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German equipment sales grow +15% According to the latest estimates by the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), sales of German-built construction and building materials equipment will grow +15% this year to € 13,5 billion. These will comprise € 10,7 billion worth of construction equipment and € 3,5 billion of building material, ceramics and glass machinery. “The reason why the economic situation currently is so good is main . . . more | |||||
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| Rail construction scam probed China’s Ministry of Railways is investigating a newspaper report that claims fake materials have been used in the construction of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed passenger railway. The Chi . . . more |
| UN stops Gaza construction The United Nations (UN) has suspended the construction of homes, schools and an emergency sewage system in the Gaza Strip, blaming a shortage of building materials - a result of Israel’s clo . . . more |
| Road cartel fined SEK 461 million Stockholm’s District Court has handed out fines totalling SEK 461 million (€ 49,5 million) to a group of six companies found guilty of operating a cartel in the Swedish road building sector . . . more |
 Ecological tower for Siberia UK-based architects Foster + Partners has revealed its designs for an “ecological tower” in Siberia. Dubbed the Yugra Tower by local media, the mixed-use scheme will rise above the skylin . . . more |
| Bulgarian subway extension The first phase of extending the Sofia subway will start at the beginning of 2008 and is expected to finish by the end of 2011, according to a local news report. The tender for choosing a . . . more |
| Railway development in Ghana Ghana is progressing with the rehabilitation and expansion of its railway network system in order to prepare for the Trans-ECOWAS interconnecting railway project in member states, an on-line . . . more |
| Orders and acquisitions Cargotec’s marine cargo handling company MacGregor, has received ship crane orders valued around Euro 113 million (US$ 15 million). Some 278 ship cranes, with hoisting capacities between . . . more |
| Ritchie sale big in Dubai Cranes and late-model construction equipment attracted more than 600 registered bidders from 53 countries to Ritchie Bros’ multi-million dollar unreserved auction in Dubai, United Arab Emira . . . more |
| Dockside lifesaver The US government has released a factsheet designed to improve safety of container gantry crane operations at ports. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), part of the US D . . . more |
 Shuttlelift on the DreamlinerUS crane manufacturer Shuttlelift has delivered one of its mobile gantry cranes to Boeing Corp near Seattle for use in the assembly of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial passenge . . . more |
| Loxam moves into Scandinavia Loxam has made its first move into the Scandinavian rental market with the acquisition of Denmark’s biggest rental company, DNE-JJ, the company formed very recently with the merger of DNE Ma . . . more |
 Icelandic growth forecastThe high demand for houses, offices and infrastructure is giving Iceland’s construction equipment rental sector a huge boost, according to Hjalti Mar Bjarnason, CEO at construction equipment . . . more |
 Fork Rent commits to TerexUK construction equipment renter Fork Rent has signed a single-supplier agreement with Terex for site dumpers. The Ispwich-based company said it chose to exclusively rent dumpers from t . . . more |
 Ritchie enters RussiaVancouver, Canada-based auction company Ritchie Bros. opened its first Russian sales office in Moscow in June and sold its first piece of equipment in that country on 16 June. The sale, of a . . . more |
 All aluminium for AlbertSpecialist access company Albert in Metz, France has taken delivery from Barin in Italy of an under bridge access platform whose turret and boom assemblies are made entirely of aluminium all . . . more |
 Attachment increases boom utilityA new crane boom attachment for simultaneously supporting static and multiple “hot” lines during electrical utility work is available from Diversified Product Development in Waco, Texas. Its . . . more |
| Baccou-Dalloz becomes Sperian French personal protective equipment company Bacou-Dalloz has renamed itself Sperian Protection and is adopting a new logo. It will list on the Euronext stock exchange in Paris under the new . . . more |
| Genie's view on harnesses and scissors Genie Industries has made a clear statement on the use of harnesses with scissor lifts, stating that harnesses are not required in addition to the scissor's guardrails. Luke Webber, Geni . . . more |
 Under new managementThe European Demolition Association welcomed its new president at its recent conference held in the Spanish city of Bilbao, with Yves Canessa, currently with French demolition outfit DSD Dem . . . more |
 Landmarks for PerkinsAs well as celebrating its 75th year of engine manufacturing, Perkins Engines is also celebrating another milestone – the production of its 500,000th 400 Series engine. The unit, one of the . . . more |
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