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Asian development to top US$ 8 trillion
Asian Development Bank recommends public private partnerships for future infrastructure funding
Asia-Pacific: Global construction motor
Asia will account for 40% of the world’s construction output this year, and will provide the highest growth of any region.
Hungary for growth
Recovery expected in the Hungarian construction industry from 2013, after poor 2009 to 2012 period.
ARA increases rental growth forecasts for North America
The American Rental Association has revised upwards by nearly 2% its growth forecasts for the North American rental industry this year.
Why rent? Part two of IRN's report on the Attitudes to Rental survey
In the second part of our report on the Attitudes to Rental survey we focus on the reasons why end users rent equipment, what improvements in service they would like to see from rental suppliers, and how they could extend their relationships with rental companies. Murray Pollok reports.
Latin America - Star of the future
Construction growth in Latin America will slow in 2012, but over the coming years infrastructure investment will give it the best prospects of any region in the world. Scott Hazelton reports.
Interview: CNH Construction's Mario Gasparri
Mario Gasparri, the new president of CNH Construction Equipment has plans to grow the company’s presence outside its traditionally strong markets of Europe, North America and Latin America.
US construction up +6% year-on-year in March
Private sector drives moderate increase, offset by a decline in publicly funded work.
Russian rental market to triple by 2015 says report
The Russian rental market grew by almost 35% in 2011 to reach an estimated value of €700 million and could triple in size by 2015, according to the Russian rental consultancy and training organisation RusRental.
Construction fall sparks UK recession
A fall in UK construction figures has, to some extent, dragged the UK economy into double-dip recession.
Modest growth expected in Europe
European construction equipment manufacturers expect sales rise of 6%, according to CECE president.
Association cautious about UK figures
UK construction output lower in February this year than in same month in 2011.
Editor's Comment: Yellow Table results
iC editor Chris Sleight discusses some of the more striking aspects of this year's suevey of the world's 50 largest construciton equipment manufacturers.
India: Getting back on track
Corruption scandals and inflationary pressures slowed the Indian construction sector last year, but long-term prospects remain good thanks to the government’s commitment to infrastructure investment.
Economic Outlook: Temporary slowdown in India
India’s construction market has hit a speed bump, due to monetary tightening and weak economic demand in the rest of the world. However, the long-term prospects remain strong.
Slovak residential optimism
Good news for residential but delays plus lack of preparation and planning expected to hit road construction.
iC's Yellow Table - record construction equipment sales
The results of International Construction's Yellow Table ranking of the world's largest construction equipment manufacturers shows industry revenues grew +25% last year to a record US$ 182 billion.
Altrad buys Generation Hire in the UK
French scaffolding group Altrad has acquired Generation Hire & Sales, a nationwide seller and renter of access equipment. The price has not been disclosed.
IPAF forecasts 40% annual fleet growth in Brazil
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is forecasting annual growth of 40% in the Brazilian access rental fleet for the next five years.
US construction slipped in January
Output slowed compared to December, but activity was still +7.1% higher than a year ago.
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