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World's first zero carbon city Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to build what it claims will be the world’s first zero carbon, zero waste city. The 6 km2 city will be an integrated energy, science and technology community. Due to open at the end of 2009 it will be situated in the centre of the UAE capital. Developed by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a joint venture between the Massachuset . . . more | |||||
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| SIGIR: work progressing, corruption rife The latest quarterly report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), published at the end of last month, says that of the US$ 21 billion appropriated by the Bush A . . . more |
| Development of Island Paradise Dubai–based Emirates Hotels and Resorts is planning to invest US $253 million in a new project in the Seychelles to bolster its portfolio of luxury properties. The Emirates Group division . . . more |
 Imer expands in TurkeyThe Italian-based IMER Group, which manufacturers mortar spraying and conveying equipment, concrete truck mixers and batching plants, has opened a new production plant in Aksaray, Turkey. . . . more |
| IDB funds new dam The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of US $87.8 million for the construction of the “Baba dam,” at the confluence of the Baba and Toachi rivers between the cities o . . . more |
| Hanoi officials disciplined Twenty-one local government officials in Hanoi, Vietnam are due to face disciplinary charges over their failure to ensure the illegal construction of extra floors on high rise buildings in t . . . more |
| Nakheel to raise US$ 1.5 billion Dubai-based property developer Nakheel is to raise additional funding for future projects in the region. In a statement Nakheel said it is looking to raise US$ 1.5 billion in an Islamic l . . . more |
| Sarilar orders Liebherr crawlers Turkish heavy haulage and crane hire company Sarilar has bought a new Liebherr LR 11350 lattice boom crawler crane for its operations in Turkey and the Middle East. It has also ordered an LR . . . more |
| Washington passes crane safety bill Following a serious tower crane accident in autumn 2006, a crane safety Bill has been introduced and passed through the legislature in Washington State, US. Although a signing date has not y . . . more |
| Enter the IC50 now IC50 top crane owning companies 2007. If you have not already done so there is still time to submit information for INTERNATIONAL CRANES AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT magazine’s IC50 listing . . . more |
| Height for Hire boosts crane fleet Rental company Height for Hire is adding 11 new Maeda mini crawler cranes to its fleet across its depots in Ireland and the UK. The company, which claims to be Ireland’s largest supplier of . . . more |
| Cargotec strengthens in India Cargo handling equipment company Cargotec has acquired Bangalore-based Indital Construction Machinery, giving it a manufacturing presence in India. Indital produces container reach stacke . . . more |
| Spain sees big acquisitions The Spanish rental market has seen a flurry of major acquisitions in the last two weeks with the two big players – GAM and Euroloc – both adding substantial aerial platform operations to the . . . more |
| Volvo Rents growing on all fronts Volvo could open as many as four Volvo Rents locations in India this year as part of the global expansion of its rental business. Bud Howard, vice president of global development at Volvo . . . more |
| Send your IRN-100 form now! If you haven't already done so, please return your completed IRN-100 form as soon as possible. The second IRN-100 list of the world's largest 100 equipment rental companies will be publis . . . more |
| Cat dealer Foley chooses Result Caterpillar dealer Foley Inc has chosen Result Group's RentalResult software system for use throughout its dealer network. Foley has been a Cat dealer since 1957 and its territory comprises . . . more |
 Nationwide orders CTE Power TowersThe Lavendon Group has ordered 300 of the newly introduced Power Tower platforms from CTE UK, with the majority going to its Nationwide rental subsidiary in the UK. Nationwide will take deli . . . more |
| GAM buys Vilatel and doubles fleet GAM in Spain is to acquire Vilatel, the Spanish access rental company, and in the process double its fleet to around 8000 aerial platforms, propelling it into the ‘major league’ of aerial pl . . . more |
| Euroloc buys Nacanco Spain Spanish rental company Euroloc is to buy the Spanish operations of Nacanco, the Spanish-Italian access rental specialist. The deal – which is expected to be concluded by mid-May – will add 2 . . . more |
| IPS expands Eastwards UK-based access parts and service provider Independent Parts and Service (IPS) has linked up with Finnish aerial platform service company MN-Liftek to create an aftermarket business serving . . . more |
 New Oil & Steel GM reveals plansAndrea Certo, who assumed in late March the new position of general manager of Italian access manufacturer Oil & Steel, wants to rationalise the company’s product line while expanding its fo . . . more |
| Booming Europe fuels JLG backlog JLG increased its sales by 19.6% to US$707.09 million for the quarter to 31 March – 42% of Oshkosh’s total sales in the period – and reported continued strong demand for all its products in . . . more |
| Dubai to establish C&D recycling With the volume of C&D waste growing rapidly, Dubai Municipality is reported to be establishing a number of measures to deal with the problem of disposal. Currently construction waste is dis . . . more |
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