International Construction - May 2014 - page 5

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NEWS 6
Global construction equipment sales are forecast to
grow+5% this year.
BUSINESS 10
Holcim andLafarge’s ‘merger of equals’ would create
theworld’s largest cement and aggregates producer.
KHL.COM 13
Online video analysis of this year’sYellowTable ranking
of the 50 largest construction equipmentmanufacturers.
ICEF 15
Balfour BeattyCEOAndrewMcNaughtonwill speak at
theOctober 30–31 event inLondon.
ECONOMICOUTLOOK 17
Major opportunities exist across LatinAmerica,
particularly for infrastructurework.
REGIONALREPORT 21
ManyLatinAmerican governments are looking toPPPs
to finance their infrastructure schemes.
CONCRETE 31
Concrete equipmentmanufacturers are increasingly
getting involved in the planning stages of projects.
UTILITIES 41
Equipment designed for the utilities sector is becoming
evermore intelligent.
DEMOLITION& 49
RECYCLING
Specialist demolition excavators are becomingmore and
more flexible thanks tonewboom systems, while the
science of explosive demolition is advancing to ensure
this discipline still has a place in the industry.
APEX& IREPREVIEW 57
The International Rental Exhibition andAPEX
international access platform exhibition take place
together inAmsterdam in June, andboth events are
sell-out shows.
EQUIPMENT 63
BothKomatsu andHitachi have launchednewhybrid
excavators inEurope.
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