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The market for exports of U.S.-made construction machinery closed out 2010 with a gain of more than 28 percent compared to the previous year, for a total of $16.4 billion dollars’ worth of equipment sold worldwide, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The AEM North American-based international trade …

SMOPYC, the International Show of Public Works, Construction and Mining Machinery, due to be held at the Zaragoza Trade Fair Center from 5 to 9 April 2011, promises to be an outstanding event. Efforts have been redoubled as regards the internationalisation of companies through intensive foreign promotion and the programme …

The Czech construction industry has been severely hit by the wider economic crisis experienced in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, gross domestic product contracted by more than 4%, and unemployment rose to more than 8% from 5.5% a year before. Fortunately, the economy began to recover in 2010, but the …

Stable trade and partnerships are the objectives of the visit UNIDO (United Nations) brings twenty-six Iraqi companies to Samoter The mission also includes an important government delegation For the first time, Unido – the special agency of the United Nations promoting economic and industrial development – is bringing delegation of …

The BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW in India – bC India – held 8 to 11 February 2011 at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai, exceeded all expectations: More than 22,000 visitors from 69 countries attended the first edition of the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines …

MB’s buckets will be on display in Pavilion 7, stand B9 and in demo area “F” MB S.p.A., the Vicenza-based company leader in the production and sale of crusher buckets, will be at the Samoter tradeshow, scheduled from March 2nd to the 6th in Verona. One of the most important …

Attendees at the upcoming CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2011 expositions have access to several safety and training-focused events being held in conjunction to the shows, providing added value to the show experience. These include: * Lift Safety Zone outdoor demonstration area * Crane and Rigging Conference with a Crane Operator Rodeo …

Samoter – the Triennial International Earth Moving, Site and Building Industry Exhibition – presents the broadest possible range of ideas and opportunities for the construction market. Record results at the previous edition: 106.857 operators of whom 95.488 Italian (+11.12% compared to 2005) and 11.369 international (+16.22% compared to 2005) and …

* Rehabilitation and upgrade of national roads DN14 and DN15A * Combined value of both contracts around € 106 million At the end of January, STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, signed the contracts to rehabilitate and upgrade national roads DN14 and DN15A in Romania. The combined value …

With China’s 12th Five Year Plan being released, a continued booming market can be expected. Companies wanting to benefit from the expansion in China’s demand for construction machinery can do no better than exhibit at – or at the very least, attend – BICES 2011. The year of 2010 witnessed …