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U.S. exports of construction equipment continued to grow in 2011 and ended the first half of the year up 48 percent compared to January-June of 2010. Total construction machinery exports at midyear were $11 billion, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The off-road equipment manufacturing trade group consolidates …

Volvo Construction Equipment demonstrates its commitment to investing in young people through a long-running apprenticeship program at its factory in Hameln, Germany. When you walk through Volvo Construction Equipment’s factory in Hameln, Germany, it’s not unusual to see large groups of teenagers. That might be a strange sight at some …

Vibratory plate DPU 100-70Les: Strong performance on surfaces, precise detail Infinitely variable speed provides new ease of control and greater efficiency. (Munich) The DPU 100-70Les, with its 100 kN and up to 87 cm operating width, is one of the largest and most powerful walk-behind vibratory plates on the market. …

Celebrating 11 years of presence in the city on Bega, Timisoara, CAMEX 2011 brings a series of events – “business to business” conferences, dedicated to specialists in the field of constructions. The exhibition will take place between 6-8 October and the conferences are distributed for each of the three days: …

12th international specialised exhibition ROADS. BRIDGES. TUNNELS September 21–23, 2011 Mikhailovsky Manege (Winter Stadium) St. Petersburg, Russia Technical upgrade of the road infrastructure industry guarantees improvement of quality of construction, repair and maintenance of car roads, bridges and other transport infrastructure facilities. The Roads. Tunnels. Bridges exhibition is devoted to …

With an 11% growth in cement consumption in 2010 and a further 12% growth expected for 2011, cement producers in the countries of the former Soviet Union have been able to forget about the dramatic events of 2009, when there was a reduction of more than 20% in the consumption …

When tornadoes caused devastation to the lives of Volvo Trucks employees and their families, Volvo Construction Equipment came to the rescue armed with a Volvo EC210C excavator. In times of trouble, communities and families pull together. And that’s exactly what happened in the Volvo Group family when tornadoes ripped through …

The seventh APEX aerial platform exhibition takes place in Maastricht, The Netherlands, in four weeks time. From 14-16 September all the important suppliers of access equipment and decision makers of rental companies will come together at the MECC exhibition centre. International show“ We have the right to say that APEX …

Ernst van Hek has established a new trading company called Van Hek & Partner. His business partner, Austrian ing. Msg.(FH) René Stich, is responsible for sales management. The portfolio of the company includes the highly successful brands, Jekko, Power Tower, MEC and ATN. The new company, is exclusive dealer for …

CONGRESS IN APRIL 2012 WILL CONVENE WORLD-RENOWNED ENGINEERING EXPERTS INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE CANAL EXPANSION SITE VISIT The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress. Convening this Congress is an effort to share …