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EC to investigate highway contract The European Commission (EC) is to investigate a possible legal violation in the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract for Bulgaria’s Trakia highway, according to Bulgarian MEP Nikolai Mladenov. The 35-year concession for the Trakia highway, which links the country’s western bo . . . more | |||||
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 BICES beginsBICES, the international construction equipment exhibition held in Beijing every two years, started in style on Tuesday, October 16. The show is host to more than 600 exhibitors from a total . . . more |
 Zaha Hadid wins in SpainZaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to design a new Civil Courts of Justice in Madrid, Spain. The building will be the “pivoting point” serving as “a reference that . . . more |
| Nakheel’s Burj Dubai rival Dubai-based developer Nakheel has ended months of speculation with the announcement that it is to construct a “mega-tower” that will eclipse fellow Dubai developer Emaar’s Burj Dubai as the . . . more |
| Ukraine to get US$ 1 billion annually The World Bank (WB) is planning to invest around US$1 billion in the Ukraine annually during the 2008 to 2011 period, according to a WB adviser Martin Raiser. Speaking to press earlier th . . . more |
| Nagoya bid riggers sentenced Japan’s Nagoya District Court has sentenced five ex-employees of five major construction companies to suspended prison terms for antitrust violations in a series of rigged bids for the Nagoy . . . more |
| Hong Kong investment proposal Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang announced the government’s plans to undertake 10 major infrastructure projects which will add more than HKD 100 billion (US$ 12.9 billion) to the economy and cr . . . more |
 New Terex Demag 300 tonnerTerex Demag in Germany has launched the 300 tonne lifting capacity AC 300/6 telescopic wheeled mobile. The manufacturer claims it as the most powerful mobile crane in its class. It has a . . . more |
| Sling safety steer New guidance issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the US is designed to help in selecting appropriate slings for handling and moving materials. “OSHA’s c . . . more |
 DTMT adds all terrainConstruction specialist DTMT in Western Australia has expanded its all terrain crane fleet for application in mining, industrial and civil construction. Distributor James Equipment suppli . . . more |
| Cranes highlight Ritchie auction More than 20 cranes featured at the US$20 million unreserved public auction at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Maryland, US in early October. In total, more than 2,200 construction, transpor . . . more |
 Renters celebrated at HAE awardsIt was honours even for the UK’s biggest rental companies on Saturday night as A-Plant, Speedy Hire and Hewden each came away from the Hire Association Europe (HAE) annual awards event with . . . more |
 Liebherr names UK rental headPaul Clark has joined start-up company Liebherr Rental Ltd in the UK as general manager and managing director designate. Mr Clark was previously general manager of the UK operation of De . . . more |
 Hyundai opens French subsidiaryHyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) has established a subsidiary in France, its first subsidiary in the region. The office is at Fontenay sur Eure, near Chartres, south west of Paris (pic . . . more |
 Family continuity at VermeerVermeer Manufacturing Company in the US has announced that two members of the third generation of the Vermeer family have joined the company. Jason Andringa, son of co-CEO Mary Vermeer-An . . . more |
 Access at SAIELeading the home country charge of new access equipment at the SAIE exhibition in Bologna from 24 to 28 October will be, as you might expect, crawlers. Bigger ones will be the Ragno XTJ 4 . . . more |
| Laplume returns with IPAF role The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has appointed ex-Haulotte Group communications manager Isabelle Laplume as its new representative for France and French-speaking Switzerlan . . . more |
 AFI buys UK's North East AccessAFI-Uplift in the UK has acquired North East Access Ltd (NEA), a powered access rental company with 140 boom and scissor lifts based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, UK. AFI’s corporate develop . . . more |
 Hydro-Mobile aids dam inspectionCanada’s Hydro-Mobile is supplying a specially modified F-300 mast climber to help inspect the concrete surfaces of the 40 years old Daniel-Johnson dam in Quebec, the largest hollow-body, ar . . . more |
 Stolen UK scissorA J Access Platforms of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales has reported the theft of a Skyjack 4632 scissor platform from its Caldicot rental yard during the night of 12 October 2007. The un . . . more |
| Historic butcher’s shop saved An historic Walkerston butcher's shop in Queensland, Australia has been saved from demolition at the last minute. The shop, one of seven purpose-built, designed and state run butcher's sh . . . more |
 2012 goes greenerThe green clean-up of the London 2012 Olympic Park has been boosted by the arrival of a new 35 tonne Finlay 883 Reclaimer. Sub-contractor Birse will be using the machine to shift and sort . . . more |
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