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Eiffage on the level
Eiffage reported 2009 Group sales of € 13,2 billion, matching its 2008 figures, although sales in its construction businesses ...more
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China crane conference launched
International Cranes and Specialized Transport will hold a major new conference for the global crane industry in China later ...more
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ESTA 2010 awards attract record number of entries
A record number of firms from around Europe have entered the 2010 ESTA Awards of Excellence to be held at the Hilton Munich P ...more
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Snorkel teams up with PopUp to bring low-level access to market
At ARA's The Rental Show Snorkel announced that it is working with UK manufacturer of push around scissors, Pop-Up Products, ...more
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Volvo CE sales fall –36,7%
Soft conditions seen continuing this year in Europe and North America, with more robust growth elsewhere, particularly China. ...more
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Special Report: Bridges now available
Special Report: Bridges, a new yearbook from KHL Group, is now available to buy at a special introductory offer price. ...more
Equipment News
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Demolition at a distance - new demolition robots from Husqvarna
bauma will be the venue for the European launch of the DXR250 and DXR140 robots from Husqvarna ...more
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Volvo and VT LeeBoy reach Blaw-Knox agreement
Volvo and VT LeeBoy have signed a strategic alliance that will see LeeBoy supply pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers. ...more
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Gehl adds two new telehandlers to product line
Gehl Co. has added two new telehandler models to its product line. ...more
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FRD rips into demolition with new concept
Furukawa Rock Drill will show a new concept demolition tool in the shape of its XCENTRIC Ripper series of attachments that ar ...more
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Hydro Mobile restructures, launches new products
Canadian mast climbing manufacturer Hydro Mobile has restructured under new owner, Quebec-based AGF Group. ...more
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Topcon introduces new software
Topcon has introduced the Layout and LayoutMaster software designed to help contractors with construction staking and layout ...more
Project News
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WORK Architecture wins Hua Qiang Bei Road competition
WORK Architecture led collaboration wins competition to redesign a 1 km-long section of Hua Qiang Bei Road ...more
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New bridge for Nijmegen
NeyPoulissen Architects & Engineers has won the competition to design and construct the new De Oversteek bridge in Nijmegen, ...more
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Simplex compressors keep Canadian ships moving
Montreal's Simplex rents 15 compressors to prevent water freezing in locks on the St Lawrence River ...more
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BAM Nuttall wins rail contract
BAM Nuttall has won a UK£ 190 million (€ million) contract to construct a new main line from London to Oxfordshire and the Mi ...more
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SEEDA commits to reduce landfill waste
The UK's South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has undertaken to reduce the amount of C&D and excavation waste it sen ...more
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McCarran's T3 reaches halfway
Construction of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport's US$ 2.4 billion Terminal 3 (T3) reached the halfway point this we ...more
Other News
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Quick hitches - safe use through best practice
The UK's Strategic Forum for Construction has produced a Best Practice Guide covering the safe use of quick hitches on hydrau ...more
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Who knows?
Speculating on the economic outlook for the western USA has become risky, if not impossible. It's even hard to plan ahead, Ha ...more
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Palfinger names Crayler sales manager
Palfinger appoints Cory Hanlon as its new sales manager for the company's Crayler truck-mounted forklifts. ...more
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HLI Rail & Rigging adds rail car schnabel
HLI Rail & Rigging adds 500-ton capacity schnabel rail car to its fleet. ...more
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SC&RA Specialized Transportation Symposium
CSA 2010 - an FMCSA initiative affecting the movement of cranes and overdimensional loads - will be the focus of several sess ...more
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EBRD loan for new wind farm in Bulgaria
The EBRD announces a € 60 million loan to support renewable energy in Bulgaria ...more
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Caterpillar's Hendricks joins UK's Automotive Council
Caterpillar's Gwenne Henricks has been appointed to the UK's recently formed Automotive Council. ...more
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