve efficiency and productivity for earthworks and
