Four crane and transport experts to debate the challenges of working in oil & gas and petrochemical environments. Seventeen speakers slated for the one-and a half day conference in Miami, FL, November 12-13. The challenges of undertaking lifting and specialized transport projects in the oil and gas and petrochemicals industries …
Read More »Protective coatings market in Poland worth PLN 1.1bn
The value of the market of protective coatings for construction elements and structures in 2014 is estimated at about PLN 1.1bn. As the construction market is poised for slow growth in 2015, the protective coatings market is hardly likely to experience a revival. Companies selling proven products, such as STO, …
Read More »Why GCC education sector offers $90bn of opportunities for contractors
Ventures ME report reveals the huge investment being made across the region in the school, college and university building sector Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 06 October 2014 – GCC governments will spend more than USD90 billion on education-related construction projects by the end of 2014, according to The Big …
Read More »Logging on at the equator
Dragging timber-filled sledges through a tropical environment, an Indonesian contractor relies on a fleet of Volvo excavators to grapple with 200,000 tons of wood a year. Sumatra, western Indonesia, is the sixth largest island in the world with a 480,000km2 landmass and a population of 50 million. Its elongated shape …
Read More »European construction equipment industry on track with next generation of emissions-reduction technology, calls for balance between competitiveness and environment
Proposed EU exhaust emissions limits are strictest in the world Call for swift reading of the regulation in Parliament and Council Need to secure sufficient lead-time ahead of entry-into-force On September 25, the European Commission published its long-anticipated proposal for a revision of the directive 97/68/EC covering exhaust emissions reduction …
Read More »CONEXPO Latin America 2015 will feature comprehensive industry education
Quality targeted programs will help attendees improve their businesses Latin American Road Building Conference set CONEXPO Latin America 2015 attendees can take advantage of comprehensive industry-focused education while at the show, with a wide variety of CONEXPO-quality training sessions, seminars, professional conferences, and educational workshops. International and regional industry experts …
Read More »MOZAMBUILD 2015 International Building Materials & Construction Technologies Show
MOZAMBUILD 2015 – 3rd Mozambique International Building Materials & Construction Technologies Show Girassol Indy Congress Hotel, in Maputo, Mozambique 19-20 May 2015 www.mozambuild.com September 12, 2014 – Maputo, Mozambique – Organized in partnership with the Mozambican Federation of Contractors and the Brazil-Mozambique Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the third …
Read More »Honey, I shrunk the wheel loader
You’ve seen on TV how they make mega factories and gigantic machines – now a new online film shows how LEGO® Technic shrank a giant Volvo wheel loader into a miniature model. Watch the film ‘Behind the design’ With 1,600 individual pieces and the largest individual element ever created for …
Read More »Woodco Machinery strengthens SDLG network
Woburn, Massachusetts-based Woodco Machinery joins the SDLG dealer network, selling and supporting the complete lineup of SDLG wheel loaders Following the addition of four new dealer locations in Canada, the U.S. is also adding a further location offering SDLG wheel loaders. Woodco Machinery, based in Woburn, Mass., joined the SDLG …
Read More »Thousands of Industry Professionals in Attendance at BC’s Big Iron Showcase
Abbotsford, BC – The Pacific Heavy Equipment Show – BC’s Big Iron Showcase – took place the weekend of September 19th and 20th at TRADEX in Abbotsford. For the first time ever, the show was co-located with TRUXPO, Western Canada’s largest commercial trucking show. A variety of industry professionals went …
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