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How is Turkey planning to rebuild after a devastating earthquake?
It’s now over a month since two earthquakes in rapid succession devastated parts of Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
Turkey earthquake: Government plans to build 488,000 new homes within a year
Turkey will build a total of 488,000 new homes for victims of last month’s devastating earthquake, its government has announced.
Komatsu provides quake relief in Turkey and Syria
Local distributor will lend machines operators, company also makes financial donation
Turkey earthquake: Investigation into contractors expands after building collapses
Turkey has expanded its investigation in to building contractors after tens of thousands of buildings collapsed following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the region on 6 February
Turkey promises swift rebuild; contractors make pledge
Country’s contractors pledge to donate 1% of public reconstruction costs.
Dutch rental firms create alliance for disaster response
Bredenoord and Riwal to provide equipment for natural disaster rellief
How are pumps tackling climate events?
Traditional pumps used to tackle floods and fires
Tadano sets sustainability as business goal
Product range will be gradually converted to engine technologies with zero emissions, or at least significantly reduced emissions
Contractors lend a hand with European flood disaster clean up
Local construction and other industries initiate European flood disaster clean up
Italian Fire Brigade adds new Bobcat loader
Italy’s disaster response division, the Special Operating Group, receives customised T870 compact tracked loader
Interview: India’s equipment rental industry fights Covid impact
International Rental News talks to Satin Sachdeva of India’s Construction Equipment Rental Association (CERA)
Contractor L&T to supply oxygen to Indian hospitals
Larsen & Toubro will deliver 22 oxygen generators to hospitals in India in response to the country’s Covid-19 crisis
Crane industry sees stimulus surge
As the nation emerges from the pandemic, the finance sector is bullish about crane sales.
Interview: Liebherr equipped to navigate unpredictable trends
Interview: Christoph Kleiner, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen
Brazil’s rental industry makes plea on Covid
Brazilian rental association ALEC and 12 other organisations call for immediate action on Covid-19 crisis
Special Report: 2021 Forecast
Chris Sleight answers pertinent questions about a post-Covid economic picture for the construction industry in 2021.
Construction and Covid-19: rolling news update
KHL journalists are reporting on how the Covid-19 outbreak is impacting construction worldwide
New lockdowns currently exclude construction
Europe and UK impose new restrictions, while other regions rely on softer measures to combat spread of virus
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