Industry pioneers gather at high-profile Global Solar Leaders’ Summit to highlight the growing importance of solar solutions in the urban sector. Dubai, November 27: Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Energy & Industry, United Arab Emirates, the Global Solar Leaders’ Summit has been held at The Big 5 Solar …
Read More »Volvo CE’s Megaproject Listing: Building a New City from the Ground up
With Santa Cruz emerging as Latin America’s fastest growing powerhouse, Bolivia’s biggest city is struggling to control its exponential spread. Now a brand-new city is being built from scratch to ease the boom town’s accelerated urbanization. Volvo Megaprojects listing In the fifth episode of The Megaproject Listing, Volvo Construction Equipment …
Read More »European construction equipment industry show presence at bauma China 2018
bauma China in Shanghai has become a success story since its first event in 2002. In 2016, the total exhibition space of 300,000 m² was booked by 2,953 exhibitors from 41 countries. 170,000 visitors from 149 countries and regions have shown that bauma China has become the leading international trade …
Read More »bauma CONEXPO INDIA – The countdown has started – the trade fair is virtually booked out
Over 700 exhibitors from 25 countries Construction machinery market in India is booming Contest for fair visitors The flourishing construction machinery market in India is attracting a large number of exhibitors from all parts of the world to this year’s bauma CONEXPO INDIA, which will be held from December 11 …
Read More »THE BIG 5 SOLAR: Bringing Solar to Dubai’s US$279.4BN Urban Sector
After a successful launch edition in 2017, The Big 5 Solar will return under the Patronage of the Ministry of Energy & Industry, United Arab Emirates, to showcase solar energy solutions for the construction industry at Dubai World Trade Centre from 26-29 November 2018. As part of The Big 5, …
Read More »Five of the Remotest Cities in the World
Growing urbanization in some of the hardest to reach spots on earth can be difficult to manage, but for thousands of years humans have persevered and created incredible cities in the most out-of-the-way locations. Cities have historically been built around natural commodities, production and trade – usually in easy to …
Read More »Construction equipment sales continue to show modest growth in Q3 2018
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 1% in the third quarter of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, according to the UK equipment statistics exchange*. This continues the trend of a slowing rate of quarterly growth this year compared with 2017, …
Read More »The Visionaires Shaping our Future Cities
Did you know that cities account for three quarters of all global carbon emissions? Here we highlight the experts who are striving to create a cleaner and more socially responsible urban environment. According to the United Nations, by 2050, more than two thirds of the world’s entire population will be …
Read More »Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe appoints new Director for Material Handling Europe
Tessenderlo, Belgium – HCEE (Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe) announces the appointment of Peter Verbiest as the new Material Handling Director for the European market. With more than seventeen years of experience in the Material Handling business, both in general management and sales, Hyundai welcome Peter Verbiest who will further develop …
Read More »Training meets technology with new Simulation Zone at Plantworx
Simulation technology as a training tool is a proven concept in various professional fields – for example F1 drivers, pilots and astronauts have already benefited from simulation-based training for many years. It’s only recently that immersive technology has seen rapid growth within the construction sector. Advanced simulator development for construction …
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