What are the most compatible machines? How can I cut costs? How can I easily do the job? Is there a way to take advantage of the waste material? How can I organise my construction site safely? How to organise a site in the most efficient and cost-effective way is the question many operators ask themselves before starting a job, or even buying new equipment.

These are just some of the problems that companies want answers to. Especially during this time where rules are more restrictive, we must work under strict safety protocols. Those who work on job sites need solutions make their job easier. There is a concrete way of making work on site easier for contractors, by installing MB Crusher units – crusher buckets, screeners, drum cutters, grapples, and shaft screeners, on their equipment.

Keep the site organised and clean
In Luxembourg during the construction of the European Union council’s new building, a BF120.4 crusher bucket and an MB-S18 screening bucket, were both installed on Kobelco excavators, crushed and separated the resulting material from the demolished Jean Monnet building to construct the brand new Jean Monnet 2, a 22 story tower. The MB jaw crusher processed 9,000 tons of demolition material, ensuring a daily production of 500 tons. The MB-S18 screening bucket selected and cleaned the material to speed up the process. A recycling station was practically created on the construction site. The advantages - reduced waste material hauling costs, an organised and clean construction site without material stockpiles, and the autonomy to produce crushed material.

Improve logistics
Limiting what gets transported on and off your site means saving money and reducing traffic around the job. This applies to construction sites in urban and residential centres and in places in high altitudes where transporting materials and machinery is complicated and above all, expensive. A company in Friuli, Italy was contracted to do different jobs for civil protection force and organised a construction site in record time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The job involved containing an escarpment, where it wasn’t possible to build reinforced concrete retaining walls due to the vertical drop of 15 m. They decided to proceed by removing the previous barrier and building a new one made of wood and stones. There were a few logistical problems. How were they going to bring the drainage gravel to the construction when the nearest supplier was an hour away? Then, there was another problem. The truck could only arrive 492 ft from the construction site so they also needed to find a way to transport the crushed stones to its final destination.

By installing an MB-S10 screening bucket to the excavator already present on site, they began to select and clean the material they acquired from the previous barrier, while an MB-C50 crusher bucket crushed the stones. They then screened the material again to obtain regular sized and clean pebbles to make a state-of-the-art drainage system.
Material was ready on site at no additional cost, eliminating hauling expenses, and a drastic reduction in processing time.

It was also easy for a company in Montana, United States, who dealt with major hauling and supply problems. Before using MB’s crusher bucket, they threw away most of the stones from their excavation, since taking them to a disposal centre would have been too expensive and would have required downtime. Since they already had an excavator on site, they decided to install a BF120.4 crusher bucket to crush the material and reuse it as a base for road work. What used to take two hours, now only takes 15 minutes.

Recycle and reuse
Crushing and separating material on site allows the construction site to be autonomous and free from disposal and transport costs. The job is easy. In fact, the material recycled with MB Crusher products can be immediately reused on site for fill, new construction, and other jobs. Or it can be put back on the market and sold.

This is how a company in Germany thought to install an MB-L200 crusher bucket on their Komatsu WA100 wheel loader. By simply sitting inside the cabin, the operator cleared their site from waste and inert material, and rebar.

They practically created their own recycling centre on site, and made it into a new service of their business. In fact, now they also take delivery of other inert materials to be recycled, with their crusher, they sell the crushed material at a 0-20 mm to customers who need aggregate. Not only that, their yard also has the BF120.4 crusher bucket which produces crushed material to use as substrate, a quick and easy solution.

Become autonomous
Recycling the material directly on site also means becoming independent and cutting costs, rather than relying on third-party services. Before purchasing the MB-L140 crusher bucket, a company in Australia bought the material from an external supplier, but this meant purchasing and hauling expenses, and a longer turnaround, depending on who they purchased the material from, in short, wasting time and money. They installed an MB crusher unit on their Bobcat and turned it into a real crusher. Thanks to the design and structure of the MB crusher, the crushed material is good quality and ready to use. In fact, they now recycle the material from demolished houses and reused it on other construction sites, a method that’s required by Australian building permits to prevent contamination.

Safety on the job
Avoiding extra steps significantly reduces costs, speeds up operations, and thanks to the BF90.3 crusher bucket, a company in Denmark reduced the possibility of accidents. A nice, tidy, and organised yard, with no scattered debris, represents greater operational fluidity. They even crush the material to the right output size for substrates directly onto the bed of the truck. In just one easy step!

Lastly, the only thing that can be recommended is to read the instructions carefully before using the equipment. Remember that MB Crusher units are an investment that pays for itself in a short time, does not weigh on the transport costs of the fleet, are simple to use and require little maintenance.