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The seventh edition of the APEX exhibition, held in Maastricht on 14 – 16 September, attracted a healthy number of visitors and reinforced its position as the key meeting place for the access industry. A total of 4196 industry professionals from 62 different countries visited the show. While the majority …

Show management announces new dates for the next CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE expositions, to be held in 2014 – March 4-8, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA. The Las Vegas Convention Center approached CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE inquiring about the possibility of shifting the originally contracted for …

In the coming years Bulgaria’s construction sector will start to grow slowly following the hard years of the economic slowdown, although no spectacular changes are expected in the short run. After substantial restructuring of the sector moderate construction market recovery in the period 2012-2013 is expected. Until 2015 the sector …

Effective 1st December, Clare Gittins has been appointed Director of External Communications at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). Based at the company’s Global headquarters in Brussels, the role encompasses print and online media relations for the business, as well as establishing communication standards and practices for Volvo CE. Clare joins …

ICUEE 2011 has expanded the safety demonstrations that will be at the show: Just added is a “lineman’s demo” from the Kentucky Lineman Training Center, and the iP Safety Arena at ICUEE has increased the number and scope of its demos. The new Lift Safety Zone from the National Commission …

Energy revolution was the main theme of the exhibition   The 56th edition of NordBau in Neumünster ended on Tuesday (13.09.211), after six successful days and a significant increase in visitor numbers. The north German exhibition was attended by 74.700 professionals and visitors. “This was especially due to the “long …

  WORLD LEADERS DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT THE BIG 5 GREEN BUILD CONGRESS The development of sustainability in the Middle East requires a real push towards financial incentive, enforced energy efficiency requirements and sustainable design knowledge. With more than 40 per cent of carbon emissions said …

Deere & Company executive serves on board of equipment manufacturers’ trade group Michael J. Mack, Jr., President Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division for Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based international trade group for …

Leading industry event, The Big 5, evolves to make business smarter, simpler and bigger An estimated US$915b worth of construction projects are expected to be undertaken in the GCC over the next two years, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE accounting for more than 75 per cent of that figure. …

-Precast Zone to be key part of inaugural event, co-located with the industry’s largest building and construction show – The Big 5 Leading precast concrete companies in the UAE and across the GCC have thrown their weight behind the inaugural Middle East Concrete (MEC) exhibition, being held alongside the industry …