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Sales down 9% in the second quarter, as improvements in North America and Europe fail to compensate for a slide in demand from China. Market growth in the mature markets of North America and Europe failed to offset a sharp downturn in demand in China, weighing on Volvo Construction Equipment’s …

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected three new directors, to fill unexpired terms. Joining the AEM Board of Directors is Jerry Johnson, President Farm, Ranch & Agriculture Division of Blount International, Oregon, Illinois. Joining the AEM AG Sector Board are Brian McKown, Chief Operating Officer of Kinze Manufacturing, …

From 22nd to 25th January 2015, the Exhibition Grounds Luzern will be the hub for the construction machinery industry. In four halls with a great infrastructure and an outdoor space the 17th BAUMAG offers copious space for all the new products of the tradefair exhibitors of the Swiss construction and …

With an impressive total of 17,559 trade visitors in attendance, this year’s Hillhead show, held from 24–26 June at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, once again underlined its status as the world’s premier event for the mineral products, construction and recycling industries. Around 450 of the world’s leading …

With funding available of up to SEK 500,000 academic submissions are now being invited for pre-studies or similar projects that support the aims of the Construction Climate Challenge. Submissions are now being invited for funding of pre-studies or similar projects as part of the Volvo Construction Equipment-hosted Construction Climate Challenge. …

Alongside celebrating its 20th Anniversary at Hillhead, Hill Engineering launched two new products at the show – the new TEFRA Tilt Coupler and the new TiltRotate which made its world-debut at the event. The stand was exceptionally busy with some significant deals being closed across all three days! Hill reported …

CECE, the Committee for European construction equipment industry, has hired a new Secretary General as of the first of July. It secured the commitment of Sigrid de Vries, partner in the public relations agency Quick Communications, to represent the sector towards the EU institutions and manage the association’s Brussels office. …

After years of nonchalant monarchy and civil strife, ‘The Daughter of Himalaya’ is now directing her economy to real prosperity. Cumulative efforts in various sectors have helped Nepal to cope with the needs of new millennium. These efforts are also translated in the construction sector. More construction projects are considered than …

Since 1985, Hyundai has been delivering construction equipment and industrial vehicles to customers around the world. Today, the company’s state-of the-art automated manufacturing facilities in Korea, China, India, and Brazil produce equipment that is sold and serviced through a global network of over 480 dealers in some 134 countries worldwide. …

In 2013, the CPA’s (Construction Plant-hire Association) Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group published a revised guidance intended to help industry reduce the risk of accident and injury when working with telehandlers.  Additional new guidance on suspended loads on the ‘Safe Use of Telehandlers in Construction’ has been written to give clarification on …