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Further growth forecast for Europe Strong growth in the civil engineering sector is expected to offset weakening residential construction to give further increases in construction output in Europe over the next three years. Gains in civil engineering are expected to help take average construction output growth in the 19 Euroconstruct* countries to around +1,7% per year until at least 2009, despite the slow down expected in the hous . . . more | |||||||||||
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| Sao Paulo subway collapse Construction of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s Yellow Line 4 (see iC October 2005) has been halted after the collapse of several concrete walls at Pinheiros Station on Friday 12 January. Witn . . . more |
 Metso re-organisesFinland-based Metso Minerals has announced the re-organisation of its business lines in an effort to make them more customer based. The construction sector will now have a dedicated division . . . more |
| Global infrastructure spending to rise Spending on infrastructure in emerging markets could exceed US$ 1 trillion in the next three years, according to a report by Merrill Lynch. In its recent Global Research Highlights . . . more |
 On-highway hybrid unveiledVolvo’s US subsidiary Mack Trucks has unveiled a prototype on-highway truck incorporating hybrid fuel technology. Developed for the US Air Force, the vehicle features the Volvo-developed Int . . . more |
| Heijmans buys M&E contractor Heijmans has acquired mechanical and electrical engineering contractor Burgers Ergon for € 70 million. Heijmans says the acquisition of this fellow Dutch company is an important step in its . . . more |
| Indian building collapse kills 10, injures 27 The collapse yesterday (10 January) of a four-storey building under construction in the up-market district of Civil Lines in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh State, India is thought to have killed 1 . . . more |
| GMK5095 new AT from Grove New from Grove is the GMK5095, a 95 tonne capacity all terrain mobile crane on five axles. It will have a seven section 60 m boom and a maximum tip height of 82 m with the optional 17 m swin . . . more |
 Heavy air transportVolga Dnepr, specialist in the movement of heavy and outsize air cargo, recently worked with Antonov Airlines, through the Ruslan International joint venture, to move a 65 tonne power house. . . . more |
| Kalmar acquires in the Balkans Cargotec’s container handling business, Kalmar, will acquire Tagros d.o.o., a Slovenia-based service company. Tagros offers maintenance services for container handling equipment and industri . . . more |
| Certex Norge to distribute Modulift Modulift has appointed Certex Norge A/S as its distributor in Norway. Certex Norge is the Norwegian subsidiary of Axel Johnson Group and carries the Certex brand. “Our reputation is built . . . more |
| Emeco boosts European heavy rentals Australian heavy construction rental company Emeco has acquired two Netherlands businesses, trading company Euro Machinery and its sister firm Euro Rental. Both were acquired from Euro Ma . . . more |
| Aggreko opens 'flagship' hub in UK Aggreko has relocated its central service centre for the UK at a new purpose-built facility in Doncaster. The company described it as “the flagship hub for Aggreko Europe - possibly even glo . . . more |
 New mowers from MakitaMakita has designed and manufactured in Japan a new range of six walk-behind and three riding mowers, which “…makes sure we’re in the [ground care] business,” said marketing manager Andrew H . . . more |
| ARA's Rental Show sells out The American Rental Association’s annual Rental Show – being held in Atlanta, US, on 8-10 February – has sold out and is scheduled to be the third largest in the exhibition’s 51 year history . . . more |
 Oshkosh begins JLG integrationOshkosh has reaffirmed its intention not to close any of JLG’s manufacturing plants and said it was its “strong intent” to appoint a new full-time president from within the current managemen . . . more |
| Genie to launch online training Genie Industries is about to launch online train-the-trainer and operator training materials for aerial platforms and telehandlers. The web-based program, which will be available through . . . more |
 Pega hoists rising on Burj DubaiCzech hoist manufacturer PEGA will soon add additional construction hoists on the massive Burj Dubai high-rise tower, to add to the four twin-hoists already running up to a height of 400 m. . . . more |
 MLE launches 75 ft atrium liftMan Lift Engineering (MLE), the US designer of special aerial platforms, has launched a new atrium lift to compete with the Teupen and Reachmaster/Worldlift Industries machines sold in North . . . more |
 J F. Hunt gains environmental awardUK demolition contractor John F. Hunt Group, headquartered in West Thurrock, UK, is the first company to receive a new environmental award in recognition of its care of the environment while . . . more |
| Terex to add new cone crusher Terex Finlay will use the bauma tradeshow in Munich in April for the formal launch of its new C-1540P cone crusher, currently in prototype, to allow the company to offer its customers what i . . . more |
| UK landfill tax concerns The UK’s National Federation of Demolition Contractors has issued a warning to its members and their customers to prepare for another steep rise in the cost of sending demolition debris to l . . . more |
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