• A Chinese heavy-equipment maker has found its toehold in the North American market as the machine a Burlington, Ontario, contractor settled on when switching from renting equipment to owning.
• Howlett Development & Construction Services Ltd. has two Liu Gong 612HIII single-drum vibratory rollers, each of which has an 84-inch working width, weighs 28,665 pounds and comes with an enclosed, heated, air-conditioned cab.
• The Chinese company has its North American headquarters in Katy, Texas.

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Sean Duffy remembers the challenges he faced when renting rollers to use on road and sewer projects in the Toronto area. ...