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 SOM to design new tower in AustriaSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been commissioned by Roadpark Verwaltungs to design a 28 storey, 137 m high tower in Wörgl, Austria. The structure, which matches the height of the Steph . . . more |
| US$ 100 million for Brazil's roads The World Bank has approved a US$ 100 million loan to the State of Bahia in Northeast Brazil in a bid to “increase the effective use of the State’s road infrastructure as a way to stimulate . . . more |
| Options scandal claims KB chairman Bruce Karatz has resigned as chairman of KB Home, one of the largest house builders in the US, following an investigation into the company’s past stock option scheme. Richard Hirst, the comp . . . more |
| Hochtief sells Aecon stake Hochtief has agreed to sell its 43.3% stake in Canadian construction group Aecon for CA$ 104 million (US$ 92 million). The shares will initially be bought by a syndicate of underwriters led . . . more |
 NCC names new CEONCC has named Olle Ehrlén as its new president and CEO, effective from 12 February next year. He is currently the company’s deputy CEO and president of its largest business area NCC Construc . . . more |
| US-led Iraq reconstruction to stop Several US Democratic Party senators are looking to reverse the surprise decision to close the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) on 1 October 2007. . . . more |
 Online CraneMarket launches todayIC publisher, KHL, today launches a new web site for buying and selling used cranes, transportation equipment and related products and services. CraneMarket is supported by KHL lifting magaz . . . more |
| New rental division at Bigge Bigge Equipment has established a nationwide sales and rental operation for remote-controlled hydraulic gantries and computer-controlled strand jacking systems. Eddy Kitchen has been hired t . . . more |
| Liebherr launches derrick crane New from Liebherr in Germany is the 200 DR 5-10 derrick crane for dismantling tall tower cranes. Maximum load moment is 200 tonne-metres and maximum radius is 25 m. As standard it can hoi . . . more |
| Upperline to sell Nenzing crawlers Upperline Equipment Co. LLC is a new company formed to distribute Liebherr crawler cranes and other products built at Liebherr-Werk Nenzing in Austria. Upperline will sell the Liebherr pr . . . more |
| Take the rental rates survey Crane rental companies are encouraged to participate in the annual Rental Rates Survey now being conducted by our sister publication, International Cranes and Specialized Transport. The surv . . . more |
| Spain still on a high Rental companies are continuing to invest in equipment in Spain, but a slowdown in the booming Spanish construction/building sector is widely anticipated. Jose Ignacio Echazarret, direct . . . more |
| Coates builds mining rental fleet Coates Hire in Australia has significantly boosted its heavy mining and civils equipment rental business with the A$70 million (€42 million) acquisition of Allplant Pty Ltd, the rental divis . . . more |
| RentEX back in Maastricht in 2008 The third RentEX exhibition – a pan-European event targeted at the equipment rental market – will be held in Maastricht, The Netherlands on 17-19 September 2008. Organised by Industrial . . . more |
| Result Group wins big orders Result Group has won two significant rental software orders, with US-based Volvo Rents choosing the rentalresult system in October and now Wolseley UK investing in Result for its expa . . . more |
 Ford highlights Genie prioritiesTim Ford, the successor to Bob Wilkerson as president of Genie Industries - Terex’s aerial work platform division - told Access International his main priority would be to prepare Genie for . . . more |
| Lavendon to buy Gardemann Lavendon Group is to buy German access rental company Gardemann for €46 million in cash and new shares, subject to shareholder approval. Lavendon already owns the Zooom rental business in Ge . . . more |
| Ramirent buys Finland's Lainavaline Finnish based renter Ramirent has boosted its aerial platform rental operations in Finland with the acquisition of Lainavaline HS Oy, including its sister companies Lainavaline NKP and VIP-L . . . more |
 Christmas 'switch-on' startsOne of the traditions of the Christmas season is rental companies supplying aerial platforms to put up Christmas decorations. It seems to arrive earlier every year - this SGB Powered Access . . . more |
| NSG creates Pop-Up company NSG UK Ltd has created a separate company, Pop-Up Products Ltd, to manufacture and sell the Pop-Up scissor lift and other aluminium access equipment previously marketed by NSG. Paul Galla . . . more |
 Rivners takes Komatsu PC450Swedish contractor Rivners AB is the first European customer to have taken delivery of a Komatsu PC450-7 high reach demolition rig with a 27 m (88.6 ft) boom. It is now working on its first . . . more |
 Skillins selects DoosanUK demolition contractor Skillings Crushing, based in Rossendale, Lancashire, has taken delivery of a Doosan Solar DX420LC tracked excavator from local dealer PlantLink. The machine joins ei . . . more |
| Greenstar expands waste handling Republic of Ireland-based waste management specialist Greenstar has opened a new €25 million (US$31.4) automated materials recycling centre in Ballycoolin, County Dublin. The new Millennium . . . more |
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