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As Stage IIIB compliant engines come onto the market, so too do refined drivetrains and hybrid technologies. Steve Skinner reports on the technology that’s bringing efficiency to construction equipment.
Eaton has launched its new line of flexible rubber hoses designed for use with B2 fuel (a mix of 2% biodiesel and 98% traditional diesel) to B100 (100% biodiesel).
Work on the Blanka city ring road in Prague, the Czech Republic, which commenced in 2006 was abruptly halted last year when, after torrential rain, a 20 m wide by 10 m deep crater appeared in Stromovka Park.
Tsurumi pumps are being used to drain part of the old port in Oslo, Norway following the discovery of wooden boats believed to date back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Slurry and dewatering pumps are perhaps the unsung heroes of the construction site. Steve Skinner reports on the technology being adopted and the challenges being faced by a sector in which reliability is key.
Holcim recorded first quarter sales of € 4,5 billion, down -18% on the € 5,5 billion reported for the same period in 2008. Pre-tax profits for the quarter fell -33,7% to € 763 million, down from € 1,1 billion 12 months previously.
Lafarge recorded 2009 first quarter sales of € 3,6 billion, down -9% on the € 4 billion reported for the same period in 2008. Pre-tax profits for the period also dropped -35% to € 335 million, down from € 512 million 12 months previously.
Chris Sleight talks to Liebherr's Kory Kruse about the company's new Generation 6 excavators.
A global study carried out by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has revealed how energy use in buildings can be cut by -60% by 2050.
The World Bank has approved a US$ 2.125 billion loan for Kazakhstan's South-West Roads Project.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) have signed a co-financing agreement worth US$3 billion for projects in developing Asia.
Oleg Deripaska’s Basic Element holding company has given back its 25% stake in Strabag to other shareholders including the Haselsteiner family and Raiffeisen Bank to repay a debt.
Construction of the CA$ 956 million (US$ 770 million), 970 m-long Golden Ears Bridge, close to Vancouver, Canada started in July 2006 and is due for completion later this year, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in February.
Uncertainty over government support could lead to a 'junk' status for the Dubai, UAE-based developer.
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Voies Navigables de France (VNF), the public body that manages and develops the country's 6700 km-long waterway network, has released the tender to construct the Seine Nord Europe (SNE) Canal.
Hoctief's US subsidiary Flatiron has won a series of contracts totalling US$ 134 million for new highway and bridge construction in Utah, California and Colarado
Construction started this week at the site of Tibet's fifth civil airport, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
Chinese authorities are planning to construct a new airport in the country's largest desert, according to state news agency Xinhua.
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