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Lafarge to sell businesses in southeast US
Colombia’s Argos buys cement and grinding plants in Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia for US$ 750 million.
Mixed fortunes in Europe
First quarter results from Astaldi, Bilfinger Berger and Peab reveal optimistic outlooks
FCC grows outside Spain
Decline in construction and cement in Spain offset by areas such as environmental services.
ACS profit hit by Hochtief stake
Spanish contractor reports -31,3% drop in first quarter net profit
All takes two high capacity RTs
It can now be confirmed that All Erection bought its second and third 150 US ton (135 tonne) capacity Manitowoc Grove RT9150E rough terrain cranes at the ConExpo exhibition in March
HERC sell-off a possibility says Hertz CEO
Hertz Corp may consider selling off its equipment rental business, Hertz Equipment Rental Corp (HERC), and focus entirely on car rentals.
Eiffage’s European increase
European sales rise for French group, although home market falls -4,7% on last year.
Online fleet management survey launched by Dutch rental consultant
Netherlands-based rental consultancy Consurent has created an online survey on fleet management trends and will present the results at a meeting held on 7 June during the first day of the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) in Amsterdam.
World Bank in US$ 488 million funding
Infrastructure projects in China, Nepal and Mongolia receive finance packages
Middle East Regional Report: Rising star
Construction activity in Qatar in particular is on the up and major infrastructure projects are underway throughout the Middle East.
Dingli reports positive start to US marketing
Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Dingli Machinery has reported a good start to marketing its products in North America. In cooperation with its USA partner Orange Machine, located in California, Dingli has introduced two scissors to the market.
Ramirent reports 20.5% increase in first quarter
Ramirent reported a 20.5% increase in sales to €134.4 million for the first quarter of 2011. Profits before interest and tax were €2.7 million, compared to a loss of €5.6 million in the same quarter in 2011.
Sales and backlog up at Manitowoc
Manitowoc crane segment sales for the first quarter of 2011 were up 7% to US$ 393 million from $367 million in Q1 2010
Pekkaniska sells weather protection business to Ramirent
Pekkaniska has sold its Finnish weather protection and scaffolding business to Ramirent. The management and staff of Suomen Sääsuoja Oy will transfer to Ramirent and the price has not been disclosed.
HSS up 12% but growth levels to slow
HSS Hire’s revenues in the first quarter of 2011 grew by 12% to £46.9 million with EBITDA profits up 21% to £11.2 million. HSS said its results were “strongly ahead of market performance”.
American telehandler rental fleets 10% smaller than two years ago
ALH's annual listing of North America's largest telehandler-owning rental fleets shows stability.
Russian recovery continues
Increased residential demand boosts construction figures despite tight budget
Cramo grows Q1 revenues and appoints Theisen boss
Cramo's sales grew by 42.2% to €144.2 million in the first quarter of the year, including a €10.6 million contribution from the newly acquired Theisen business in Germany, which was added to the results from 1 February. Strip out Theisen and the growth was 32%.
Altrad buys UK scaffolding sales company
Altrad, the French scaffolding and light equipment company, has acquired UK scaffolding, fencing and groundworks specialist Beaver 84 for an undisclosed sum. Beaver 84 was sold by its parent company, SIG Trading Ltd.
Infrastructure boost for Fluor
Threefold growth in industrial & infrastructure business fuels first quarter results
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