International Construction October podcast (audio)
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02 October 2018
Editor Andy Brown and deputy editor Thomas Allen summarise the major news stories from the latest issue of International Construction.
This month we look at United Rental’s acquisition of BlueLine Rental for US$2.1 billion, plans to boost Bangkok’s airport capacity, and the expansion of the ConExpo showground in Las Vegas.
In other news, funding is secured for REM light rail project in Montreal, Canada, John Deere teams up with Wacker Neuson, and South East Asia’s construction market sees strong growth.
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?