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International construction show secures global recognition with over 12,000 visitors for its first year The construction event from dmg events (Doha) – The Big 5 Construct Qatar – has been awarded ‘Best International Show Middle East & Africa’ at the AEO (Association of Events) Excellence Awards 2019. The first edition …

South Africa is the second-largest economy in Africa. With its busy project pipeline and a big mining industry, Terex Trucks is strengthening its presence in this key market and reinforcing its commitment to customers to deliver reliable articulated haulers that get the job done. With the South African government prioritising …

Trime UK, one of the leading suppliers of environmentally sound LED lighting to the UK construction market, displayed three of their latest products at this year’s rail expo, Rail Live 2019. Their X-ECO BATTERY, X-CHAIN and X-CITY HYBRID units were open to inspection by members of the rail industry on …

The 4th biennial Plantworx Construction Machinery Show, incorporating Railworx, (11 – 13 June), hosted by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), fell victim once again to monsoon weather conditions. The show was blessed with a brief respite on the middle day of the event (Wednesday 12th June) – but the torrential rain returned …

Verona, 27 June 2019 – SaMoTer, the international exhibition dedicated to construction machinery, will once again promote technological evolution and research during the run-up to next edition scheduled at the Verona Exhibition Centre 21-25 March 2020. The closing date for entries in the 23rd Innovation Award is 28 October 2019. …

Global Roadbuilding Federation Advances Best Practices & Industry Solutions CONEXPO Latin America 2019 announces the co-location of the International Road Federation (IRF) 2019 Regional Conference on Asphalt Pavements at the exhibition, which is set for October 2-5 in Santiago, Chile. The IRF conference will be held October 3-4. IRF conference …

Plantforce Rentals is a leading construction equipment rental company headquartered in Somerset, with additional depots across the West Country and the Midlands.  The company owns a fleet of 93 Hyundai machines ranging from 6 tonnes up to 52 tonnes, which include loading shovels, crawler, and wheeled excavators.   Plantforce has recently added …

Changing technologies mean every company needs to stay ahead of the digital curve, but few go so far as inviting hackers to take over their systems. Yet Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) did just that. Volvo CE’s first hackathon ‘Hack Sprint’, a collaboration with Volvo Group Connected Solutions is a …

MILWAUKEE (June 17, 2019) – In conjunction with its year long 125th Anniversary celebration, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is issuing five $10,000 grants to non-profit organizations who partner with AEM member companies and/or their distribution networks to cultivate the next generation of the equipment industry’s workforce. “AEM is …

At Plantworx 2019, (East of England Arena & Events Centre, Peterborough), the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), launched the new CEA and HMG commissioned Sector Report. The launch was attended by Government officials, including Louise Scott, a representative from the Automotive Unit at BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), …