Ken Dodd has unveiled Liverpool's latest weapon in the war on grime. Doddy got the engine running on eight new Scarab Merlin cleaning machines designed to clear the city's streets of litter and dirt. (30/05/2007)
Rosmech (Pty), Scarab Sweepers distributor for Australia confirmed another order, this time for the Gold Coast City Council in Queensland for the supply of a further two truck mounted heavy duty road sweepers, to be assembled in Rosmech’s facilities in Adelaide onto Nissan/UD MK 240 chassis, to join other Scarab Merlin’s already in operation with the local authority. (05/05/2007)
It`s not everyday we get behind the wheel of a road sweeper, but this was a special occasion because it was a special sweeper featuring all the latest innovative technology, as Plant & Civil Engineer`s Jonathan Bushe discovered...
(04/04/2007)
Highways contractors lead a hard life, and so does their machinery. Margins are wafer thin so any job must be carried out as efficiently and quickly as possible, while as for downtime - well, when you have only a 12-hour road closure you just can`t afford it.
It follows that every machine should be as simple and efficient as possible, and that`s where Scarab comes in. The Kent based firm says that its Magnum Unidrive is the simplest heavy-duty sweeper on the market. (09/09/2006)