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The Indian economy is slowly picking up speed again, and a host of high investment projects are being driven forward. Positive signs that are also reflected in the big companies signing up for the next BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA. The trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction …

UNDAUNTED by a middle day of almost perpetual rain, visitors turned up in droves for Hillhead 2016, which took place over three days last week at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire. Despite the wet Wednesday, a bumper 18,655 unique visitors* attended this year’s event – representing a 7.1% increase …

At the Hillhead exhibition in Buxton, Derbyshire Hyundai launched the brand new HX430 L (44,120 kg/97270 1b) crawler excavator, with a bucket capacity of 1.90 m³/ 2.49 yd³ – with an overall width of 3,340 mm with 600 mm shoes. The new HX430 L machine had just rolled off the …

LiftEx, the UK’s only exhibition and industry conference dedicated to overhead lifting and safe work at height, is heading to Aberdeen. Organised by LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) and now in its twelfth year, LiftEx 2016 will take place on the Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th November at theAberdeen Exhibition …

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its revolutionary Volvo Co-Pilot on-board services display beat stiff competition to win an international accolade. The Volvo Co-Pilot system from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) beat international innovations and wowed a panel of judges to win ‘most innovative HMI feature’ in the Car HMI …

The revolutionary Volvo Co-Pilot on-board services display is one of three finalists in the category ‘most innovative HMI feature’ in the Car HMI Awards 2016. The recently-launched Volvo Co-Pilot system has been nominated in the prestigious Car HMI Awards 2016 (which, despite the name, aren’t just for cars!). Volvo Construction …

In the final run up to the EU referendum the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) surveyed its members on their position – should the UK stay or should the UK leave the EU? Of those expressing a view – 63% supported the Brexit ‘Remain’ camp – and 11% sided with the …

On the 15th June 2016 at Vertikal Days cranes and access equipment exhibition (Haydock Park, Merseyside, UK) the CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association), in association with CITB (Construction Industry Training Board), hosted the 4th annual ‘Stars of the Future’ plant mechanic apprenticeship awards presentation, in an all-star ceremony full of young …

The economic conditions in China, especially in the construction sector, remain volatile. Nevertheless, bauma China, being held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from November 22 to 25, will continue to be used as a presentation platform by many of the big names on the local and international …

MILWAUKEE (June 15, 2016) – A daylong Exhibitor Meeting for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2017 on August 23 in Chicago (O’Hare) will help companies stand out at the shows and achieve maximum ROI, whether they’re first-time or veteran exhibitors or have limited resources. Why attend? Great content and helpful for the …