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A six-year project to construct Germany's longest bridge is underway in the Saale District of Sachsen-Anhalt.
In one of the boldest moves to date by a Chinese manufacturer, last September saw a consortium including Zoomlion acquire Italian concrete equipment manufacturer Cifa. According to marketing director Kenny He, the addition will mean a bigger distribution network for both brands
Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing a cross border railway network.
Equipment from Trimble is being used in the construction of the southern segment of the A5 Northern Motorway, north of Vienna, where the S1 and S2 motorways ('Ypsilon') branches are being built.
Screenmasters of Bathurst, Australia has extended its product offering thanks to a distribution agreement with Austria's Kormann Rockster.
Callanan Industries recently upgraded its Sullivan Materials plant near New York, US and turned to Grasan to design and install the new plant.
Recycle of Materials (ROM), a Russian construction and demolition waste recycling company, is using a range of Extec equipment including C12+ crushers and I-C13 cones in a renovation project to upgrade Pulkovo airport near St. Petersburg.
Static crushing and screening plants may be traditional, but mobile solutions are taking an increasing share of the market. Steve Skinner reports on product and environmental developments within the sector and the driving forces empowering mobility
A joint venture led by Odebrecht has won a US$ 360 million contract from the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners to complete the first phase of Miami Metrorail's three-phase Orange Line expansion.
The US House of Representatives has approved President Obama's proposed US$ 825 billion stimulus package, which includes US$ 130 billion of construction investment.
Canada has unveiled an economic action plan worth CA$ 30 billion (US$ 24.8 billion), or 1.9% of GDP, as part of its 2009 Budget. It includes a CA$ 12 billion (US$ 9.9 billion) investment in infrastructure and CA$ 7.8 billion (US$ 6.5 billion) for housing.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration - Region West has awarded Veidekke Entreprenør the NOK 331 million (€ 37.2 million) Construction Project BRU 01 Concrete Work contract for construction of the Hardanger Bridge.
Lee Morgan, who was chairman and CEO of Caterpillar from 1977 to 1985 has died after a long illness. He was 89.
Halliburton has agreed to pay fines totalling US$ 559 million in relation to bribes paid by its former subsidiary KBR.
A fleet of Bomag asphalt rollers including ten pivot steered BW174 and BW184 models have compacted 81000 tonnes of asphalt at Zurich airport in Switzerland
Hawaiian state governor Linda Lingle and state transportation officials have unveiled a US$ 4.2 billion dollar, six-year Highway Modernization Plan.
Demand for cement in China is forecast to rise by +6% annually through 2012 to 1.8 billion tonnes, according to Cement in China, the latest study by US-based research company The Freedonia Group.
Prices for materials and other inputs into the US construction industry rose at their slowest rate since 2002 last year.
Caterpillar had record sales of US$ 51.3 billion last year, a +14.5% increase on 2007. However its net profits were unchanged at US$ 3.56 billion, due to a difficult fourth quarter.
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