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Time runs out for Strabag-Cemex deal
Strabag blames Austrian competition authority for missed deadline. ...more
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Court cuts German cement cartel fines
Fines almost halved as problems are found with Cartel Office's assumptions. ...more
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Italcementi abandons Ciments Français takeover
CEO blames US bondholders and their “unjustifiable claims.” ...more
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Daewoo E&C stake up for sale
Kumho Asiana to divest 33% shareholding. ...more
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Emaar to merge with other Dubai developers
Talks with Dubai Holdings could see the consolidation of four major Dubai real estate companies. ...more
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Euro Rent expands access
Since March of last year Belgian general rental company Euro Rent has increased its access fleet by adding €1.5 million worth ...more
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High Level Platforms opens in Bristol
UK powered access rental company, High Level Platforms is opening a new branch in Bristol: the company already has branches i ...more
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AFI-Uplift expands in Wakefield
UK powered access rental specialist AFI-Uplift has relocated its Wakefield depot to larger premises. ...more
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NES Rentals logs high customer loyalty
NES Rentals Holdings, one of the largest aerial equipment rental providers in the US, has announced that its 12-month Net Pro ...more
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New dealers for Custom Equipment
Custom Equipment Inc. has announced Equipment Finders Inc. has been named a full service, authorized Hy-Brid Lifts aerial pla ...more
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FIEC predicts –5,2% fall in EU construction
House building and privately funded non-residential construction to bear the brunt of the decline, with growth in civil engin ...more
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Surprise opportunities
Large mature countries are more attractive construction markets than fast-growing emerging economies, according to new study. ...more
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Asian headquarters for construction division
Sandvik Mining and Construction is moving its construction businesses' headquarters to Singapore. ...more
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Power rentals on the up in southern Africa
The power rental market in sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 9.5% to 2014, according to a r ...more
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Indian infrastructure investment to reach US$ 500 billion by 2012
India's Government is planning a US$ 354 billion investment in its infrastructure by 2012, with another US$ 150 billion expec ...more
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Lavendon "resilient" despite weak markets
Revenues at the Lavendon Group fell 13% of a constant currency basis for the first five months of the year, with the UK, Belg ...more
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Aggreko's local businesses show decline
Aggreko said its local rental businesses in Europe and North America had deteriorated in the second quarter, with temperature ...more
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Mixed results from Liebherr
Liebherr's crane divisions faired better than others in the group's 2008 financial review. However, they did not escape the d ...more
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Recession will encourage outsourcing says Ashtead
Ashtead Group said it expected the recession to accelerate the trend towards rental, particularly in the US, with contractors ...more
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Tough year ahead for Kobelco
Kobelco Cranes has reported a satisfactory 2008 financial year but forecasts a much tougher 2009. In the 12 months that ended ...more
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Cramo executives invest in share ownership scheme
Cramo’s three senior executives are together acquiring €2.5 million worth of shares in Cramo – equivalent to around 1% of its ...more
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Terex to raise US$ 600 million
Terex has announced plans to raise US$ 600 million in new capital. It will use the proceeds to pay down debt as part of a sch ...more
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Speedy to raise €115 with rights issue
Speedy Hire in the UK has announced a fully underwritten rights issue to raise approximately £100 million (€115 million) thro ...more
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Taylor Wimpey to issue 2,13 billion shares
Company hopes to raise € 570 million with discounted offer. ...more
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ACT Business May 2009: Up-tick
New policy initiatives to improve the economy helped the markets to their longest rally for 12 months in March and early Apri ...more
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Maxim buys heavy lift cranes from Barnhart
Maxim Crane Works in the US has acquired a fleet of heavy lift crawler cranes and related assets from Barnhart Crane and Rigg ...more
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Vietnam renters start to buy new equipment
Several Vietnamese rental companies are starting to invest in new compressors instead of the used Japanese units most commonl ...more
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Bo-Rent places €0.6m order for JCB light compaction equipment
Netherlands rental company Bo-Rent has ordered £0.5 million (€0.6 million) worth of JCB light compaction equipment. ...more
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Cargotec gets Euro 25 million crane order
The MacGregor division of Cargotec has received an order worth around Euro 25 million for 96 cargo handling cranes ...more
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Easi UpLifts has high hopes of new Brontos
Easi UpLifts has taken delivery of four new Bronto vehicle-mounted machines at its headquarters in Dublin for its UK truck-mo ...more
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Kuwait cancels US$ 15 billion refinery project
The Kuwaiti government has cancelled construction of the US$ 15 billion al-Zour oil refinery. ...more
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Mace signs contract for UK's Shard
The UK's Mace Group has signed the contract to construct the Renzo Piano-designed Shard at London Bridge Quarter, UK with dev ...more
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Leighton wins AU$ 1.1 billion schools PPP project
The Aspire Schools consortium, which includes Leighton Contractors, Leighton Services, the Commonwealth Bank, and the Broad G ...more
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Odebrecht awarded Miami Metrorail contract
A joint venture led by Odebrecht has won a US$ 360 million contract from the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners to comp ...more
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Bechtel bid wins Crossrail project
The Bechtel, Halcrow and Systra consortium has been chosen as project delivery partner for London's Crossrail project. Accord ...more
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