GOLD MEDAL FOR BROONS SQUARE IMPACT ROLLER IN LEAD UP TO 
SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS

The Broons BH-1300 Square Impact Roller "won gold" after recently being used to proof roll the area over which the AU$463m (US$370m) Olympic Stadium is to be constructed for the Sydney 2000 Games.

As one of the largest infrastructure developments in Australia at present, the project, including the completed Sydney International Aquatic Centre and Athletics Centre, the Athletes Village, and now the Olympic Stadium, has attracted the cream of the construction and building industry throughout Australia. The involvement of Broons with their internationally recognised Square Impact Roller further adds to that list.

Developed and proven around the world over the last 11 years, the compactor module on the Broons Square Impact Roller strikes the ground twice per second with a massive 50kJ (36,000 ft.lb) of dynamic energy in each blow. Towed at around 12kph (8mph) the BH-1300 Square Impact Roller is highly productive, covering in excess of 2500m2 (2990yd2) per hour with around 10 passes of the unit.

In addition to operating as a proof roller, rapidly exposing weak and suspect ground, the Broons BH-1300 Square Impact Roller can also be used to compact loose layers of fill on major civil engineering projects, Layer thickness varies from around 300mm (11in.) in heavy clays to 1.2m (48in) in sand.

Local Government bodies, State Road Authorities and Contractors around the globe have experienced significant benefits by using the Square Impact Roller to proof roll failed road formations in-situ and break up concrete road pavements into manageable pieces prior to reconstruction.

Users of the Broons Square Impact Roller in the Mining Industry include haul road construction and the compaction of waste dumps and coal stockpiles, minimising spontaneous combustion and increasing storage capacity.

In the Agricultural sector, the Broons BH-1300 Square Impact Roller has virtually eliminated leaking water storage problems. Trialed over several years, Broons have developed a procedure for minimising the risk of leakage through the floor and walls of the massive water storages found in the cotton regions throughout Australia. By successfully treating the soil with the Square Impact Roller, kneading the ground and often increasing the density, the Square Impact Roller breaks up any of the structured piping effect found in these soils, caused by earthworms and the decay of tree roots etc....

Stuart Bowes, Manager for Market Development with Broons recently commented, "We are not content with resting on our past successes. Ongoing development of the Broons BH-1300 Square Impact Roller and its applications, will continue to see us expand into new markets around the world as we approach the turn of the Century. We have a reliable and more importantly, a proven product - its uses are almost endless and its value for money is unequalled in any other machine on the market today."

Combined with other unique items of plant from their Australian production facility including the BH-1220 Rockbuster and BH-1830 Combination Roller, Broons continue to establish a solid foot hold amongst other worldwide specialist Construction Equipment Manufacturers.