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Olympic Stadium design unveiled The design for the main stadium for the 2012 London Olympic Games was unveiled today. Following the games, the 80000 capacity venue will have 55000 seats removed, converting it to a smaller permanent sports facility. The stadium will be built by the Team McAlpine consortium, wh . . . more | |||||
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| Modern ‘Silk Road’ Eight countries in Central Asia have signed-up to a US$ 18.7 billion strategy to develop transport infrastructure in the region. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, . . . more |
| New Dubai metro line Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority has awarded the contract for a new 49 km metro line to a consortium led by PB. The Dubai Metro Purple will operate between the existing Dubai Internation . . . more |
| Hanson boosts Heidelberg results Heidelberg Cement’s sales rose +11,8% over the first nine months of the year to € 7,25 billion. Its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was up more than +100% to € 2,4 billion. However, . . . more |
| McAlpine accepts Carillion offer After rebuffing two previous offers, Alfred McAlpine has accepted a UK£ 5,85 (€ 8,41) per share takeover offer from UK rival Carillion, which values the company at UK£ 600 million (€ 858 mil . . . more |
| Aecon to buy Alarie Aecon has signed a letter of intent to acquire one of Ontario, Canada’s largest contractors Leo Alarie and Sons. Majority-owned by the Alarie Family, the company is active in the constructio . . . more |
| Skanska revenues up +15% Skanska’s revenues for the first nine months of the year were up +15% on 2006 at SEK 100 billion (€ 10,9 billion). However, its operating profit rose only +4% to SEK 3,77 billion (€ 409 mill . . . more |
| Terex’s Twin heads to India ABG Heavy Industries (ABG), one of India’s largest crane rental companies, has ordered the world’s largest crawler crane from Terex Demag. The CC 8800-1 Twin lattice boom crawler crane ha . . . more |
 Gantry record in ChinaTest lifts have been carried out on what is claimed to be the world’s biggest gantry crane at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard (YRS) in China. The US$40 million Taisun crane, named after a fam . . . more |
| Link-Belt appoints UK dealer US mobile crane manufacturer Link-Belt has aimed its sights at the UK market and announced the appointment of NRC Plant Ltd as its local dealer. “The NRC Plant personnel have a strong leg . . . more |
 New Grove RT aimed at EuropeProduction is underway of Grove’s newest rough terrain crane, the RT530E-2, at Manitowoc Crane Group’s (MCG) factory in Niella Tanaro, Italy. The 30 tonne lifting capacity RT made its fir . . . more |
| Odim double acquisition Offshore winch manufacturer Odim ASA has bought fellow Norwegian companies ABAS Crane and Aker Brattvaag Winch in a NOK 80 million (US$14.9 million) deal. Between them the two manufacture . . . more |
 Working togetherTwo types of crane worked together on the construction of a 130 m pylon for a new bridge in Germany. A tower crane was supported by a large lattice boom mobile crane for the final stages . . . more |
| Renters optimistic for 2008 The world’s rental companies and equipment suppliers remain generally confident about prospects for the rental market in 2008, although there are signs of caution from the US. The latest . . . more |
| US rental prospects in 2008 Three of the largest US rental companies have reported generally good financial results for the quarter to 30 September, although there are signs that US rental companies will slow their spe . . . more |
| Ramirent buys small Danish firm Ramirent A/S Denmark has acquired PN Materiel ApS, a small general equipment rental company based in the Kalundborg area of Denmark. The price was not disclosed. The acquisition increases . . . more |
 Access International appoints new EditorMario Hadlow, an experienced business journalist, has joined Access International as Editor. Maria will be supported in her new role by long-time Editor, Murray Pollok, who becomes Managing . . . more |
 Egi survives financial difficultiesFrench utility platform manufacturer Egi has survived a seven-month bankruptcy protection period, emerging from the process on 22 September. Financial difficulties led the company – which . . . more |
| JLG sales up 47%, says outlook good Continued high demand for aerial platforms saw JLG Industries report a 46.6% in sales to US$840 million for the three months to 30 September, with operating profit of $114.5 million. JLG’s t . . . more |
 Facelift orders 90m Bronto liftUK access rental company Facelift Access Hire has placed a £750000 (US$1.5 million) order with Bronto Skylift for a 90 m working height Bronto HLA platform. The 90 m model will be the sec . . . more |
| JLG joins CAP programme The Competent Assessed Person (CAP) programme has received a boost with the addition of JLG Industries (UK) Ltd to the list of IPAF approved centres. Based in Manchester, UK, JLG Industries . . . more |
 UK window cleaner adds 30m WumagCommercial window cleaners Greig Avinou National Window Cleaning in the UK has improved its reach with a 30 m working height Wumag Elevant working platform mounted on a left hand drive MAN 7 . . . more |
| Recycling glass made simpler? A Quality Protocol has been proposed jointly by the UK’s Environment Agency and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) that is aimed at making it easier to recycle flat glass waste, 7 . . . more |
| Atlas Copco's China move Atlas Copco has announced that it has acquired the outstanding majority shareholding (75%) of its Chinese breaker component manufacturing joint venture Shenyang Ruifeng Machinery Limited. At . . . more |
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