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Five miles south of Aberdeen there is an ambitious construction project coming to fruition, a new vision of modern living combining with the best facets of the past to deliver a real sense of community within seven distinct neighbourhoods totalling 8,000 houses. The initial phase of construction will see 4,045 …

With an abundance of coal resources, international power providers are recognizing the potential that lies beneath the wilderness of the Borneo jungle. Korean Electric Power Industrial Development Co., Ltd (KEPID) has joined forces with native coal giant, Hasnur Group, to run a seamless international mining and distribution operation using the …

Pioneers in its field, revolutionary company AMI has launched its exciting new online platform, AMI Nexis, an internet based software which utilises cutting edge GPS tracking devices for a variety of business applications. Heralded as the future of asset management and tracking, the software enables businesses to track a variety …

How precast will help Expo 2020 and World Cup 2022 construction targets Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 08 September 2014 – Demand for precast concrete in the construction sector is increasing as developers realise how its use can speed up completion time in major projects. It is also forecast to …

National plant and pump, hire and sales company Selwood has invested £2million with Hyundai since the beginning of the year on excavators to enhance its already sizeable hire fleet. 70 machines have been ordered consisting of a mixture of Hyundai R27Z-9, R60CR-9, R80CR-9 and R140LC-9A units. Selwood was the first …

The next really BIG event in the construction show calendar is the 2nd Plantworx exhibition which is taking place in just nine months’ time at its brand new home at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire, UK. During the Summer Plantworx team held its ‘One Year to Go’ event at Bruntingthorpe, where exhibitors …

Show named to Gold 100 list of largest U.S. trade shows Strong exhibitor support has pushed space sales for the 2015 ICUEE exposition past the one-million net square feet mark in record time. ICUEE – The Demo Expo will be held September 29-October 1, 2015 at the Kentucky Exposition Center …

The fourth World Crane and Transport Summit conference is in Miami on 12 and 13 November at the Biltmore Hotel. More than 19 top industry figures will speak at the Florida, USA, event. An analysis of more than 750 crane and rigging related accidents in the USA since 1987, and …

Market-oriented cycle for Africa BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA’s organizers respond to industry’s wish Africa’s largest trade fair for the construction machinery and mining industry celebrated its premiere in 2013. The next BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA takes place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) from September 15 to 18, 2015. Following next year’s …

Modern and Recent developments in Edinburgh Old Town The focus of this article is on modern, post-modern and contemporary developments in Edinburgh Old Town, that is to say some of the major developments that post-date the life of Sir Patrick Geddes (1854 – 1932) with an area extending north of …