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Manuals’ new pictorial art aids safety awareness; pictorials available for download. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has updated its Roller Compactor and Directional Drilling Tracking Equipment Safety Manuals with new pictorial graphics that conform to ISO and ANSI standards and are included in the AEM Pictorial Database. The safety …

In a country of very high population density like Bangladesh, it is always a challenge to meet up the increasing demand of housing. Moreover, the people from rural Bangladesh are moving towards the cities/towns for their livelihood every day and it is not possible for the government to accommodate the …

Moncton, NB – Despite several days of relentless snow, ice and rain making show preparations quite challenging, the 2014 edition of the Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show went full steam ahead April 3rd and 4th at the Moncton Coliseum. This marked the 15th edition of the show and it was bigger than ever, filling the entire Coliseum …

Neumünster. – Attic conversion is this year’s special theme of the 59th NordBau (10.-14.09.2014) in Neumünster. At the largest construction compact exhibition in Northern Europe the theme related to energetic rehabilitation of older buildings and creating additional living space under the roof, adresses craftsmen as well as homeowners and housing …

Carmarthenshire-based contractor E&TL Jones has taken a raft of new excavators in a deal that sees it shift its fleet focus to Hyundai machines. The Llandeilo Company has replaced the larger excavators in its 22-strong fleet with five new Hyundai machines. These include three R140LC-9A’s and two R160LC-9A excavators. Hyundai’s …

Between April 10th to 13th, ROMEXPO held five exhibitions whose subjects have complemented each other. Thus, for four days visitors have crossed the steps of: – CONSTRUCT EXPO – The international trade fair for construction technologies, equipment and materials – AMBIENT EXPO – International trade fair for products and systems …

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: PROCUREMENT TENDERS AND MEASURES TO SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY ON THE HORIZON  Monitoring the most significant measures and most interesting tenders in 2014. Market recovery by now close to 66%. Verona, 16 April 2014 – Railways and motorways, as well as renovation of school buildings and works in small …

Civil engineering and non-residential construction are the sectors most likely to drive Hungarian construction in 2014-2019. Thanks to the increasing number of civil engineering tenders, particularly in transport infrastructure construction and environmental protection-related construction, Hungarian construction output is to see steady growth in the coming years. According to a new …

This year sees the start of Slovenia’s new Cohesion Fund period 2014-2020 when the country will be able to access €3.25bn. However, this impressive figure is much less than the €4.2bn Slovenia received for investment in the period 2007-2013. Railway and industry construction may come to be one of driving …

Although the pace of growth on the Chinese market is slower than previous years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still predicting GDP there to expand by 7.3 percent in 2014. This positive picture is not without impact on the situation as regards applications to exhibit at bauma China, which …