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11th June 2014 – The Shortlist for the 2nd annual Association of Noise Consultants ‘Acoustic Awards’ has been revealed today. The ANC (Association of Noise Consultants) awards promote and recognise excellence among UK acoustic consultants and raise the profile of the acoustics industry. The five awards are Environmental Acoustics, sponsored by Bruel …

Until 2012, the construction industry had been one of the key drivers of the Belarusian economy. Strong growth rates in construction had been largely achieved on the back of state supported infrastructure development programmes. However, this trend has cooled down significantly in the last couple of years. As indicated by …

Construction chambers and top construction contractors across Latin America will gather at the inaugural CONEXPO Latin America as the Inter-American Federation of the Construction Industry (FIIC) supports the show with co-location of the FIIC Board of Directors meeting during the exposition. All of the national construction industry chambers in Latin …

A Summary of the First Construction Equipment Sector Report in 10-years and New Business Funding for the Off-Highway Sector announced. The 2014 Construction Equipment Sector Report was formally launched at the CEA’s Innovation and Engineering Conference on 10thJune at Loughborough University. The report was commissioned by the CEA with the support of …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 10 June 2014 – Dubai’s drive to diversify its economy is key to the growth of the real estate sector in the emirate, according to Khatija Haque, head of Mena research at local bank Emirates NBD. Speaking at MEED’s ongoing Dubai Real Estate 2020 conference, Haque said …

A record-breaking 80+ machines will be put through their paces in the four ‘live’ demonstration areas (Quarry Face, Rock Processing, Recycling and NEW for 2014, General Purpose) at Hillhead this year, including crushers, screens and shredders from: Sandvik, Powerscreen, Terex Finlay, McCloskey, Metso, Tesab, Quarry Manufacturing and Supplies, MDS International, …

The Construction Plant-hire Association announce ‘The Future of Construction Plant Hire’ conference in 2014 – with guest speakers including Heather Bryant, HSE Chief Inspector of Construction. The CPA Plant Conference will take place on 23 October 2014. The venue is Wyboston Lakes Conference Centre, near St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The theme is Understanding …

Turin, 5 June 2014 – Case Construction Equipment dealer Swecase has kicked off Sweden’s campaign to rope the Case Rodeo operator title, with a packed event at its premises in Stockholm. The company, which covers the south of Sweden from depots in Linkoping, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo, and partners with sub-dealers …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 05 June 2014 – New data published by business intelligence service, MEED, has revealed that 744 individual real-estate developments are currently planned or underway in Dubai with a combined budget value of US$123bn. The latest data from MEED’s project tracking database, MEED Projects, shows that the …

We often come across the question ‘What are busbars?’ In this article we hope to answer that for you and give you a clearer idea of their uses, and their advantages too. How are busbars used? Busbars are used in electrical power distribution and their main purpose is to conduct …