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New 80 ton crawler from Link-Belt Link-Belt is introducing a new crawler crane, the 80 ton (72.6 tonne) capacity 138 HSL lattice boom crawler, American Cranes & Transport magazine has learned exclusively. The new 138 HSL is the next generation of the company’s 138 series H, HII and Hylab 5. Its tubular boom is 40 to 200 feet (12.2 to 61 m) while the optional angle section boom is 40 to 150 feet (12.2 to 45.7 m). Both use the . . . more | |||||
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 Mixed-use district for SingaporeUK-based architects Foster + Partners has won an international competition to design a sustainable mixed use scheme for Beach Road in Singapore. The scheme will occupy an entire city bloc . . . more |
| CRH and Cemex discussing US$ 4.5 billion deal CRH and Cemex are in talks that could lead to the sale of US$ 3.5 billion to US$ 4.5 billion of US and European Cemex assets to CRH. According to a statement from Ireland-based CRH, the b . . . more |
| New sarcophagus to cover Chernobyl France’s Novarka consortium - Vinci and Bouygues – has agreed a € 432 million contract to build a new sarcophagus around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The deal was signed by Ukra . . . more |
| New runway for Brisbane airport Australia's Government has approved construction of a second runway at Brisbane International Airport despite environmental concerns, according to the Brisbane Times. Approval for the AU$ . . . more |
| US$ 7 billion for Hanoi expansion The Vietnamese Government has announced ambitious plans to invest almost US$ 7 billion in expanding the capital, Hanoi, according to reports in local newspaper The Pioneer. The plan invol . . . more |
| Tower to top Burj Dubai Samsung Engineering and Construction is looking to build a new tower in the Middle East the height of which will top the Burj Dubai, according to local news agency Arabian Business. The S . . . more |
| New Link-Belt truck crane Link-Belt has introduced a new telescopic truck crane, the 75 US ton (68 tonne) telescopic truck crane, the HTC-8675 Series II. It replaces the HTC-8675 from 1996 and is one of the manufa . . . more |
 Liebherr’s wider harbour rangeA new model and upgrades to existing ones have been announced by Liebherr for its lightweight harbour crane range. In recen . . . more |
| All adds to transport fleet In the US All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has added 45 new Peterbilt tractors and trailers to its fleet. The company said it has built up its fleet of trucks and trailers for transport . . . more |
| Hiab double loader launch The Hiab Group has announced its highest capacity hydraulic loader series to date, along with another mid-range model designed for heavy duty applications. Target applications for the XS . . . more |
| MCG US expansion Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG) has broken ground on a US$7.4 million expansion to its Port Washington facility in Wisconsin, US. The 23,000 square foot (7,010 square metre) addition will hou . . . more |
| Aggreko Rapid growth of its international business and record investment in fleet helped boost Aggreko’s revenues by 33% to £317,5 million (€457,4 million) for the six months to 30 June this year. P . . . more |
| Cat Rental to adopt SmartEquip Cat Rental Stores is the latest major rental organisation to sign up to SmartEquip’s online aftermarket system. Caterpillar said SmartEquip will be used by its global Cat Rental Store net . . . more |
| Neil O'Brien to leave Speedy Speedy Hire’s long-standing finance director Neil O’Brien is to leave the company. Mr O’Brien, who joined Speedy as finance director in 1999, told the company that he intended to leave to pu . . . more |
| Coates Hire rejects higher bid Coates Hire in Australia has rejected an increased offer to buy the company from The Carlyle Group and National Hire Group. Coates said on 5 September that it had received a bid of A$6,29 . . . more |
| United shareholders to vote on sale Shareholders in United Rentals will meet on 19 October in Stamford, Connecticut, US to vote on the proposed sale to private equity company Cerberus Capital Management. United announced th . . . more |
| Lourdain: OEMs forced to consider rental Access equipment manufacturers may in future be forced to play a far greater, long-term role in the rental business because of the financial weakness of rental companies and the burdens bein . . . more |
| Doornbos orders 600 Aichi lifts Doornbos Verhuur in the Netherlands has ordered 600 new telescopic booms and electric scissors from Aichi Corp’s Netherlands subsidiary, Aichi Sales Office BV. The machines will be delive . . . more |
| Extend platform life says Appleton Access rental companies should extend the life span of machines to maximize the value of their businesses, said Kevin Appleton, chief executive of Lavendon, the world’s biggest access-only r . . . more |
 UpRight changes identityInstant UpRight is the new name for UpRight International, the Dublin-based manufacturer of aluminum access towers. The change further differentiates the company from the UpRight Powered Acc . . . more |
| Construction machinery exports up US-made construction machinery exports totaled $8.2 billion for the first half of this year, a 22% increase compared to January-June 2006, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) an . . . more |
| Demolition blast injuries Seven people were injured during the demolition of three concrete chimneys at a redundant pulp mill in Berlin, New Hampshire, according to news reports. The circumstances around the accident . . . more |
 Extec gains Queen's AwardThe Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, John Bather, presented Extec’s Andrew McManus (right) and Kauko Juuri, vice president of Sandvik Mobile Division, with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in . . . more |
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