International Construction July/August 2017 podcast

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08 August 2017

International Construction podcast

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In the July/August 2017 podcast from International Construction, editor Mike Hayes and deputy editor Thomas Allen summarise the major news stories from the latest edition.

This month, the Japanese firm Toshiba agrees aid for a nuclear plant in Georgia in the U.S. and Martin Weissburg announces he will step down as president of Volvo CE.

In other news, Megaport construction begins at the newly-expanded Panama Canal, and Indian cement maker Ultratech buys rival Jaypee in one of India’s biggest ever acquisitions.

New Skyjack boom for China/Southeast Asia markets
Deliveries of the SJ22 TE+ scheduled to begin in August from Skyjack’s facility in Tianjin 
Product analysis: what’s next for boom lifts?
Electric and hybrid lifts continue to influence, however uptime and productivity remain key to product design 
How robotics are shaping the access sector
Manufacturers are taking a leap forward with intelligent robotic lifts capable of carrying out increasingly complex tasks with minimal human intervention