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Laso to invest $22 million in 2022
The Portuguese transport specialist will invest in new vehicles and cranes
LoxamHune to spend €50 million on fleet
Company says 40% of its fleet to be low-emission this year
Laso moves wind farm blades
The transport company completed its first job of 2022
Modulaire makes Spanish acquisition
Acquired business operates from 15 sites across Spain and Portugal
Laso transports blades
Photos show the blades being transported to the Iberian Peninsula region where the wind farm is located
Stafford acquires Soima
Portuguese tower crane manufacturer bought by tower crane specialist Stafford Crane Group
Laso acquires French transport company
The acquisition is to place Laso in closer proximity to its customers and utilise the technical know-how, experience and support services of the French transport company’s staff
Watch Ambigroup take down Portuguese power plant chimneys
Removing 200 m tall chimneys was part of demolition of EDP thermoelectric power plant in Setúbal
GAM buys Portuguese material handling business
€4 million deal adds Yale and Hyster dealerships in Portugal
The prosperous future of wind power transport
Rush of global interest means a prosperous future for wind power transport
Metso Outotec adds Portuguese dealer
Ascendum Máquinas will offer Metso Outotec’s crushing and screening products including the Lokotrack and Nordtrack brands
Laso moves longest blade
Portuguese specialist Laso Transportes moves the longest wind turbine blade, at 84 metres, built to date on the Iberian peninsula
Costa Almeida transports 75-tonne excavator
Portuguese demolition firm moves Komatsu excavator 80km on Faymonville low loader
New dealer appointment
Portuguese company AMA appointed as Terex Cranes’s rough terrain crane dealer for Portugal, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Principe
Portugal’s €400 million care investment
European Investment Bank & IFD to provide €400 million for elderly care infrastructure
GAM back at 90% of activity
Spanish rental company reports recovery in activity, despite almost 18% fall in revenues for first six months of 2020
Press move for Laso
Laso uses Enerpac gantry and side shift to lift and place 160 tonne automotive presses
Laso Transportes continues investment
Portugal’s Laso Transportes is maintaining its budgeted investment programme for 2020 regardless of Covid-19
Sinoboom appoints in the UK and Spain
Well-known access industry professionals Julie Houston Smyth and José Miguel Peña will head up operations 
Ahern Ibérica becomes Dinolift distributor
Snorkel distributor expands its product offering with Dinolift in Spain and Portugal
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