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Burj Dubai reaches 100 storeys Property developer Emarr Properties’ iconic Burj Dubai has hit the 100 storeys mark, rising to a height of 347.3 m in the process. The Burj is only the sixth building in the world to reach 100 storeys, the others are the Sears Tower, Chicago, US (110), the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea (105), the Empire State Building, New York, US (102), the Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan (101), and . . . more | |||||||||||
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| Dubai skyscraper fire injures 57, kills two A fire at a 37-storey tower under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has injured 57 and killed two men, according to local news agencies. The fire, in the Fortune Tower, pa . . . more |
| Cat calls for climate change action Caterpillar has joined a group of US-based businesses to campaign for a mandatory emissions reduction programme to address climate change. The group – known as the US Climate Action Partn . . . more |
 Hyder Consulting's 150th anniversarySydney Harbour Bridge, The Mulberry Harbours, Tower Bridge, London and the Burj Tower, the world's tallest building currently under construction in Dubai, are among the contenders in a websi . . . more |
| Rinker buys US materials company Australian building products company Rinker Group has purchased US construction materials firm Walling Sand & Gravel for an undisclosed sum. In a statement on its website Rinker said Wall . . . more |
| Bulgarian highways to start Bulgaria’s Lyulin highway is expected to begin construction at the end of this month (January), reports Bulgarian news agency BTA. Announcing the start of construction, Vesselin Georgiev, . . . more |
| EBRD loan for Ukraine's M06 motorway completion The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to loan Ukraine € 200 million to complete rehabilitation of the final 427 km stretch of the M06 motorway. The loan will be o . . . more |
| Maxim announces share repurchasing Maxim Crane Works Holdings Inc. announced Monday, January 22, that it has completed its analysis of strategic business alternatives, which it announced last summer. According to a compan . . . more |
| Two turbine contracts for A2Sea Offshore wind turbine installation specialist A2Sea has won two turbine installation contracts. One of the contracts is for A2Sea, headquartered in Denmark, to supply its Sea Energy lifti . . . more |
| Falcon gets prohibition notice UK tower crane rental house Falcon Crane Hire has been served a notice requiring it to show that its tower cranes are safe to use. The prohibition notice, issued on 17 January by the Heal . . . more |
| Tiong Woon sets up in Saudi Arabia Heavy lift and transport specialist Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (TWC) has gained a licence to operate a 100% foreign-owned company in Saudi Arabia. The new wholly-owned subsidiary, TW . . . more |
 FG Wilson's 1000 kVA rental setFG Wilson has introduced a new 1000 kVA generator set to its range of products for the rental market. The unit, powered by a Perkins 4000 engine, has a full rental specification, including l . . . more |
| Merlo adds five new Rotos Merlo has launched five new ROTO slewing telehandlers to replace the existing K and KS series. The new models share the new cab and boom design used on other recent Merlo products. Four o . . . more |
 A-Plant's €0,76m theft investment UK rental company A-Plant has placed an order worth £0,5 million (€0,76 million) for anti-theft equipment from Enigma Vehicle Systems plc. The system uses GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) . . . more |
| Free massage with your rental An Australian party and events rental company is holding monthly ‘stress-free days’ where customers receive a free 15 minute massage as they plan their events and order equipment. “We se . . . more |
 Europeans in force at Rental ShowEuropean machines will be more in evidence than ever before at this year’s ARA Rental Show in Atlanta, with the usual presence of Haulotte Group and Niftylift augmented by machines from Dino . . . more |
 Terex Franna debuts in ChinaSeen for the first time in China at the Bauma exhibition in Shanghai late November was this 20 tonne capacity Australian-built Terex Franna AT20 articulated pick and carry crane with personn . . . more |
 Austrailan renter buys Barin AB 22Australian rental company Lincoln Hire Ltd has taken delivery of the pictured Barin AB 22/B2T underbridge inspection platform mounted on a 4-axle Scania P420 LB chassis. The platform, which . . . more |
| Skyworks gets 100000th JLG boom New York state rental company Skyworks Equipment Rental has won a special private auction among authorised JLG dealers for the 100000th boom lift produced by JLG in North America. JLG Ind . . . more |
.gif) Harbour demolition gets underwayDemolition of buildings at a former shipyard at Ragensburg harbour, Germany is gathering pace following the delivery of a new JCB wheeled excavator to the site. The former Hitzler Shipyard i . . . more |
 Liebherr in controlLiebherr has developed a new electronic control system for its demolition excavators that will be integrated into all the company’s C Series models. The Liebherr Demolition Control (LDC) . . . more |
 McCloskey adds new volume screenThe new S190 tracked screener from McCloskey International is a vibratory flatdeck screening system designed for high volume production. It features a 5 ft (1.5 m) by 30 ft (6 m ) ‘high e . . . more |
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