With live demonstrations, 100,00 sqm of working machines and over 200 confirmed exhibitors, Plantworx 2013 is set to be huge. The new three day event which starts on the 14th of May will feature a variety of construction demonstrations and site applications. KOREC will be in attendance with both a terrace stand and a 12m x 12m dig zone. Our dig zone will hold a dozer and an excavator both equipped with the latest machine control technology from Trimble. This will give delegates a chance to see Trimble machine control in action in a live working environment. Our team of… Read More

KOREC is delighted to announce that it will be exhibiting on Stand No.7, Avenue F at this year’s ScotPlant event in Edinburgh. The KOREC team will be on hand to chat about the full range of KOREC systems and services including Trimble Machine Control and Laser Display systems, Nikon and Spectra Precision construction instruments and Trimble’s SPS range of Site Positioning Systems for measuring, setting out, checking and inspecting. The SPS range includes GNSS receivers, Total Stations, Site Controller Software and the TSC3 logger. The KOREC stand will also be showcasing Cleveland Land Services’ mini grader fitted with Trimble’s GCS900… Read More

Galliford Try are the contractors on the £300 million Scotswood regeneration project, a 62-hectare scheme in the west end of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and will carry out most of the £19m-worth of site preparation work.  Of course a job like this is a perfect showcase for the Trimble SPS range of products and PQS Survey were quick to introduce Galliford Try to both KOREC and Trimble’s SPS882 GPS and TSC3 logger with SCS900 Site Controller software on board. Construction Index has the full story.

You could be forgiven for thinking that summer was just around the corner given the recent headlines about water shortages and hosepipe bans. Without wishing to by-pass spring completely the KOREC team are already planning our summer events, and we start with Hillhead in June. If the weather at Hillhead this year is anything like that in 2010 then top of the list for stand purchases will be sunblock and sunhats for the Machine Control team. The show takes place at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire from June 19-21 2012. Our stand is located near to the Quarry Face… Read More

KOREC recently signed up as members of COMIT and we are already starting to take an active involvement with some of the research projects.  Who exactly are COMIT I hear you asking? This is probably best explained by taking a quick look at the COMIT Mission: “COMIT’s mission is to promote the use of mobile technology within the UK construction industry by spreading best practice, promoting new developments and facilitating understanding between technology providers and construction companies.” KOREC were originally invited to participate in a COMIT project to investigate whether Augmented Reality can be of use in a construction environment,… Read More

I’m pleased to say that we have decided that we WILL now be exhibiting at this year’s SED, where we will be showcasing our range of Spectra Precision construction lasers and Trimble Total Stations.  Despite these difficult times, SED is already on-track to exceed 2008 visitor numbers, and we are delighted that we are able to continue our history of support for the event. So if you fancy taking advantage of some SED show deals, pay us a visit in the Pavilion at stand 156, where we’ll be rubbing shoulders with some old friends. If there is anything in particular… Read More

Regular visitors to our website and readers of Insite will already be familiar with the features of our best-selling layout tool the Trimble LM80. At the end of last year, supported by Trimble’s top LM80 specialists who flew in from America and Europe, our KOREC Sales Consultants hit the road for a week to demonstrate its benefits to as many of you as possible.  Following our end of year LM80 ‘Blitz’ we’ve decided to catch up with a few customers who have been using it and from time to time will post their thoughts here on the blog. First up… Read More

KOREC’s Construction Sales Consultant for the north, Rob Hudson, has been fine tuning his presentation skills with a recent ‘guest speaker’ slot for New College, Durham. Tasked with passing on his knowledge and enthusiasm for Trimble Products to the College’s HNC Civil Engineering students, Rob enjoyed a lively day and earned a glowing letter or thanks from the College’s Lecturer in Construction, Richard Byers. “This was a really good practical demonstration and good lecture about the systems, making it very interesting and impressive and showed the advanced technology used and also gave the students “hands on” use of the equipment…..I… Read More

The “Connected Site™” strategy is the answer that comes loud and clear from Trimble, but what is the Connected Site solution, who benefits and how is it relevant to the UK market? The Connected Site strategy is Trimble’s vision of how the future construction environment will operate and underlines Trimble’s own move from a provider of products to a provider of solutions. It is a place where the application of advanced positioning and information technology plays a pivotal role in improving accuracy and productivity in all phases of the construction process – Feasibility – Planning – Building – Maintenance and… Read More