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 Calatrava unveils Chicago SpireUS-based architect Santiago Calatrava has unveiled designs for a slender, twisting, 160-story tower in Chicago, US for developers Shelbourne Development Group, Inc. The 610 m high Chicago . . . more |
 December Barometer - last chanceThe inaugural CE Barometer survey closes this Friday (15 December). The survey, which only takes one minute to complete, is a new initiative from Construction Europe designed to provi . . . more |
| Corus switches to CSN The board of Anglo-Dutch steel maker Corus has approved a takeover offer from Brazilian rival Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN). The UK£ 5,15 (€ 7,62) per share offer values the company a . . . more |
| AMEC to sell construction businesses AMEC has announced it is to sell off its built environment businesses in order to streamline the company and cut costs. According to a company statement, the restructured company will focus . . . more |
| Accident at Kárahnjúkar Dam Work at Iceland’s Kárahnjúkar Dam was stopped after a Chinese labourer working for Italian contractor Impregilo fell, 50 m down the dam wall and landed on a steel reinforcement rod. The m . . . more |
| KBR settles fraud allegations KBR has agreed to pay the US Government US$ 8 million to settle allegations of overcharging and irregularities. The charges refer to KBR’s billings to the US Army under a contract for logist . . . more |
| Frans van Seumeren back in business Former Mammoet CEO Frans van Seumeren is back in the industry. With Wout van der Zwan and Gerrit van Wingerden, van Seumeren has started RollDock, a new heavy lift shipping company based in . . . more |
| Liebherr to launch 300t crawler Under development at Liebherr-Werk Nenzing in Austria is a 300 tonne capacity crawler crane. The new LR 1300 will close a gap in the product line between the LR 1280 and the LR 1350 (280 and . . . more |
| Kobelco testing 550 tonne crawler On the test pad at Kobelco in Japan is a new lattice crawler crane with a maximum load moment rating of 6,000 tonne-metres. The 550 tonne capacity SL6000 is designed for world markets and . . . more |
| All Erection orders 150 new cranes All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. announced it has purchased 150 new hydraulic cranes ranging in capacities from 35 to 550 tons from Link-Belt, Grove and Terex. Deliveries will start in late . . . more |
| Rogers introduces new trailer Rogers Trailers has introduced a new specialized application trailer equipped to haul rough terrain cranes, excavators and other heavy equipment with little or no breakdown. Stretching ou . . . more |
 Celebrations at SpieringsSpierings, Netherlands-based manufacturer of mobile folding tower cranes, had a double celebration last Saturday 9 December. Leo Spierings, director, handed over the manufacturer’s 500th . . . more |
| Sunbelt-Nations merger 'going well' The integration of Sunbelt Rentals and NationsRent in the US is “progressing well”, according to Ashtead Group. The combination of the two companies’ computer systems was completed “ahead . . . more |
| Wood made MD at Andrews Sykes Paul Wood has been appointed managing director of Andrews Sykes Group, the UK based renter of heating/cooling equipment and pumps. His appointment follows the early retirement of Robert Stev . . . more |
| New Zealand's Hirequip sold New Zealand’s largest equipment rental company, Hirequip New Zealand Ltd, has been sold to private equity fund PES Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Pacific Equipment Solutions Ltd, for NZ$165 mi . . . more |
| UpRight to open big US facility UpRight Powered Access is to open a manufacturing facility in the US and could be producing booms and large scissors as early as the second quarter of 2007, said the company. Darren Kell, . . . more |
| Lasky goes as JLG sale closes Bill Lasky, JLG's president, chief executive officer and chairman, left JLG shortly after the sale to Oshkosh Corp was completed on 6 December. Charles Szews, Oshkosh executive vice presiden . . . more |
 Matilsa doubles production capacitySpanish manufacturer Matilsa will more than double its production capacity when it moves to a custom-built, 4500 m2 million facility near Zaragoza in March next year. The shift from its e . . . more |
| Boehler to chair A92.6 committee Skyjack’s director of product safety, Brad Boehler, has been appointed as chairman of the ANSI A92.6 sub-committee, which is responsible for the US standard for self-propelled aerial work pl . . . more |
| Custom CE-marks Hy-Brid scissor US scissor manufacturer Custom Equipment Inc said its HB-1030 model will be CE-marked for sale into Europe by February next year. The company is also planning to add a further model to the r . . . more |
 Pegson solution for CEWA Terex Pegson Metrotrak HA mobile crusher is to enhance the recycling capabilities of UK processor CEW Recycling Group. Based in the the north west of England, CEW processes some 75,000 . . . more |
 Rockster launches RS83 screen boxAustrian mobile crushing solutions provider Rockster has announced the launch of the RS83 screen box, which can be used with its tracked R900 impact crusher. The new screen box weighs 1.9 . . . more |
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