Review of 2020 - February

23 December 2020

Top Stories
Metso Corporation president and CEO Pekka Vauramo called 2019 “historic and transformative” as he announced year-end financial results….US National Demolition Association announced 2020 National Policy Agenda…Terex Materials Processing president Kieran Hegarty described the company’s final quarter of 2019 as “solid”… Jon A Manafort honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award from US National Demolition Association

Vauramo web

Pekka Vauramo, Metso

Projects
O’Keefe Group neared completion of stabilisation works on site of a decommissioned coal-fired power station near London, UK…Scudder Demolition completed soft strip and demolition works as part of redevelopment project for Oxford University

Products
Doosan excavator helped dismantle concrete tank at sewage treatment plant in Germany…Komatsu announced plans to show four new mini excavators at Samoter…Bobcat redesigned compact loader range into new R-Series…MB Crusher announced it would demonstrate its shaft screener products at the forthcoming ConExpo trade fair…Visitors to Austin, Texas saw Cat debut ultra high demolition excavator at NDA Expo

CAT 352UHD straight boom web

Cat 352 UHD with straight boom

People
CEOs of Steelwrist and Rototilt Group combined to announce alliance aimed at including integrated oil couplings in symettrical standards

  • Review of March 2020 will be published on 27 December
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