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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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Fines reduced for Impregilo
As part of an investigation into waste disposal contracts a Naples court has filed a new order against Impregilo and its subs ...more
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Skanska optimistic after profitable 2009
Skanska reported sales in 2009 of SEK 136,8 billion (€ 13,3 billion), down -4,7% on the SEK 143,6 billion (€ 14 billion) reco ...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
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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
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Vinci and Qatari Diar deal signed
Following completion of the consultation process involving Vinci’s and Cegelec’s employee representative bodies, Qatari Diar ...more
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Atlas Copco still weathering the storm
Atlas Copco's Construction and Mining Technique (CMT) division reported total sales of SEK 26 billion (€ 2,5 billion) for 200 ...more
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Sandvik sees sales and profits drop
Sandvik Mining and Construction reported 2009 sales of SEK 32,6 billion (€ 3,2 billion) ...more
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Revenues dip but order book strengthens at Vinci
Vinci reported 2009 full year sales of € 31,9 billion, down -4,6% on its 2008 revenues of € 33,4 billion. ...more
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Strabag wins Polish motorway contract
Strabag has won a € 260 million contract to build a 36,5 km long section of the S7 Expressway between Kalsk and Milomlyn in P ...more
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JCB and Volvo agree joint venture on skid steers
JCB and Volvo Construction Equipment have signed a deal under which they will co-operate on the design and manufacturing of s ...more
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VIDEO: RMD innovation helps TT2 deliver Tyne Tunnel
Work is progressing on the Tyne Tunnel, UK where formwork and falsework manufacturer RMD Kwikform is helping main contractor ...more
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Optimistic outlook: Opportunities for underground utility installation across Europe.
Opportunities for constructing underground utilities across Europe will increase as the economy starts to stabilise. An incre ...more
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Pushing power: The latest trends in the breakers sector. Becca Wilkins reports.
Manufacturing hydraulic breakers with increased output power and lower operating costs remains the focus in the current econo ...more
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Good form - Steve Skinner reports on safer and more efficient falsework and formwork
Safer and more efficient falsework and formwork systems are helping contractors to meet ever tighter construction deadlines. ...more
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Green ambition: The drive towards environmentally-friendly excavators
Excavator manufacturers are investigating technologies to improve environmental performance. Becca Wilkins reports on current ...more
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: New aerial images of the London 2012 Olympic Park
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released new aerial images of construction work on the Olympic Park that show the "b ...more
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Pole position. Steve Skinner looks at the resilience of the Polish market.
A decline in construction activity across much of Central and Eastern Europe highlights the resilience of the Polish market. ...more
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VIDEO: Telescopic bridge wins Copenhagen design competition
UK-based Studio Bednarski and Flint & Neill, with Hardestry & Hanover and Spiers and Major have won an international competit ...more
