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The European Demolition Association is holding its summer conference at the Grand Hotel Domine in Bilbao, Spain, during June. D&Ri sets the scene

One surprise for those attending Bauma was the use of the event by Sandvik to announce its acquisition of two leading mobile crusher and screen manufactures - Extec and Fintec - for an undisclosed sum. The two acquisitions, subject to regulatory approval, propels Sandvik straight into the top three mobile crusher/screen manufacturers.

As often happens with our top lists, we have been informed of misreported financial results in the 2007 d&ri100 listing, both involving UK companies.

Volvo Construction Equipment made use of the Bauma trade show to unveil its first standard high reach demolition specified excavator, the EC700BHR. Lindsay Gale talked with Eddy Powell, director - demolition and recycling solutions, about the new machine and the other plans for the sector

Hydraulic breakers are to be found in numerous applications around the world, from mining and quarrying through to demolition sites. As a well established technology, new breakers launched onto the market are geared towards improved productivity through product refinement rather than with quantum leaps in technology. D&Ri takes a look at the sector