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The Burj Dubai’s reinforced-concrete core has now reached the 123rd storey, making the iconic structure just over 430 m high. According to a project insider this leaves just 33 storeys left to go before the core is topped with a steel pinnacle. This will determine the building’s final height, currently expected to be about 610 m. This is well below the 800 m first mooted by developer Emaar, . . . more | |||||
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| Acciona and Enel bid for Endesa Acciona has teamed-up with Italian utilities company Enel to launch a € 43.7 billion bid to acquire Spanish utilities company Endesa. The two companies already own about 46% of Endesa, and a . . . more |
| Port expansion go-ahead Australia’s New South Wales government has given its approval for an AUS$ 1 billion (US$ 836 million) expansion of the territory’s Newcastle port, which is used to export coal. Newcastle . . . more |
 60000 km in five yearsThe International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the world’s poorest countries, has announced that it built, rehabilitated or maintained 60000 km of rural roads in . . . more |
| Cement nationalisation threat Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has threatened to forcibly nationalise the country’s cement industry if manufacturers are found to be contributing to domestic building materials shortages. . . . more |
| CRH buys in Turkey and the US CRH has bought a 50% stake in Turkey’s Denizli Cement, and the remaining 50% it did not already own in Paver Systems in Florida, US for a total US$ 293 million in cash including debt. The . . . more |
| SC&RA Job of the Year 2007 winners The winners of the 2007 Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s Job of the Year awards have been announced. Presentation of the Rigging Jobs of the Year and Hauling Jobs of the Year awa . . . more |
 Wiesbauer adds 700 t Terex DemagGerman rental company Wiesbauer put its new 700 tonne capacity Terex Demag telescopic wheeled mobile crane straight to work. Its first mission was to pair up with another AC 700 for a tandem . . . more |
| Record ship cranes for MacGregor Cargotec’s MacGregor marine crane business received a record number of ship crane orders in the first quarter of 2007. The orders are worth Euro 63 million and are mostly from ship yards in . . . more |
| Record year for Bromma Orders for more than 900 telescopic crane spreaders made 2006 Bromma Group’s most successful year. Sweden-based Bromma said its total number ordered was more crane spreaders sold than all of . . . more |
| Denmark's DNE and JJ to merge Two of Denmark’s largest rental companies, DNE Materieludlejning A/S and JJ Maskinudlejning A/S (JJM), are merging to form the largest renter in Denmark with an estimated turnover of around . . . more |
| Speedy campaign tackles dust dangers UK rental company Speedy Hire has launched a safety campaign on the dangers of breathing in work dust following research that revealed widespread ignorance on the issue. A study commissio . . . more |
| Wacker IPO to boost rental Wacker said it will go ahead with an initial public offering (IPO) of its shares this Spring with the proceeds used “predominantly” to expand its European rental business and increase produc . . . more |
| IronPlanet's online auctions grow US online construction equipment auction company IronPlanet saw auction revenues grow 30% in the first quarter of 2007, with bidders spending over US$42,6 million on equipment. The compan . . . more |
 UI makes high-level appointmentAluminium access tower manufacturer UpRight International (UI) has appointed Pat Kennelly (left) as head of engineering and manufacturing, based at its Dublin, Ireland factory. Mr Kennell . . . more |
| Update your Access Yearbook data Access International’s annual Access Yearbook – the only comprehensive guide to all the powered access equipment available on the market – will be published this summer. Manufacturers ar . . . more |
| DNE/JJ deal creates big access player The proposed merger between two of Denmark’s largest independent rental companies - DNE Materieludlejning A/S and JJ Maskinudlejning A/S – will create Denmark’s largest equipment rental com . . . more |
 PADIX adds more big boomsPictured is Johan Claeys (right), founder of Belgian rental company PADIX, with Allift Michielsens' sales manager Mike Van den Bosch, taking delivery of a new Genie Z-135/70 articulating boo . . . more |
 US Army orders more Atlas handlersJLG has secured another massive deal with the US Army to supply Atlas telehandlers. The $39.5 million order is the second by the army for the Atlas in less than a year. To date, the order . . . more |
| Hungarian waste problems Illegally deposited and imported waste is causing a headache for Hungarian authorities, despite strict waste handling rules having been put in place. Although the actual amount of waste invo . . . more |
 Volvo high reach unveiledVolvo will use Bauma to take the wraps off the first of its standard high reach excavators for demolition activities. Designated the EC700BHR, the machine offers a maximum pin height of . . . more |
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