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Family-owned Civil Engineering company, PF Murphy & Son’s, based in Banbridge, County Down has added a brand new 36-tonne R936 Compact Liebherr excavator to its fleet. The new two-piece boom Liebherr is a specialist model and is the largest compact crawler excavator of its kind and is the very first …

Sixteen winners in the various competition categories, plus a design award Verona, 24 February 2023 – Hybrid or electric machinery developed for earth moving and various applications in the hoisting/lifting world. Technologies that improve operator safety and comfort are aspects that can make all the difference on construction sites all …

Plantworx 2023 (13th- 15th June 23, East of England Arena, Peterborough) will provide a platform for start-ups engineering the future, connecting them to some of the UK’s most influential companies, potential investors, and media. The BIG Ideas Zone at Plantworx will be a hotspot for the industry’s newest and brightest rising stars. …

Verona, 17 February 2023 – Digitization is a fundamental tool for tackling the future, because it means decisions can be based on facts. However, meetings and training opportunities are essential for it to spread in the construction by outlining the advantages even to the most reluctant entrepreneurs. These considerations emerged …

The 16th annual Executive Hire Show took place on February 8th & 9th at the Coventry Building Society Arena. This year’s event comprised 150 exhibitors, with 32 companies making their show debuts. The Show also boasted a record number of visitors, with a bullish feel to the event on both …

MILWAUKEE – If you have been working around construction equipment you have probably heard of the “Equipment Triangle,” a philosophy that is one of the fundamental tenets of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). The theory behind the equipment triangle is that all transactions between end users, distributors, and …

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment continued to show very strong growth at the end of 2022. Sales in Q4 were 20% above the same quarter in 2021, and as a result, sales for the full year were 2.9% above 2021 levels, reaching 37,400 units. As reported in previous …

The manufacturers of construction equipment with production in Germany are showing themselves to be virtually unimpressed by the current crises. A strong year-end spurt enabled them to increase turnover by three percent in real terms for 2022. Frankfurt am Main, February 9, 2023 – The mood among customers is largely …

European construction sector stagnates for the time being German construction industry senses further headwind Significant decline in apartment construction in Germany The ifo Institute presented the results of the industry outlook for the German and European construction sector in the period up to 2025 during the BAU consultations. BAU, the …

AMPS announce the appointment of David Oates as Director General for the association. AMPS is the trade association and industry voice for the UK’s world-leading diesel and gas-engine power generating sector. David’s role will seek to raise the profile and broaden the scope of the association both in the Power …