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With funding available of up to SEK 500,000 academic submissions are now being invited for pre-studies or similar projects that support the aims of the Construction Climate Challenge. Submissions are now being invited for funding of pre-studies or similar projects as part of the Volvo Construction Equipment-hosted Construction Climate Challenge. …

Alongside celebrating its 20th Anniversary at Hillhead, Hill Engineering launched two new products at the show – the new TEFRA Tilt Coupler and the new TiltRotate which made its world-debut at the event. The stand was exceptionally busy with some significant deals being closed across all three days! Hill reported …

CECE, the Committee for European construction equipment industry, has hired a new Secretary General as of the first of July. It secured the commitment of Sigrid de Vries, partner in the public relations agency Quick Communications, to represent the sector towards the EU institutions and manage the association’s Brussels office. …

Since 1985, Hyundai has been delivering construction equipment and industrial vehicles to customers around the world. Today, the company’s state-of the-art automated manufacturing facilities in Korea, China, India, and Brazil produce equipment that is sold and serviced through a global network of over 480 dealers in some 134 countries worldwide. …

In 2013, the CPA’s (Construction Plant-hire Association) Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group published a revised guidance intended to help industry reduce the risk of accident and injury when working with telehandlers.  Additional new guidance on suspended loads on the ‘Safe Use of Telehandlers in Construction’ has been written to give clarification on …

Wonju is a popular holiday destination thanks to its picturesque landscape, golf courses and woodland. The beauty is just not skin deep; the region also boasts mineral-rich ground and is a haven for extracting granite. Wonju is the capital city of Gangwon Province – the north-easternmost province of South Korea …

AEM announces exhibition staff leadership updates The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces a new CONEXPO-CON/AGG staff show director and related updates, as it promotes from within a strong staff for its roster of industry-leading trade exhibitions. Sara Truesdale Mooney has been named CONEXPO-CON/AGG show director, managing AEM’s flagship exposition. …

New app gives business owners and fleet managers deployment, maintenance and security information delivered to their iPad; helps contractors make educated business decisions based on information from the field. Turin, 2 July 2014 Further empowering construction companies to improve productivity, run more efficiently and decrease maintenance costs, CASE Construction Equipment …

Plantworx 2015 to hold ‘student afternoon’ to address the skills’ shortage and encourage more youngsters into the Construction Equipment Industry. On the final afternoon of Plantworx Construction Equipment Exhibition 2015 (12 pm – 4pm Thursday 4th June) the organisers of the event, in association with the CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association) …

Volvo Construction Equipment Region China has reached a milestone in its application solutions development, delivering the first ultra-long reach excavator to the market in June this year. Long reach excavators are extremely popular in Region China, used for deep excavation work, basement digging, slope stabilization, mining and marine dredging. Therefore, …