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New chief executive of Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, Mr O.G. Kwon talks about his aspirations for 2015. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) faced a tough year in 2014 and Mr Kwon is anticipating an equally challenging 2015. This is largely down to the persisting global economic stagnation, plummeting oil …

In an historic moment for the truck manufacturer, visitors will see the newly independent Terex Trucks for the first time at the Parisian show where it will be presenting a line-up of articulated and rigid haulers. In one of the first demonstrations of Terex Trucks’ stronger, independent positioning, the truck …

A new gas pipeline in northern France is underway and the latest Volvo Construction Equipment PL4809D-Series+ rotating pipelayer was there to help. Known as the Arc de Dierrey, a new pipeline skirting eastern Paris will, when completed, cover a total distance of 191 miles (308 km) and cross five French …

Newry, Northern Ireland 09th January 2015: Excavator attachment manufacturer Hill Engineering, based in Newry, Northern Ireland is recognised industry wide for its innovative culture. Over the last two-years Hill has been presented with the Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition’s Award for Innovation in the Engineering and Safety categories and also the …

Cumbria-based Hyundai dealer, Taylor and Braithwaite has just sold its biggest excavator to date –the new Hyundai R520LC-9A to David Bainbridge, managing director of family run Civil Engineering business DSB, located in Kirkby Stephen in the Eden Valley. The 52 tonne machine has just completed its first week in operation …

Tower Light, the Italian manufacturer of commercial site lighting systems, recently exhibited at the giant construction machinery show – Bauma China – held in November at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The Tower Light display area was supported by Alessandro Rossi (Tower Light global sales director), Alessandro Carenzio (Asia …

Butler, Wis.-based Aring Equipment Company is the most recent addition to the SDLG dealer network, selling and supporting the complete lineup of SDLG wheel loaders Aring Equipment Company, which lies just outside of Milwaukee, Wis., has joined the SDLG dealer network, further extending the company’s complete lineup of wheel loaders …

Saudi Arabia has built the first ever highway through the world’s largest and most barren desert – the Empty Quarter – built with the help of a fleet of 95 Volvo machines. The Rub’ al Khali desert, also known as The Empty Quarter or the ‘quarter of emptiness’, is the …

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe, located in Geel, Belgium has a new Chief Executive Mr J.C. Jung who fills the shoes of the former CEO and recently promoted Mr S.G. Rhee, who will return to Hyundai Heavy Industries Korea. Mr J.C. Jung, formerly global sales director Forklifts in Korea, has now …

Turkish mining company Yüce Maden is working at a quarry in the town of Sogut, mining 170,000 tonnes of marble a year using a fleet of 34 Volvo machines. The past five years have seen an encouraging upturn in the Turkish economy. Straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey has recovered well …