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12th international specialised exhibition ROADS. BRIDGES. TUNNELS September 21–23, 2011 Mikhailovsky Manege (Winter Stadium) St. Petersburg, Russia Technical upgrade of the road infrastructure industry guarantees improvement of quality of construction, repair and maintenance of car roads, bridges and other transport infrastructure facilities. The Roads. Tunnels. Bridges exhibition is devoted to …

With an 11% growth in cement consumption in 2010 and a further 12% growth expected for 2011, cement producers in the countries of the former Soviet Union have been able to forget about the dramatic events of 2009, when there was a reduction of more than 20% in the consumption …

When tornadoes caused devastation to the lives of Volvo Trucks employees and their families, Volvo Construction Equipment came to the rescue armed with a Volvo EC210C excavator. In times of trouble, communities and families pull together. And that’s exactly what happened in the Volvo Group family when tornadoes ripped through …

The seventh APEX aerial platform exhibition takes place in Maastricht, The Netherlands, in four weeks time. From 14-16 September all the important suppliers of access equipment and decision makers of rental companies will come together at the MECC exhibition centre. International show“ We have the right to say that APEX …

Ernst van Hek has established a new trading company called Van Hek & Partner. His business partner, Austrian ing. Msg.(FH) René Stich, is responsible for sales management. The portfolio of the company includes the highly successful brands, Jekko, Power Tower, MEC and ATN. The new company, is exclusive dealer for …

CONGRESS IN APRIL 2012 WILL CONVENE WORLD-RENOWNED ENGINEERING EXPERTS INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE CANAL EXPANSION SITE VISIT The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress. Convening this Congress is an effort to share …

– Heterogeneous business performance in sectors of the industry – Total industry sales in 2001 higher than expected The mid-year business situation is highly diverse for companies in the German construction equipment and building material machinery industries. While some sectors are beginning to approach their record revenue levels of 2007/2008 …

Patiently working away and performing at consistent capacity. This is the everyday life of a piece of construction machinery. A modern construction machinery demonstration can follow this example – but it doesn’t have to. That the new models will cope well with professional company, was the mutual opinion of the …

Endurance, strength and precision are all qualities attributed to Volvo Construction Equipment machines. So it was only natural that Belgium’s Volvo dealer, VCM, should sponsor the UCI Trials World Cup – a sporting event that embodies these very characteristics. Volvo Construction Equipment’s Belgian dealer, VCM, has been supporting the sport …

INTERMAT, the international exhibition for equipment and techniques for the construction and materials industries will be held April 2012 in Paris. – The leading equipment exhibition in 2012 – A favourable global economic climate – European growth markets – Pre-INTERMAT – In 2012, Pre-INTERMAT becomes Pre-INTERMAT Prestige (new) – 2012 …