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08 May 2008
Cranes can appear anywhere at any time, often in the most unexpected of places. IC reader Eric Michotte, a director at Belgian concrete company SA Straming, saw these two vintage toy cranes at a market in Le Touquet in France. Neither are branded but Michotte says the clockwork toys were still in full working order.
The case for electric construction equipment is now as much about productivity and business value as it is about sustainability
While excavators, loaders and TBMs dominate the spotlight, crawler aerial work platforms are quietly transforming how mining and tunnelling projects are built, maintained and operated.
How are construction equipment buying decisions changing, and what does that mean for suppliers?