A new star is making its debut in the marble quarry sector: a New Holland Construction B100C backhoe loader has been equipped with a support arm and chain cutter, mounted in place of the traditional backhoe, that offers a new ingenious, and simple method for cutting blocks of marble, which …
Read More »Tim Ford of Terex named ICUEE 2015 chair
Industry executives guide show strategic planning to meet industry needs Tim Ford of Terex has been named chair of ICUEE 2015 – The Demo Expo. He oversees the show’s volunteer management committee, a cross-section of utility construction leaders who direct show planning to ensure the show remains relevant for all …
Read More »Hyundai Packs a Punch at Hillhead with Two New Machine Launches
The Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe stand at the Hillhead 2014 event (24th – 26th June, Buxton Quarry, Derbyshire, UK) will feature nine machines including two brand new models; the new R125LC-9A midi excavator and the R430LC-9A crawler excavator. Hyundai is also planning live demonstrations in the quarry face demo area …
Read More »Roads and railways to liven up Czech construction sector
A number of construction projects in the civil engineering sector in the Czech Republic were launched in 2013 and this is expected to bare fruit in construction output from 2014 onwards. Much of the growth in the coming years is to come from the railway construction sector, which has seen …
Read More »€3.9bn from the EU funds to revive the Slovak construction market by 2015
Slovakia is to receive a total of €3.9bn from the EU for transport infrastructure construction for the period 2014-2020, which is an increase of more than €750m compared to 2007-2013. Of this roughly €850m is to go into rail construction and some €1.6bn into road construction. A further amount of …
Read More »Shanghai Calling – CEA to host UK Pavilion at bauma China
The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) in conjunction with UKTI has once again successfully organised a ‘high impact’ UK Pavilion at the forthcoming bauma China construction machinery, vehicles and equipment exhibition which takes place in Shanghai China from 25th – 28th November this year. The dedicated Pavilion is expecting to feature …
Read More »Construction Machinery 1/2014 – LECTURA guide with the longest tradition is now available!
You find 8 languages in one book: German, English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian and Chinese! The guide provides not only technical data but all relevant data for a well-founded valuation of used machinery over the last 10 years – the online version the last 18 years. 28 different …
Read More »Fun-run to support charity at IRE and APEX shows
Exhibitors and delegates to the APEX and IRE exhibitions will have the chance to raise funds for a deserving Netherlands-based charity through a 5 km fun-run to be held at the RAI convention centre on 26 June. The run, which will start at the RAI exhibition centre at 7.00am, is …
Read More »Squibb Group continue to invest in LiuGong machinery
Long established and well respected London based demolition contractors, the Squibb Group, have recently invested in more LiuGong excavators and wheeled loaders, which have been supplied by Construction Plant & Machinery Sales, who are the Portsmouth based UK dealers for LiuGong equipment. This latest order comes to fruition following the …
Read More »Dubai canal project barges into town
Detech Contracting is building part of the major Dubai canal project in the United Arab Emirates that will connect Jumeirah Creek to the Arabian Sea. After a post financial crisis wobble Dubai is once again the poster child of the Persian Gulf. Not only is it a glitzy ‘global city’ …
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