International Construction October podcast (audio)

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02 October 2018

 

Editor Andy Brown and deputy editor Thomas Allen summarise the major news stories from the latest issue of International Construction.

This month we look at United Rental’s acquisition of BlueLine Rental for US$2.1 billion, plans to boost Bangkok’s airport capacity, and the expansion of the ConExpo showground in Las Vegas.

In other news, funding is secured for REM light rail project in Montreal, Canada, John Deere teams up with Wacker Neuson, and South East Asia’s construction market sees strong growth.

Engineering certainty: Lift planning’s expanding role in heavy industry
Driven by tighter critical lift procedures, heavier loads, and shrinking field experience, lift planning now sits at the center of construction execution
Istanbul – the world’s next meeting place
Levent Baykal, organiser of Komatek, the largest construction exhibition in Türkiye, talks to KHL’s Content Studio about his plans to put people at the heart of the show
The future of off-highway power is about integration, not just innovation
OEMs face growing complexity in powertrain decisions – but clarity is emerging around efficiency and uptime