Yearly Archives: 2014

Brazil Road Expo 2014

The Brazil Road Expo 2014 will take place April 9-11 at the Transamerica Expo Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event, now in it’s fourth year, attracts well over 10,000 professionals in engineering, architecture, and administration personnel in highway departments, government organizations, and private contracting firms. The conference highlights the …

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NASTT’s No-Dig Show – The Magic of Trenchless

The North American Society for Trenchless Technology will be presenting their No-Dig Show: The Magic of Trenchless, April 13-17, in Orlando, Florida. The event is North America’s premiere Trenchless Technology conference, and will feature presentations, panel discussions, exhibitions, technical training sessions and more. No-Dig is geared to appeal to a …

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Melbourne: Garden City: Part 1 – Historical Development

Pre-European Settlement Before the arrival of European settlers, the area was occupied by hunter-gatherers from three indigenous regional tribes: the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung and Wathaurong. It was an important meeting place for the Kulin nation alliance clans and critically a source of food and water. European Settlement 1803-1851 The first European settlement in Victoria was established in 1803, at Sullivan …

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A successful completion of the international specialized exhibitions SECURITY EXPO, BULGARIA BUILDING WEEK and SOFIA LOGEXPO

The international specialized exhibitions SECURITY EXPO, BULGARIA BUILDING WEEK AND SOFIA LOGEXPO were held from 19 to 22 March 2014 at Inter Expo Center – Sofia. They presented the latest novelties in the field of private and public security and safety, energy efficiency, environmental and functional construction, as well as …

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Squibb Group continue to invest in LiuGong machinery

Long established and well respected London based demolition contractors, the Squibb Group, have recently invested in more LiuGong excavators and wheeled loaders, which have been supplied by Construction Plant & Machinery Sales, who are the Portsmouth based UK dealers for LiuGong equipment. This latest order comes to fruition following the …

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Dubai canal project barges into town

Detech Contracting is building part of the major Dubai canal project in the United Arab Emirates that will connect Jumeirah Creek to the Arabian Sea. After a post financial crisis wobble Dubai is once again the poster child of the Persian Gulf. Not only is it a glitzy ‘global city’ …

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Top Speakers at the FEM Congress organised by BMHF (British Materials Handling Federation) – spaces filling up fast!

FEM is the European manufacturers’ association for materials handling, lifting and storage equipment, representing the technical, economic and political interests of one of the largest industrial sectors of the European mechanical engineering industry. The 35th FEM Congress is to be held on 18th-19th September 2014 at the Royal York Hotel in York (United …

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