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323 exhibitors from 23 countries Growing mood of optimism International demand gathers pace Buyers expected from over 100 countries Real world and year-round virtual marketplace USETEC 2014 will take place this year in Cologne from 5 – 7 May. The organisers, Hess and Koelnmesse, once again expect buyers from over …

Samoter and Asphaltica breaking news A tour behind the scenes reveals what some of the major exhibiting companies will put on display Verona, 23 April 2014 – With just a few more days to Samoter and Asphaltica scheduled 8-11 May in the Verona Exhibition Centre, all exhibiting companies are hard …

Suomen Telakone Oy has been the Finnish importer of Hyundai construction machinery since 1998. The company has recently sold the very first R430LC-9A crawler excavator in Europe to rock crushing company Murskaus Rämö & Karén Oy, based in the Finnish town of Humppila, which is a ‘stone’s throw’ from Suomen …

Manuals’ new pictorial art aids safety awareness; pictorials available for download. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has updated its Roller Compactor and Directional Drilling Tracking Equipment Safety Manuals with new pictorial graphics that conform to ISO and ANSI standards and are included in the AEM Pictorial Database. The safety …

Carmarthenshire-based contractor E&TL Jones has taken a raft of new excavators in a deal that sees it shift its fleet focus to Hyundai machines. The Llandeilo Company has replaced the larger excavators in its 22-strong fleet with five new Hyundai machines. These include three R140LC-9A’s and two R160LC-9A excavators. Hyundai’s …

Between April 10th to 13th, ROMEXPO held five exhibitions whose subjects have complemented each other. Thus, for four days visitors have crossed the steps of: – CONSTRUCT EXPO – The international trade fair for construction technologies, equipment and materials – AMBIENT EXPO – International trade fair for products and systems …

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: PROCUREMENT TENDERS AND MEASURES TO SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY ON THE HORIZON  Monitoring the most significant measures and most interesting tenders in 2014. Market recovery by now close to 66%. Verona, 16 April 2014 – Railways and motorways, as well as renovation of school buildings and works in small …

Civil engineering and non-residential construction are the sectors most likely to drive Hungarian construction in 2014-2019. Thanks to the increasing number of civil engineering tenders, particularly in transport infrastructure construction and environmental protection-related construction, Hungarian construction output is to see steady growth in the coming years. According to a new …

This year sees the start of Slovenia’s new Cohesion Fund period 2014-2020 when the country will be able to access €3.25bn. However, this impressive figure is much less than the €4.2bn Slovenia received for investment in the period 2007-2013. Railway and industry construction may come to be one of driving …

Although the pace of growth on the Chinese market is slower than previous years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still predicting GDP there to expand by 7.3 percent in 2014. This positive picture is not without impact on the situation as regards applications to exhibit at bauma China, which …