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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’ …

Hyundai’s latest addition to the Robex excavator range, the R430LC-9A, has an operating weight of 42,600kg. This machine slots in between the existing R380LC-9A and the R480LC-9A, offering customers an even greater choice with this new weight class. An ideal machine for bulk earthmoving, large civil engineering and quarrying work, …

Banner Contracts, has increased its fleet of Case Construction Equipment machines, with the purchase of a CX700B Mass Excavation model, which is helping them to increase productivity and reduce costs. It was supplied by Case dealer CJ Leonard & Sons, who is based in Guisborough, Cleveland. The Case CX700B ME …

Yunnan Phosphate Chemical Group is using more than 40 Volvo construction machines to drive its mineral operations in China. Yunnan is a beautiful mountain area in the far southwest of China, sharing borders by Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Not only does it boast the largest variety of plant life in …

UK company E & JW Glendinning produces more than 500,000 tonnes of limestone a year at its Linhay Quarry in Devon, thanks in part to Volvo construction equipment featuring tyre chains. Devon in the picturesque South of England reaches from the Bristol Channel at the top of the county to …

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its ECR88D short swing radius compact excavator received a prestigious accolade for innovative product design – the coveted iF product design award. The ECR88D short swing radius compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) beat thousands of international products and wowed a panel …

A fleet of Volvo machines are being used by Saba Engineering & Contracting in Qatar to sort and transfer scrap metal from its site in Mesaieed. Such is the breakneck speed of development, it’s little surprise that the Arab Emirate of Qatar is at the heart of many economic and …

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao (CBMM) in Brazil is using 20 Volvo machines in the largest niobium mine in the world. Brazil holds the largest reserves in the world of the rare and precious mineral, niobium. It’s an important element used in specialist steels found in automobiles, aircraft engines, …

CNH Industrial has chosen Fintractor OY as its importer for the full range of Case Construction Equipment Case Construction Equipment announced today the appointment of Fintractor OY as the Importer and Sales, Service and Parts provider for its full range of products in Finland. The contract between CNH Industrial, of …

Buckhurst Plant Hire, based in Rossendale, Lancashire is the largest independent hirer in the North-West of England, with over 2000 items of machinery in its fleet. The company introduced Hyundai excavators, supplied by Cumbria-based Hyundai dealer, Taylor and Braithwaite to its fleet in 2012 and by the end of 2013; …