Yearly Archives: 2012

Plantworx Promises to Give the Industry the Show it Wants

Organisers of next year’s new construction show have designed it around the industry’s demands for a practical hands-on event which avoids the pitfalls that befell the SED show in later years A new construction demonstration show will be launched next May to fill the huge gap left by the demise …

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UTICAM – Construction Machinery Exhibition, Bucharest

Set Events in collaboration with  the Construction Equipment Distributors Association (ADUC) organizes between April 25th and 29th the first edition of UTICAM, the Fair for Construction Machinery and Trucks. The event will take place in the Baneasa Commercial Area, on approximately 20,000 sqm. Due to the increasing number of exhibitors that …

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Volvo CE makes a ‘big deal’ in Sanya

Volvo Construction Equipment held its largest ever customer event in Sanya, China, to coincide with the launch of its limited edition excavators and the signing of several important agreements. When the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race stopped over in Sanya, on the island province of Hainan, China, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo …

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U.S. construction machinery exports gain 43 percent in 2011

U.S. construction equipment exports increased 43 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year for a total $23.5 billion of machinery shipped to other nations, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). This follows growth of 28 percent in 2010 after a 2009 decline of 38 percent in the …

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USETEC 2012 The outdoor area is full to bursting

As visitors approach Koelnmesse, they can see the machinery on USETEC’s outdoor area from far away. From truck mounted cranes to tractors, exhibitors will present a comprehensive range of mobile machinery from 5 – 7 March 2012. At USETEC visitors can buy directly from the manufacturer – compressors (Amco, Netherlands), …

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Focus on Oman’s fast growing power and water sector

Oman is investing US $2.9 billion in 13 new power, water and energy projects which will begin construction in 2012 Muscat, 19 February 2012: Oman represents one of the fastest growing power and water sectors in the Middle East region with electricity and desalinated water demand expected to increase until …

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Volvo Group expands partnership with WWF

Volvo Construction Equipment, SDLG and Volvo Buses have joined the Volvo Group’s cooperation with the Worldwide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers program. The cooperation is based on the Volvo Group’s commitment to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 million tons from construction equipment, buses and trucks manufactured through 2014. Volvo’s …

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