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Leighton invests in Al Habtoor Leighton Holdings is merging its operations in the Arabian Gulf with Dubai-based Al Habtoor Engineering. The deal will see Leighton Holdings invest about US$ 707 million for a 45% stake in Al Habtoor as it expands in the lucrative Gulf construction market. Commenting on the proposed deal, Leighton's chief financial officer, Scott Charlton, said he was "delighted to be aligning the Leighton G . . . more | |||||
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 World’s first private spaceportA Foster + Partners and URS team has won an international competition to build the first private spaceport in the world - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority Building. According to a spok . . . more |
 Grand pyramidNederland-based architect Rem Koolhaas is to head an international jury to choose an architect for Germany’s 578 m high Grosse Pyramide, or “A Tomb for All People”, in Dessau. Mr Koolhaas . . . more |
| High-rise go-ahead Despite opposition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) the Czech Government has given the go-ahead to a series of high-rise buildings in the ca . . . more |
| Pakistan bridge collapse The death toll following the collapse of a road bridge in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday (August 1) has now risen to six, according to rescue workers at the scene. An investigation into th . . . more |
| Murray & Roberts sales leap Murray & Roberts, South Africa’s largest contractor, saw its revenues rise +61% to ZAR 17.9 billion (US$ 2.48 billion) in the financial year to the end of June. Its operating profits doubled . . . more |
| CRH acquires all of Cementbouw CRH has acquired the 55% it did not already own of Dutch materials producer Cementbouw. The cost of fully acquiring the company is put by CRH at € 184 million. Cementbouw had sales of € 2 . . . more |
| ZPMC aids Canadian expansion A Canadian port has purchased Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company’s (ZPMC) 1,000th crane. The 65 tonne lifting capacity ship-to-shore container crane is the 13th of its type to be ins . . . more |
 Fibre rope breakthroughA new offshore winch, designed to give fibre rope longer life, will revolutionise deepwater lifting, according to its Norwegian manufacturer. Cable handling company Odim ASA has won a con . . . more |
 Bromma spreads eastSwedish crane spreader manufacturer Bromma Group has an order to supply 44 units to the Middle East. Seven STS45 separating twin-lift ship-to-shore spreaders and 13 Marathon twin-lift YTR . . . more |
 New management at MCGManitowoc Crane Group (MCG) has appointed a new global product manager to its crawler crane division. Mike Wood took over the position from Raman Joshi on 1 September and will oversee pro . . . more |
| Cramo signs Russian joint venture Finland's Cramo has entered a joint venture with Russian crane rental company ZAO Rentakran that will see Rentakran renting general construction equipment to its customers from its three exi . . . more |
| Jacob bows out at United Rentals Bradley Jacobs, founder and chairman of United Rentals, retired from the company on 31 August. He served as chairman since he co-founded United Rentals in 1997. Mr Jacob’s departure comes . . . more |
 GE appoints head of UK plant hireAndrew Way, former managing director of GE Equipment Services Plant Hire and TLS Vehicle Rental in the UK, has been appointed general manager of GE’s Oil & Gas Services business in Florence, . . . more |
| India's Quipo invests in telecoms Indian construction rental company Quipo, part of the Srei Group, plans to raise US$100 million from private equity funds early next year, with two-thirds of the funds being used to expand i . . . more |
 India 'needs 6000 scissors in 2008'Indian company Madras Tools and Tackles (mtandt) said there is the potential to sell as many as 6000 scissor lifts in India next year in support of the large number of major engineering proj . . . more |
 Europlatform: still time to bookThere is still time to book a place at next week’s Europlatform conference, the specialist event for access rental companies being organized by Access International and IPAF. The conferen . . . more |
 New spider from Platform Basket Italian manufacturer Platform Basket launched a 15 m working height crawler, the Spider 15.75, at Platformers’ Days in Hohenroda, Germany, at the end of August. The model offers an outre . . . more |
 UpRight International raises OxleyJoe Oxley is UpRight International’s new key account manager for Ireland, the manufacturer of mobile scaffolding towers. Mr Oxley joined the Irish company six months ago, and the compan . . . more |
| IPAF group fills transport gap The Transport Platform Working Group of the IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) International Mast Climbing Work Platform Committee met for the first time on 28 August in Milan, I . . . more |
| San Diego's recycling drive Jerry Sanders, mayor of San Diego, California, has taken the wraps of his plan for boosting the recycling of C&D waste materials, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Curren . . . more |
| Rates boost for demolition Changes to the rates system in the UK due to come into force from April 2008 are fuelling a growth in the demolition of derelict or disused industrial properties, said Manchester, UK, based . . . more |
 Euro Demolition takes second 5110 BDutch contractor Euro Demolition has had a second Cat 5110 B modified for the demolition role, this time by Dutch specialist STC. This rig sports a three piece demolition front end that prov . . . more |
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