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From the 10th to the 13th of April, the Construct Expo will welcome thousands of international exhibitors and visitors from the construction technologies, equipment and materials industry for an opportunity to catch-up on the latest trends and innovations. The Expo will take place at the Romexpo Exhibition Centre in Bucharest, …

The Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia, will host the Construction & Mining Equipment Expo 2014 from April 9th to the 11th, where representatives of the industry will have the change to network while browsing some of the most innovative equipment in the market. Organizers calculate that there will be around …

Although the economy in the UK is currently on the up and most businesses are starting to feel as though the most dangerous times are behind them, if companies want to thrive, they’re going to have to use every tool in the proverbial toolbox to ensure that they’re being as …

Ecobuild 2014 was. A huge number of companies, partners, sponsors and visitors turned out to make the event better than it’s ever been before. Great ideas were showed alongside innovative solutions and the wide array of practical and interactive features which were displayed on the showroom floor meant that Ecobuild …

Asian construction is on the map as being one of the fastest growing industry sectors in the world. Over the next 12 months it’s estimated that infrastructure projects worth $6.1bn are to be offered by the Indonesian government to the private sector, and much of this looks set to be …

One of the UK’s largest proposed construction and trade show events, The Build Show, has welcomed new government support for the construction industry in the wake of the 2014 budget. Not only has more money been earmarked for future residential and commercial projects, but plans have already been drawn up …

The Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe stand at the Hillhead 2014 event (24th – 26th June, Buxton Quarry, Derbyshire, UK) will feature nine machines including two brand new models; the new R125LC-9A midi excavator and the R430LC-9A crawler excavator.  Hyundai is also planning live demonstrations in the quarry face demo area …

A number of construction projects in the civil engineering sector in the Czech Republic were launched in 2013 and this is expected to bare fruit in construction output from 2014 onwards. Much of the growth in the coming years is to come from the railway construction sector, which has seen …

Slovakia is to receive a total of €3.9bn from the EU for transport infrastructure construction for the period 2014-2020, which is an increase of more than €750m compared to 2007-2013. Of this roughly €850m is to go into rail construction and some €1.6bn into road construction. A further amount of …

The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) in conjunction with UKTI has once again successfully organised a ‘high impact’ UK Pavilion at the forthcoming bauma China construction machinery, vehicles and equipment exhibition which takes place in Shanghai China from 25th – 28th November this year. The dedicated Pavilion is expecting to feature …