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Romanian construction industry down by a meagre 0.2% y-o-y in 2012

In 2012 the construction industry managed to remain basically flat in real terms (just 0.2% decline). During the first half of 2012, the Romanian construction industry showed great promise, with recovery fuelled by the unusually warm winter, some encouraging corporate results from Q4 2011 and Q1 2012, and the improving …

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Cabin Pressure Rises for AJC at Plantworx

At the inaugural UK construction machinery expo, entitled Plantworx, and under their EasyCabin brand, AJC Trailers exhibited one static and two mobile cabins from their expanding range of site welfare products. Throughout the three days of Plantworx, AJC showcased their static ECO24 welfare unit, alongside the mobile ECO16 and ECO12 …

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Australia gets ‘Wise’ about compost

Carbon is the basis of all life on Earth, and when organic carbon is added to soil, it naturally promotes healthy plant growth. One Western-Australia based compost specialist has teamed up with Volvo Construction Equipment to give Mother Nature a helping hand. C-Wise, an end-to-end provider of waste management and …

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Richard Noble OBE presented the CPA’s ‘Stars of the Future’ young apprentice awards at PLANTWORX to an audience of 250 guests! An overwhelming success!

On the 14th May at PLANTWORX construction equipment exhibition (Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire) the CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association) hosted the ‘Stars of the Future’ plant mechanic apprenticeship awards presentation in a star studded ceremony full of young engineers, who took part in the competition from colleges nationwide. Presenting the awards was …

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Hungarian construction market to grow 5% in 2013

Activity in Hungary’s civil engineering sector should gather momentum in the second half of 2013, on the back of road, railway, and tram construction and renovation plans as well as some previously announced sewerage treatment. Under favourable circumstances, total construction output could see an increase of as much as 5%. …

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