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City officials in Beijing have announced a two-month ban on construction projects, starting on 20 July, in a bid to improve the city’s air quality ahead of the Olympics. The Games get underway on 8 August. Among the measures announced will be a halt on all construction work in . . . more | |||||
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| Romania set for further growth The Romanian construction market grew +33,6% to € 15 billion last year according to a new report from market research company PMR. According to the report, The Construction sector in Roma . . . more |
| Sacyr to sell Eiffage stake Sacyr has announced it will sell its 33,32% stake in Eiffage to a group of unnamed French institutional investors. A price of € 63 per share has been agreed for a total of € 1,96 billion. . . . more |
| Poland plans new roads Poland’s Infrastructure Minister Cezary Grabarczyk has said in a news report that the country intends to spend US$ 55 billion on new road construction in the next five years in preparation f . . . more |
| Atlas Copco buys in India Atlas Copco (India) has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Focus Rocbit and Prisma Roctools in India, subject to approval from the relevant authorities, for an undisclosed sum. Commenting o . . . more |
| Australian construction declines Australia’s construction industry deteriorated in March, its first decline in seven months according to the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group). The Ai Group’s Housing Industry Associati . . . more |
 Arcomet major expansion underwayLeading international tower crane company Arcomet’s expansion strategy took a major step forward on 2 April with the acquisition of Y&P Marketing Pte Ltd in Singapore. Arcomet acquired 10 . . . more |
 New SPMT from GoldhoferGerman manufacturer Goldhofer is shaking up the market for self propelled modular transporters (SPMT) with the introduction of the PST/ES-E, writes editorial contributor Gino Koster, exclusi . . . more |
| Mullen acquired by NC Services Mullen Crane & Transport has been acquired by NC Services Group, a subsidiary of Northwest Capital Appreciation. Mullen was founded almost 30 years ago by Ray and Ellen Mullen in Soda Spring . . . more |
 Wolffkran dealer in AustraliaLeading European tower crane producer Wolffkran has a new dealer in Australia. The Germany-based manufacturer signed the deal with the Caelli Group of Companies in what it called a “strat . . . more |
| New Lifting Gear factory Lifting Gear Hire in the US will open a warehouse designed to better serve its growing customer base. The Kansas City warehouse is to be the company’s 10th in the US and will open in May . . . more |
 New Gotwalds in IndiaGangavaram Port in India, has taken delivery of two G HMK 6407 B mobile harbour cranes from Gottwald Port Technology. The pair marks the first Generation 5 Model 6 cranes to be introduce . . . more |
| Airgas buys European renter Airgas Inc, the US owner of welding rental company Red-D-Arc, has entered the European specialist rental market by acquiring A&N Plant, a UK company that sells and rents welding equipment an . . . more |
| LGH opens new rental warehouse US lifting equipment rental company Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) will open a new rental warehouse in Kansas City on 1 May. The 6400 square foot facility will supplement LGH's existing warehous . . . more |
| De Boer starts massive Euro job De Boer Structures has started to build its largest ever temporary structure in Europe, for the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow. De Boer is erecting four huge exhibiton halls to pr . . . more |
| Husqvarna buys US saw manufacturer Husqvarna has signed an agreement to acquire Masterpiece Engineering Company (Meco), based in Prescott, Arizona, US. The terms of the deal are not available, except that closing is planned f . . . more |
| Ex-United Rentals president charged John Milne, the former president and chief financial officer of United Rentals, has been charged by a federal grand jury on eight counts of conspiracy, insider trading, securities fraud and . . . more |
 John Ball elected IPAF presidentJohn Ball, newly elected president of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), said his priorities during his two years in office would be to raise IPAF’s profile in developing ac . . . more |
 Genie to manufacture in ChinaGenie has announced its intentions to begin manufacturing in China. The company has chosen a site in Changzhou and will break ground the second quarter of this year. This announcement follow . . . more |
| Fixator expands Fixeo compatibility French manufacturer Fixator has modified its Fixeo suspended work platform product for use with “…all platforms and main hoists present on the market”. The company specifically names Tractel . . . more |
 Speedy's scaffolding theft blockUK company Speedy Hire now rents a locking device to help prevent theft of tower scaffolding. The product, called Towerlock, is a “heavy-duty”, powder-coated 5 mm steel fabrication that lock . . . more |
 New vertical mast from ATNATN in France has launched the 10 m working height Piaf 1000R vertical mast boom lift. The electrically-powered, 2980 kg model has an outreach of 3.46 m and a maximum payload of 200 kg. Its . . . more |
| TVH offers aerial parts in US Parts specialist TVH of Waregem, Belgium has begun offering spare parts for aerial parts through its US subsidiary, SMH. The original OEM parts include upper control boxes, joystick controll . . . more |
| Claude J Brown prizes The UK’s Institute of Demolition Engineers is looking for entrants for the 2008 Claude J Brown prize for the best paper submitted to the Institute before the closing date of 31 August 2008. . . . more |
| Husqvarna buys saws Husqvarna has announced the acquisition of US concrete saw producer Meco (Masterpiece Engineering Company) based in Phoenix, Arizona. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, should . . . more |
| Metso ups Indian presence Metso Minerals has announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it is to spend Euro 30 million (US$47.5 million) to establish what it will call its ‘Metso Park’ multi-functional industria . . . more |
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