With a new name, new owner and a new commitment to customers, products and dealers, the new-look Terex Trucks remains committed to the long haul, says MD Paul Douglas. The newly-named Terex Trucks is committed to its customers, products and dealers, claims the company’s longstanding managing director Paul Douglas in …
Read More »SDLG smoothes the way in Borneo jungle
SDLG has delivered its first motor grader in Indonesia to a coal-handling operation in the heart of the Borneo jungle. Korean-owned electricity provider, PT KEPID Technology Indonesia, reports that it is pleased with the machine’s power, fuel efficiency and control. Korean Electric Power Industrial Development Co., Ltd (KEPID) is one …
Read More »CONEXPO Latin America holds successful exhibitor-information meeting in Santiago
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 …
Read More »Weak China demand offsets mature market growth in Volvo CE second quarter results
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 …
Read More »Heavy metal heats up in Germany
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 …
Read More »Hyundai Heavy Industries Construction equipment Annual Report 2013
Since 1985, Hyundai has been delivering construction equipment and industrial vehicles to customers around the world. Today, the company’s state-of the-art automated manufacturing facilities in Korea, China, India, and Brazil produce equipment that is sold and serviced through a global network of over 480 dealers in some 134 countries worldwide. …
Read More »Volvo reaches the Shillong Peak of efficiency
The two-lane Shillong bypass in Meghalaya, India, consists of 500 km of high altitude road, built with the help of Volvo equipment. Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in India and home to the tribal Khasis people of India. It is located 1,496 meters (4,908 …
Read More »Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery: joy and sorrow at mid-year
– Heterogeneous business performance in sectors of the industry – Total industry sales in 2001 higher than expected The mid-year business situation is highly diverse for companies in the German construction equipment and building material machinery industries. While some sectors are beginning to approach their record revenue levels of 2007/2008 …
Read More »SAMOTER 2011: Sustainability, Innovation and Safety Hallmark an Edition With an Attendance of Almost 100 Thousand
28th edition of the Triennial Exhibition closed 6th March SAMOTER 2011: SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION AND SAFETY HALLMARK AN EDITION WITH ATTENDANCE OF ALMOST 100 THOUSAND Signs of recovery in the sector earth moving, site and building industry machinery sector. An exhibition boasting a wealth of previews. Verona, 15 March 2011. Renewed …
Read More »Case Construction King Brightens Paris
The King is back, on the banks of the river Seine. On the evening of December 16th, CASE chose the fabulous setting offered by the City of Lights to launch its new T-Series loader backhoes. Journalists from all over Europe attended a spectacular dinner cruise along the Seine, admiring the …
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