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The 2nd Plantworx Construction Machinery Show drew to a close last week (4th June) following a spectacular three-day action packed event. The show opened to gale force winds and driving rain – but this did not dampen the spirits of visitors who flocked through the gates to see the plethora …

Leading building materials supplier CEMEX UK has signed up as the latest exhibitor at Civils Expo, the UK’s only dedicated event for the civil engineering and construction sector. Civils Expo will be part of the Build Show at UK Construction Week, taking place at the Birmingham NEC later this year. …

FIAT Professional is the latest vehicle manufacturer to sign up to making its commercial vehicles available to visitors to test drive during the three trade days at UK Construction Week, 6 – 8 October. The commercial vehicle test drive feature offers visitors a chance to sample vehicles from a number …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 08 June 2015 – Faithful+Gould has been named Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year Award at the 2015 Building Awards for the second time, an exceptional feat given the tough competition this year. The leading global integrated project and programme management consultant Faithful+Gould first won the prestigious …

UK Construction Week just published their first official UKCW newspaper with a sneaky preview of what to expect at this year’s show. 9 Major shows under one roof! Click here  or on the images below to view it online!      

Wind turbine operations under discussion at Summit in Amsterdam on 4-5 November, with speakers from Siemens Windpower, Windhoist and Liebherr. The technical challenges and future trends in wind turbine construction will be discussed during the fifth World Crane & Transport Summit being held in Amsterdam on 4-5 November 2015. Participants …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 28 May 2015 – Despite a projected slowdown in the GCC’s construction market, investments in key areas must press ahead to alleviate the fall in oil prices, MEED’s Construction Leadership Summit has been told. Speaking at the summit in Dubai, Mohammed al-Rais, Middle East president at …

Civil engineering and non-residential construction are the sectors most likely to drive Hungarian construction in the coming years. Thanks to the increasing number of tenders in the civil engineering sector, particularly transport infrastructure construction and environmental protection-related construction, Hungarian construction output is to see steady growth in the coming years. …

Volvo excavators have undertaken some high-level work in the Italian Alps for Misconel Srl. Part of the northern Italian Alps, the 18 peaks of the Dolomites – rising to more than 3,000 meters and covering 142,000 hectares – are one of Europe’s most beautiful mountain landscapes, stretching as they do …

ND Brown Limited is a commercial vehicle hire and hot box specialist servicing the municipal, civil engineering, utility and highway maintenance markets nationally for over 35 years with high quality modern, reliable and well equipped specialist rental Tippers (insulated), Tipper Grabs, and Asphalt Hot Boxes for both short and long …