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Mississauga, ON – This Thursday and Friday (March 5th & 6th), tons of Big Iron will take over the International Centre in Mississauga for the 2015 edition of the National Heavy Equipment Show. Featuring the leaders of the construction, road building, land improvement, and infrastructure industries, this mammoth biennial event …

There is nothing worse that worrying about finance or insurance, especially if you are tendering for projects or quoting on new work. In these difficult and challenging economic times, most contractors are not only working harder and more hours than ever before they are also having to work on how …

A Volvo paver was adapted to suit conditions nearly two kilometres below ground in the world’s largest iron ore mine. The discovery of a massive iron ore deposit led to the birth of the Arctic town of Kiruna. Located 300km north of the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland, Kiruna sits …

Mlečka is set to debut as a Terex Trucks distributor at the Mawev exhibition in Enns/Hafen, Upper Austria. Family-run business Mlečka Baumaschinen has been appointed by Terex Trucks as the official distributor of its articulated and rigid dump trucks in Austria. The company is strategically based in Oeynhausen, near Vienna, …

Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment ended 2014 with a 13.2-percent drop compared to 2013, with a total $17.26 billion shipped to global markets. U.S. exports fell to all world regions for 2014. Business to Europe, South America and Australia/Oceania was the hardest hit, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers …

With a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony, MOBA Mobile Automation AG officially began construction of a new factory hall at the company headquarters in the city of Limburg in Germany. The electronics company is investing approximately four million euros in the construction of the 1,800 square metre hall and modernisation of the …

New mobile app maximizes time onsite at industry gathering place Asphalt and aggregates industry professionals who want to examine the latest product innovations – and discover the latest industry best practices – are headed to the 2015 World of Asphalt and AGG1 exhibitions in Baltimore March 17-19. Advance registrations are …

Derbyshire based Hyundai dealer EP Industries has recently struck a deal worth £190k with utilities services company Gallagher. Gallagher has expanded its existing fleet with four new Hyundai machines – a R220LC-9A excavator, a HL740-9A wheeled-loader and two new 25D – 7E forklift trucks. Gallagher is also looking at buying …

    As we come into the new year, Scotland’s economy is showing continued signs of growth, and as a result, so is its construction industry. From July 2013 to July 2014, Scotland held 11% of the value of contracts awarded in Great Britain, making it the third highest in …

Registrations are open for the Australian Construction Equipment (ACE) Expo, the must-attend construction industry event which will arrive at the Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane on 14-16 May 2015. The ACE Expo is supported by the Construction & Mining Equipment Industry Group. The President of CMEIG Queensland, Andrew Moir has stated …