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Fatalities rise in bridge collapse The death toll in the collapse of a bridge in southern China has increased to 64 after rescuers found 17 bodies in the rubble, a news report said. It is still unclear how many victims might still be buried under the wreckage of last Monday's collapse in the tourist town of Fenghuang, the report added. Many of those killed in one of China's worst building accidents in years were construction . . . more | |||||
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| New dam for Ghana This week saw work get underway on the US$ 622 million Bui Dam hydroelectric power scheme in Ghana. When complete the scheme on the Black Volta River will have a generating capacity of 400 M . . . more |
| Kuwait to fund Lebanon’s reconstruction The Kuwait Fund for Arab and Economic Development (KFAED) is to spend LBP 454 billion (US$ 300 million) on 30 projects in Lebanon as part of reconstruction efforts following the war with Isr . . . more |
| “Iron Silk Road" to start in September Construction of the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railroad - known as the Iron Silk Road - will begin with a ceremony in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on September 20 this year, according to a statement . . . more |
| Fire halts Shanghai WFC construction A fire at the Mori Building Co.'s 101 storey Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) has stopped work on what will be the world’s second-tallest skyscraper once completed in 2008. The blaz . . . more |
 Pipe layer revolution from VolvoVolvo Construction Equipment has launched a range of five pipe layers with lifting capacities from 20 to 150 tonnes. Unlike traditional pipe layers, which are based on tracked dozers, Volvo . . . more |
| Italcementi to expand in Kuwait Italcementi has announced plans to acquire a 51% interest in Kuwait’s Hilal Cement Company. The company will pay KWD 0.76 (US$ 2.70) per share for the stake, which values the company at US$ . . . more |
| Turnover leaps at Liebherr Liebherr has been toasting a successful financial year across all its sectors, not least the crane divisions which prospered from the booming construction industry. In the mobile cran . . . more |
 1,000th landmark for PotainPotain, part of the Manitowoc Crane Group, has celebrated delivery of the 1,000th unit of what it describes as one of the most successful self erecting tower cranes of all time. GTMR 386 . . . more |
| WRCA purchases Casar Wire Rope Corporation of America (WRCA) has acquired Germany-based Casar Drahtseilwerk Saar GmbH. The transaction was expected to close in late August. Casar is a leading European manufactur . . . more |
| Link-Belt amid plant expansion Link-Belt has announced a major expansion project that will add 90,000 square feet to its crane facility in Lexington, KY. The expansion, which represents a capital investment of more than $ . . . more |
| Sealift double deal Sealift, the parent company of marine lifting specialist the Dockwise group, will acquire the entire share capital of Offshore Kinematics Inc (OKI) and Ocean Dynamics LLC (ODL). The Comp . . . more |
| Southern's accident-free record Employees at Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane worked two million hours without a lost-time incident. The company’s safety department tracks the number of lost-time inciden . . . more |
 Anti-theft move by JCBJCB will fit immobilisers and vehicle identification devices as standard from November on construction equipment produced at its Rocester headquarters for the UK market. It said it is the fi . . . more |
| Cramo increases 2007 forecasts Cramo has revised upwards its financial forecasts following a strong first half of the year in all its markets, but particularly central and eastern Europe. It said sales for the full-yea . . . more |
 New Hewden leader of big accountsUK rental company Hewden has appointed Stephen Cormack to the position of head of strategic accounts. Mr Cormack, who comes to Hewden from US brewing company Coors Brothers, where he was . . . more |
 Bobcat launches logistics centreIngersoll Rand’s Bobcat subsidiary has opened its new European logistics centre, called Megacentre Puurs II, at Puurs in Belgium. The100000 m2 facility, owned and operated by the Fiege Grou . . . more |
| ModSpace forms storage alliance Modular Space Corp (ModSpace) in the US has formed an alliance with portable storage rental company Moveable Cubicle. The alliance will give ModSpace “priority access” to Moveable’s fleet . . . more |
| Skyjack to move into telehandlers Skyjack has agreed to buy Canadian telehandler manufacturer CareLift Equipment Ltd., based in Breslau, Ontario for an undisclosed sum. Skyjack says the Carelift products complement its own s . . . more |
| Trojan's maintenance free batteries Trojan Battery Company has introduced a line of “completely maintenance free” batteries for use in electric aerial work platforms and other compact equipment. The US company’s new Deep-Cy . . . more |
| Hogan to receive achievement award Former managing director of Snorkel’s operations in Australia and New Zealand, Ross Hogan, is to receive a Life Membership Award from the Australian Elevating Work Platform Association (EWPA . . . more |
| First demolition, then recycling New Zealand demolition contractor Nikau has signed a 10 year sub-leasing deal with Genesis Energy to use the site of the former Meremere power station in Waikato as a recycling centre. Nikau . . . more |
| People power stops C&D recycling Plans to carry out construction and demolition waste recycling on a site in West Lothian, Scotland, have been derailed following considerable opposition from local residents. The recycling f . . . more |
| Allied Gator patent award John R Ramon, president of US attachment manufacturer Allied Gator, has been awarded a US Patent (No 7,255,295) for his company’s multiple tool attachment system. The patent was awarded on 1 . . . more |
| Asbestos removal contract awarded Orpington, UK, based demolition and groundwork specialist H Smith (Engineers) has gained a long term asbestos removal contract from its home borough, the London Borough of Bromley, for work . . . more |
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