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With high demand for smaller-capacity wheel loaders in India projected to continue, SDLG has added the compact L936 and L946 to its product line. SDLG has launched two new compact wheel loaders in India at Excon 2017, the country’s largest construction equipment trade show. The 3-ton-rated L936 and 4-ton-rated L946 …

The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) recently met the experts at Volvo CE to discuss how technology and environmental change are shaping the future of the industry. The visit to Sweden this month of the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE), the recognized organization representing and promoting European construction …

The latest episode of ‘The Megaproject Listing’ takes viewers to the northernmost city in Sweden, Kiruna – where the city is on the move. Kiruna is relocating three kilometers east to ensure it does not collapse into the expanding mine it grew up around. ‘Moving a City’ tells the story …

Abbotsford, BC – The team behind Western Canada’s largest trucking and logistics show today announced details for TRUXPO 2018: the 16th edition of this bi-annual show returns May 11-12, 2018, to TRADEX in Abbotsford with a new focus on trucks for all trades and expanded features for attendees and exhibitors …

  With seven months still to go until Hillhead 2018 opens its doors next June, the organisers have announced that the show’s Main Pavilion is now officially sold out. With 97% of outdoor space already allocated and stands also selling quickly in the recently extended Registration Pavilion, companies interested in …

CEA’s Senior Technical Consultant, Malcolm Kent, turns the spotlight on the rise of the Low Emission Zone in the UK and Europe. A patchwork quilt of low-emission zones By now, pretty much everybody in the industry will be aware of the London Low Emission Zone but awareness of the others …

UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment remain buoyant in 2017, showing a 21% increase in the first 9 months compared with 2016. UK imports of equipment also remain strong, showing a 12% increase in the first 9 months of 2017 compared with 2016. This reflects increased demand in the …

The largest construction event in the Middle East gathers industry experts, and thousands of innovative and sustainable products from around the globe to support Dubai Plan 2021 and the UAE Vision 2021. Sunday, November 26, 2017 — His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum officially inaugurated Middle East’s largest …

Demographic change, too few women on jobsites, lack of engineers, fierce competition, little interest in STEM disciplines, a bad image of the sector and growing demand for digital skills are the biggest challenges in the construction and equipment sectors. “CECE is determined to address the skills gap by providing a …

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Volvo Group headquarters where they saw some of the company’s latest innovations – including the prototype, fully-electric EX2 compact excavator. The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the French President Emmanuel Macron signed a strategic partnership between their …