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The excavator market has soared in recent years thanks to growing urbanization – with 2018 set to mark a record high. But what happens next? Volvo Construction Equipment’s Vice President of Excavator Business Platform Sungmo Yang discusses three market shifts set to impact the future of excavators. Excavators are big …

The National Heavy Equipment Show is getting ready for another edition, with dates being announced for March 28 and 29, 2019 at the International Centre in Mississauga. Coming on the heels of its 20th anniversary in 2017, the biennial event features cutting-edge products and big machine displays from the leaders …

The last day of this year’s Euro Mine Expo highlighted, among other things, an outlook of the future with a speech of Jan Moström, CEO of the Swedish mining company LKAB and a morning meeting focused on how to become a supplier to the mining industry. Day 3 of Euro …

Volvo Construction Equipment will be among the first in the world to trial 5G mobile technology as part of a unique collaboration with mobile operator Telia Company. The Telia journey to 5G Partnership Program represents a new era of digital innovation and aims to provide a select group of industry …

It has been said, We are what we repeatedly do. Workers do not purposely disregard safety rules and warnings, but it is easy to get distracted, to become complacent, even with training. Technology aids are great, and product engineers work hard to design out hazards, but safety awareness is the …

During the first day of Euro Mine Expo, Mikael Damberg, Swedish Minister for Industry and Innovation, agrees with Boliden’s CEO, Mikael Staffas, about the important role of mining in the conversion to reduced fossil emissions and more sustainable societies. “The Nordic countries has a large part of the raw materials …

Euro Mine Expos opens on June 12th in  Skellefteå, Sweden, with trade fair, conference, open sessions, delegates from about 30 countries and several of the major mining companies in place. “It’s important that Euro Mine Expo is not just a trade fair. The conference section, with lectures and seminars, deepens …

The Manitou Group, a world leader in rough-terrain handling, has won the “Digital au service de l’efficience RH” prize at the 5th Digital HR Team awards. This distinction rewards the Group for its deployment of HR tools over the last six years. Organized by the “club OGT” and the “groupe …

CECE and most of the major European construction industry associations have joined forces to draft and agree on “The European Construction Industry Manifesto for Digitalisation”, which is released today. The Manifesto calls for strong political leadership from the EU, an appropriate regulatory framework on data policy and budgetary focus on …

HCEE (Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe) announces the appointment of Agnieszka Kilshaw as new Spare Parts manager for the European market. She will be in charge of the complete parts organization, both for the Construction Equipment and Material Handling business units. Agnieszka brings 13 years of experience in Parts Sales. She …