Top Stories
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New exhibition for the Middle East
Organisers of France’s Intermat exhibition launch show in Abu Dhabi. ...more
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US construction spending falls in July
US$ 110 billion year-on-year decline in non-residential work deflates industry. ...more
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Caterpillar to expand Brazilian operations
US$ 180 million investment to expand existing factory and buy new facility. ...more
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James Hardie loses back tax battle
Federal Court of Australia says fibre cement products manufacturer will have to pay US$ 330 million bill. ...more
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Deere exits wind energy
Construction & agricultural equipment manufacturer to sell 735 MW wind farm portfolio for US$ 900 million. ...more
Other top stories
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Baltic JV for Hochtief and DEME
Baltic wind farm will be German/Belgian collaboration ...more
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UK's tallest high reach at work in Glasgow
Coleman & Co's 65 m modified Liebherr high reach is performing a unique demolition job in Glasgow, UK ...more
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Eiffage – slight improvement
Construction division of Eiffage reports improvement in profitability in the first half. ...more
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Atlas Copco acquires Hartl to move into mobile crushing
Hartl Anlagenbau GmbH has been acquired by Atlas Copco Austria GmbH, providing the latter with an entry into the mobile crushing and screening sector ...more
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Cat renews two large scrap shears
Cat has introduced two new mobile shears designed for use on large excavators - the 6,870 kg (14,916 lb) S365C and 8,320 kg (18,304 lb) 385C ...more
Equipment News
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Iona's new 3200S air separator on show in the UK
Iona Waste Systems demonstrated its new Airtrac 3200S at a recent open day at Ashbourne, UK ...more
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Peri's LGS delivers bridge ahead of schedule
Skanska-NDI JV uses Peri's LGS weather protection system to deliver new Vistula River bridge, three months ahead of schedule. ...more
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GreenMech adds tracked version of Quad Chip 150
Chipper manufacturer GreenMech is adding a tracked version of the Quad Chip 150 woodchipper that it launched last year. The new Quad Trak 160 will be ...more
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Compact mobile screening solution from Anaconda
Anaconda launched its DF410 compact tracked screen at the recent Hillhead show in the UM ...more
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Brazilian dealer places US$ 5.9 million Sunward order
Sunward's Brazilian dealer SHC Group has placed an order for 190 machines worth US$ 5.9 million. ...more
Other News
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Rental Review Europe: IPAF's reserch into the European rental market
This is the second year IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) has commissioned research into the powered access rental markets. Pia Vaquer of ...more
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South America sees huge growth for the crane industry
South America has not been affected by the global financial crisis to the same extent as many other world regions and prospects for crane users are es ...more
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A roundup of the latest remote controls for cranes
Euan Youdale reports on the latest remote control systems for cranes ...more
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Demolition at a distance - Tony McLean on why he's investing in demolition robots
Tony McLean, managing director of demolition and enabling works specialists Armoury Group, explains why he is investing in demolition robots and why h ...more
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Hugh Pratt discusses aspects of the USA's new crane safety standard 29 CFR 1226.550
High voltage expert Hugh Pratt on the USA's new crane safety standard ...more
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Initiative and intuition: Gordon Leicester talks about his 25 years in access.
Facelift is probably the longest running powered access rental specialist in the UK. Maria Hadlow talks to owner and founder, Gordon Leicester, about ...more
Matti Kähkönen, president & CEO-elect, Metso
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