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For many years, Russian producers of building machinery have allocated insignificant amounts for research into, and development of, new kinds of equipment and improvements to the existing product range, mostly because of the limited financial potential. Limited productivity and high running costs have stunted the competitiveness of Russian machinery, not …

An agreement was signed today between Veronafiere-SaMoTer and Unacea to promote and support of the Italian construction machinery industry. The sector boasts 200 companies and turnover of more than 2.5 billion euros. SaMoTer 2017: focus on the management and prevention of environmental emergencies through man-machine interaction, sustainability and bureaucratic simplification. …

Volvo Construction Equipment has been awarded a SEK 59 million grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to develop new technology connected to electromobility which could transform the construction equipment industry. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has teamed up with its customer Skanska Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency and two Swedish …

Skills shortages, planning restrictions and the need for cultural change were the key topics arising from a high level debate attended by leading voices from around the industry, as UK Construction Week’s expert advisory panel met for the first time. With momentum behind the exhibition building exponentially, the advisory panel …

Volvo construction equipment is working at the Túnel do Marão project – one of the largest road tunnels in the Iberian Penninsula. Towering at a height of 1,415 meters above sea level, Portugal’s sixth largest mountain, the Serra do Marão, presents a considerable natural obstacle between the country’s second city …

Volvo Construction Equipment is hosting a Construction Climate Challenge summit in Sweden next week, where leading industry representatives, academics and interested stakeholders will gather to discuss the challenges of achieving sustainable construction. The Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) initiative promotes sustainability throughout the entire construction industry value chain and provides much-needed …

UK Construction Week, the biggest trade event the construction industry has seen in years, in association with BRE is asking professionals from all built environment sectors to take part in its BIM survey – rewarding those who take part with the chance to win two tickets to the Ashes this …

As China braces for an economic slowdown, its top economic planners are already setting the stage for the next period of development and bringing China closer to the goal of establishing a “establishing a moderately well-off and harmonious society”. China’s off-highway vehicle industry faces weak demand at home and abroad …

Preparations for the inaugural UK Construction Week are gathering momentum as the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) pledges its support as official event partner for the exhibition. Steeped in heritage, RICS is a trusted and authoritative voice within the land development and management industry. Promoting and enforcing the highest …

East Africa is on the rise. Great infrastructure and construction projects, financed by private and public investors, brighten the future for the East African region and make the region as attractive as never before. “The vibrant East African construction sector is poised for long term growth. This is largely due …