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Second quarter sales up as Cramo eyes market recovery
Finland's Cramo reported second quarter sales of €114 million, up 4.2% on the €109 million recorded for the same period last year.
D.R. Horton back in profit
US homebuilder D.R. Horton reported third quarter sales to 30 June of US$ 1.4 billion, up +51% on the US$ 914 million recorded for the same quarter last year.
Acciona energised by first half
Acciona reported first half sales of € 3 billion, up +2,8% on the € 2,9 billion recorded for the corresponding period last year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) jumped +38,5% to € 528 million, up from € 382 million 12 months ago.
Eiffage sales led by infrastructure contracts
Eiffage reported first half sales of € 6,4 billion, down -0,8% on the € 6,5 billion recorded 12 months ago.
Business brightens at Liebherr
The general business situation continued to improve in 2010 as national economies recovered gradually from the crisis, says Liebherr. "Since midway through 2009, worldwide industrial production has begun to increase in volume again, and world trade prospects are also encouraging."
Oshkosh posts better than expected results
Oshkosh's fiscal 2010 third quarter net sales reach US$ 2.44 billion and net income of US$ 211.2 million. This compares with net sales of US$ 1.22 billion and a loss of US$ 26.6 million in the same period last year.
Mott MacDonald appointed design checker for new River Wear bridge
Mott MacDonald is appointed Category III design checker for the new River Wear bridge.
Doosan sales and profits jump in second quarter
Doosan Infracore reported second quarter sales of KRW 1.1 trillion (US$ 945 million) up +78.9% on the KRW 626 billion (US$ 528 million) recorded for the corresponding quarter last year.
Wacker Neuson CEO resigns
Surprise departure of president & CEO Dr Georg Sick, who oversaw the merger between Wacker and Neuson in 2007.
Lafarge sales rise in second quarter but outlook is flat
Lafarge reported second quarter sales of € 4,4 billion, up +1,7% on the € 4,3 billion recorded last year.
Heidelberg Cement sees demand increase
Heidelberg Cement reported second quarter sales of € 3,2 billion, up +9,4% on the € 3 billion recorded 12 months ago.
Ferrovial reports record order backlog
Ferrovial reported a +22% increase in its order backlog over the first half of this year to a record € 22,8 billion, up from € 18,7 billion at the end of December 2009.
European equipment market to see slow recovery
Weak business confidence will see unit sales grow just +4% this year.
Ireland’s SIAC Construction wins Polish motorway contract
SIAC Construction based in Dublin, Ireland has won a PLN 1,75 billion (€ 438 million) contract to build a 35 km section of the 92 km long Krakow to Rzeszow motorway in Poland.
Hitachi back in profit as global demand recovers
Hitachi Construction Machinery reported first quarter sales to 30 June of JPY 167.3 billion (US$ 1.9 billion), up +43.4% on the JPY 132.3 billion (US$ 1.5 billion) recorded for the same period last year.
Komatsu’s profits jump as demand returns
Komatsu reported first quarter sales to 30 June of JPY 447 billion (US$ 5 billion), up +39.5% on the JPY 320 billion (US$ 3.6 billion) recorded for the equivalent quarter last year.
Dingli's new factory in production
Chinese aerial work platform manufacturer, Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co Ltd is now up to full production in its new factory called Zhejiang Green Power Machinery Co Ltd.
Chinese equipment market sees massive surge
Stimulus spending is driving unprecedented demand for excavators.
Vinci sales up as order book hits record high
Vinci reported second quarter sales of € 8,9 billion, up +9,6% on the € 8,1 billion recorded for the same quarter last year. The company's order book at 30 June stood at a record high of € 28,4 billion, up +18% on the € 24 billion reported at the beginning of the year.
All change for Genesis in Europe
Genesis Attachments LLC has taken over the Genesis Europe GmbH & Co KG Memmingen production site in Germany with effect from 1 July 2010, from where a new company, Genesis GmbH, will operate.
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