CASE Construction Equipment announces the appointment of Federico Bullo as the new Head of Europe for Construction Equipment businesses. Federico has held various positions in the company, most recently as Vice President, General Manager, Naveco Ltd. in China. He takes over in this role from Jose Cuadrado, who will retain …
Read More »Terex Trucks signs new dealer in Canada
Terex Trucks has signed Headwater Equipment Sales Ltd. as its new dealer in Alberta, Canada, to bring its articulated haulers to even more customers in the province’s construction, mining, agriculture and oil and gas sectors. In Alberta, a variety of tasks await Terex Trucks’ TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers. The …
Read More »Hyundai distributor Willowbrook Plant doubles its sales territory
Hyundai is pleased to announce that Hyundai distributor, Willowbrook Plant Ltd, based in Corby in Northamptonshire, has expanded its territory to include, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The new counties are in addition to the company’s existing patch, which covers Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire. The Willowbrook area expansion follows on from …
Read More »High and Mighty Hyundai HX520L makes light work of demolishing Finnish College
Finnish construction contractor, Maanrakennus Mykrä Oy, has recently added a Hyundai HX520L, 52-tonne excavator to the company’s growing fleet of Hyundai’s, purchased from Finnish Hyundai dealer, Suomen Telakone Oy. The powerful machine, the biggest machine in the company’s stable, is the ideal tool for tough demolition jobs. The company has …
Read More »KHL Group and Route One merge South American titles
Two of the world’s largest construction industry publishers, KHL Group and Route One Publishing, have agreed to merge their respective Latin American construction magazines. Route One’s CONSTRUCCIÓN Pan-Americana (CPA) magazine – in its 50th year of publication – will join forces with KHL’s Construction Latin America (CLA) to provide the …
Read More »The recently announced CEA CESAR Champion Award for police officers has its first recipient
Earlier this year the CEA launched its CESAR Champion initiative to recognise the efforts of any police officer who uses the CESAR technology to identify a stolen piece of machinery. In an effort to encourage more officers to engage with the CESAR Security Scheme, the award is now being given …
Read More »Why Autonomous Transport Will Happen in Quarries and Light Mining First
Creating solutions capable of maximizing transport efficiency through advanced automation is the goal of an entire industry. For Volvo Autonomous Solutions, it’s likely to happen first in the controlled world of quarrying and mining. After developing steadily, step-by-careful-step, for more than 100 years, the automotive world is currently in the …
Read More »SDLG pivots to virtual factory and product tour amid COVID-19 travel restrictions
The live-streamed tour showcased SDLG’s smart manufacturing process and highlighted the reliability of the company’s range of wheel loaders, excavators and graders. With many countries’ borders still closed amid COVID-19 and the need for safe social distancing, SDLG offered a tour of its smart manufacturing process and construction equipment over …
Read More »From Russia with Love
Evgeny Akhtyrtsev is a heavy machine operator working for a small independent construction company based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Evgeny is also an Instagram and YouTube star, with more than 10,000 followers/subscribers, known online under the persona of ‘Brutal Digger’(@brutaldigger). Brutal Digger has become somewhat of a social media sensation and …
Read More »VOLVO CE PARTNERS WITH PROFESSIONAL FUTURISTS AND STUDENTS TO PRESENT VISIONS OF A POSSIBLE FUTURE
Volvo CE has unveiled a new project that furthers its efforts in “Building Tomorrow.” The company has partnered with professional futurists to gather their forecasts for the industries that Volvo CE’s customers work in, including construction, agriculture, mining and infrastructure. The company has also partnered with students from the Columbia …
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