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During the yearly Construction Equipment dealer conference, at the European headquarters, a brand-new look for the A-series machines was revealed by the HCEE management team. The new Stage V compliant A-series machines, which includes wheel loaders and excavators, will now adopt a ‘fresh’ new colour combination – and the traditional …

Research provides updated mapping of the construction machinery fleet in the decade 2008-2018 Verona 4 November 2019 – Users indicate that innovation is one of the main driving forces in the purchase of new construction machinery: the key requirements are efficiency and green content in terms of emissions and noise. …

Registration open until the end of February Demand even higher than for the previous event Trade fair venue in Shanghai expected to be fully booked again With around one year to go before the start of the trade fair, preparations for bauma CHINA are progressing at full speed. The 10th …

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market fell by 7.4% in the third quarter of the year, compared with the same quarter in 2018. This follows falls of 1.2% in Q1, and 5.4% in Q2, resulting in sales in the first nine months of the year …

The tool, equipment and compact plant hire industry continues to go from strength to strength following reports from the organisers of the Executive Hire Show 2020 (5-6 February Ricoh Arena, Coventry). During the annual exhibitor ‘Kick-Off’ meeting, at the Show’s established home at the Ricoh Arena, which took place on …

The bi-annual CECE Summit on 16th and 17th October again gathered over 170 attendees of business-leaders, EU decision-makers, partner organisations and journalists to discuss the most relevant challenges of economic, environmental and social sustainability in today’s digital construction industry. In his welcome speech Enrico Prandini, CECE President, focussed on the …

Estimates analysed by the SaMoTer-Prometeia Outlook in October Verona 17 October 2019 – Investments in the construction sector continue to grow, driven by the resumption of public works. While overall value in Italy in 2018 came to 139 billion euros, an increase of 3.5% is expected by the end of 2019 …

Now in its third edition, The Big 5 Construct Kenya is free to attend and runs from 5 – 7 November 2019 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The event also features free education opportunities for construction professionals across all three days, where they can receive industry recognised certification. …

31st edition of the event scheduled at Veronafiere 21-25 March 2020 Liebherr and Wacker Neuson return after the last attending the trade fair in 2011. Confirmations from Bobcat, Doosan, Eurocomach, Hidromek, Hyundai, Komatsu, Sany, Takeuchi, Venieri and Yanmar Important returns and confirmations among machinery builders, with larger show areas in …

As part of World Green Building Week (WGBW), Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) looks at the most impressive green buildings from around the world – and asks what exactly makes them so sustainable? WGBW organizers World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) defines a ‘green building’ as a building that, in its …