Press Release

Caterpillar Inc. & HUSCO International executives lead industry managing committee Philip McCluskey, System Product Manager for Caterpillar Inc., and Bob Mortensen, Chief Operating Officer for HUSCO International, have been named co-chairs of the 2017 IFPE exposition and will lead the triennial show’s management committee. IFPE is industry-led by volunteer business executives …

Inaugural 2015 exposition will bring world-class event to region CONEXPO Latin America conducted a well-attended and well-received exhibitor-information meeting recently in Santiago, Chile; construction equipment manufacturers and related industry companies learned details directly from show organizers about exhibiting at this world-class event that is bringing the unique CONEXPO brand of …

To make way for a new Metrodome stadium in Minneapolis, Volvo Construction Equipment has helped to demolish the old stadium in just four months. Built in 1982, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis has had a glorious career, hosting many famous events including a Super Bowl, two World Series, …

Sales down 9% in the second quarter, as improvements in North America and Europe fail to compensate for a slide in demand from China. Market growth in the mature markets of North America and Europe failed to offset a sharp downturn in demand in China, weighing on Volvo Construction Equipment’s …

Despite temperatures of over 1,000 degrees, a fleet of modified Volvo wheel loaders is keeping its cool at Detlef Hegemann’s molten steel mill in Northern Germany. Lying 60km south of the North Sea coast, Bremen – with a major port on the River Weser – is a city in northwestern …

With an impressive total of 17,559 trade visitors in attendance, this year’s Hillhead show, held from 24–26 June at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, once again underlined its status as the world’s premier event for the mineral products, construction and recycling industries. Around 450 of the world’s leading …

There was a positive response to the new Amsterdam venue for the APEX 2014 access equipment exhibition held on 24 – 26 June, with good visitor numbers and a busy feel to the event. More than 4400 people attended the eighth edition of the APEX exhibition – which was held …

The third International Rental Exhibition (IRE) in Amsterdam attracted a high quality audience of rental delegates including around 300 senior industry figures attending the European Rental Association (ERA) convention. The exhibition had 1035 attendees in total, a figure that does not include the 4400 attendees at the adjoining APEX aerial …

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 …