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Global equipment demand to hit US$ 131 billion by 2011 Global demand for construction machinery is forecast to climb +6.0% per year to US$ 131 billion in 2011, according to the latest report by market research company The Freedonia Group, World Construction Machinery. The report said sales will be fuelled by healthy economic . . . more | |||||
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 New Omani city masterplan revealedThe UK’s Foster + Partners has revealed plans for a new city on the western coast of Muscat. Called Al Madina Al Zarqa, which means ‘Blue City’, it will house an estimated 200000 resident . . . more |
| € 75,4 million fines for Austrian cartel Austria’s Cartel Court has announced fines totalling € 75,4 million against five elevator manufacturers accused of anti-competitive practices. The fines follow an investigation concluded in . . . more |
| Cap Cana tourism plans expanded The Dominican Republic's Cap Cana tourism project will benefit from a cash injection of at least US$ 5 billion, the project’s commercial relations vice president Ellis Pérez said in a news r . . . more |
| Boost for Parliament project The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has been allocated ZWD 10 trillion (US$ 333 million) in the 2008 national budget for the construction of the new Zimbabwean Parliamen . . . more |
| Two jailed for bribery and embezzlement The former general manager and a second former executive of Beijing Urban and Rural Construction group have been jailed following convictions for bribery and embezzlement. Nie Yuhe, the c . . . more |
| McAlpine price reduced Following due diligence, Carillion has announced it will pay UK£ 572 million (€ 800 million) to acquire Alfred McAlpine, down from the previously announced UK£ 600 million (€ 839 million) pr . . . more |
| UK crane accident enquiry demands A UK workers union has called for an urgent inquiry into the latest accident involving a tower crane on a construction site in south London. The incident occurred on Tuesday 11 December i . . . more |
 Zoomlion and Lewis Equipment dealChinese crane manufacturer Zoomlion and the US-based Lewis Equipment Company have signed an exclusive distribution agreement. Lewis Equipment will offer the full Zoomlion range of wheeled mo . . . more |
| Verticon NZ sold to Lewis Equipment The Verticon Group has sold its New Zealand-based tower crane and hoist division for NZ$14.99 million (US$11.75 million) to US-based Lewis Equipment Company Limited. Andrew Torrington, Ve . . . more |
| Atlas Copco sells part of ABIRD Atlas Copco has sold the non-industrial rentals portion of its ABIRD rental business in the Netherlands to its general manager, Wichard Oorschot. Mr Oorschot, through an investment compan . . . more |
 Rental awards website goes liveThe European Rental Awards website has been launched, giving European rental companies and suppliers to the rental sector details of the award categories and how to enter. The official aw . . . more |
| Ramirent buys Tidermans Stockholm Ramirent’s Swedish subsidiary has acquired Hyresmaskiner i Stockholm AB, a rental company that operates under the Tidermans name. Ramirent did not disclose the purchase price. Tidermans h . . . more |
 New compact telehandler from JLGJLG expects its new G5-18A compact telehandler to make a big impact on the rental market. Brian Boeckman, JLG’s product parent for North American telehandlers, said that globally, compact ma . . . more |
| Select opts for Result software Select Plant Hire, part of the Laing O'Rourke contracting group, is to implement Result Group's rentalresult software throughout its UK operation. The company, which is one of the largest . . . more |
| Coates shareholders agree to sale Coates Hire shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed takeover by The Carlyle Group and National Hire Group at a meeting on 17 December. Almost 90% of shareholders voted fo . . . more |
 Pettibone’s latest Traverse teleIntroduced at its International Partner Retreat in October, Pettibone has released its latest in the Traverse Series model T10056. This telescopic handler, which has a maximum capacity of 10 . . . more |
 Aichi launches 'global' modelsAichi Corp will show four of its new “global” wheeled booms and scissors at the Rental Show in Las Vegas and at a special ‘private show’ in Europe in February. The long-awaited new machin . . . more |
 EWPA trains its 100000th operatorThe EWPA (Elevated Work Platform Association) of Australia has registered its 100000th trained operator under the EWPA Yellow Card training scheme. Achieving a Yellow Card involves going . . . more |
 JLG to produce mast lift in USJLG has announced that from January 2008 its 1230ES mast lift will be produced in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The 1230ES was introduced in February 2007 and is currently manufactured at JLG’s pla . . . more |
 Innovation award for FIPRO Deck The French subsidiary of German company Layher GmbH received a prize for innovation at the recent Batimat show in Paris. The award was for the company’s FIPRO deck: said to be the first scaf . . . more |
 Instant supports cancer charityInstant Access, Australia is supporting the NBCF (National Breast Cancer Foundation) by painting six new 19 ft scissor lifts pink. The pink lifts tie in with NBCF’s pink ribbon campaign and . . . more |
 Waste handling on highHeadquartered south of London, UK, at Deptford, HTL Waste Management Services has recently added a Liebherr L556 high lift waste handler to speed up its waste handling operations. The co . . . more |
| Homrich awarded hospital contract US contractor Homrich Inc has been awarded a US$ 0.9 million (€ 0.7 million) contract for the demolition of the former St Francis Central Hospital on Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, according to new . . . more |
 Investing in recyclingBy selecting a mix of processing equipment for several suppliers – General Kinematics, Powerscreen and Kiverco, Scottish contractor Central Demolition has added to the capabilities of its Bo . . . more |
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