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Bottlenecks threaten Indian boom A group of leading figures in the India construction industry has warned that a series of bottlenecks in the construction industry could hold back the country’s economic development. Speaking at last week’s Excon exhibition in Bangalore, K V Rangaswami, president of constructio . . . more | |||||
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 Volvo re-brands road buildersVolvo Construction Equipment has unveiled its first road building machines in Volvo livery, following the acquisition of these product lines from Ingersoll Rand at the end of April. The mach . . . more |
| Boost to infrastructure Infrastructure projects in Equatorial Guinea will be boosted by CFA 5500 billion (US$ 12.4 billion) over five years in order to diversify the country’s economy away from its reliance on oil . . . more |
 UAE’s Expo 2010 pavilion revealedThe UK’s Foster + Partners has unveiled its concept for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Pavilion at Shanghai’s Expo 2010. Devised to relate to the theme 'Better Cities, Better Lives', the . . . more |
| Infrastructure loan for Argentina The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$ 100 million loan for a multiphase program to develop basic infrastructure in Entre Ríos province, Argentina. The program is de . . . more |
| Lafarge JV to invest in Egypt Egyptian joint venture company Lafarge-Titan Group is to spend about US$ 180 million in a bid to boost its cement production capacity by +50%, according to commercial director Medhat Stefano . . . more |
| Export focus at PM Group Knuckle boom crane manufacturer PM Group is targeting South American and Spanish markets by expanding its presence there. The new sales branches are PM Group Iberica Potencia en Elevación . . . more |
 High steaksThe task of transporting a tower crane to the site of a restaurant development more than 2.5 km up a Swiss mountain went to the lifting power of the country’s largest helicopter. Placing . . . more |
| Palfinger J-V starts in India Star Palfinger is a new joint venture in India to distribute and service Palfinger loader cranes and hook loaders. Partnering Austria-based Palfinger is Western Auto LLC, part of the UAE-bas . . . more |
 Lifting Solutions knuckle challengeIn the US Lifting Solutions Corp used a new truck mounted knuckle boom crane to lift air conditioning units up and right over the roof of a three-storey building in New York City into the re . . . more |
| Tadano rises in “challenging year” Japan-based Tadano has seen substantial growth in its domestic and export sales in the first half of the current financial year. Rises in the April 2007 to March 2008 fiscal year were came d . . . more |
| Smit forecasts 35% profit rise Netherlands-based offshore heavy lift and transport contractor Smit has forecast a growth in net profit of around 35% for 2007 compared to 2006. Net profit for 2006 was Euro75 million. Al . . . more |
| United sues Cerberus over stalled merger United Rentals is to sue Cerberus Capital Management following Cerberus’s announcement on 14 November that it was pulling out of its US$7 billion acquisition of United. The deal was agree . . . more |
 Boels expands Belgian networkBoels Rentals in the Netherlands has further expanded its Belgian operation with two acquisitions. In October it bought Amso Renting of Oudenaarde and in November added Stokmans Machine Verh . . . more |
| PSE changes 2008 Expo venue Portable Sanitation Europe (PSE), the trade association for the portable toilet rental sector in the UK, Ireland and Europe, has changed the venue for its annual exhibition to the Trentham G . . . more |
| Genie outlines globalisation plans Genie Industries expects to be manufacturing in Asia for the Asian market by 2009, according to a report from the Seattle-based Puget Sound Business Journal reprinted on Terex Corp’s website . . . more |
 Niftylift invests in AustraliaBritish aerial working platform manufacturer, Niftylift is demonstrating further commitment to its Australian and New Zealand markets by opening a new, purpose built premises in Tomago, near . . . more |
 Second Europlatform dates confirmedThe second Europlatform conference will take place in Maastricht, The Netherlands, on 16 September 2008, the day before the APEX exhibition. Organised jointly by Access International and . . . more |
| Custom Equipment's new location Custom Equipment Inc. announced it has completed the relocation of its headquarters to a new facility located in Richfield, WI. The new building incorporates both manufacturing and corporate . . . more |
 JLG launches 4.4m LiftPodJLG Industries in Australia has developed a one-person, battery powered mast lift with a maximum working height of 4.4 m. The lift is being distributed initially in Australia by JLG LiftPod, . . . more |
| Havator buys two Wumag giants Finland’s Havator Group has ordered two of Wumag’s massive WT 1000 truck mounted platforms with maximum working heights of 102.5 m, mounted on five-axle Faun crane carriers. The order also i . . . more |
 Liebherr adds new material handlerThe new A 944 C HD Litronic is a revised wheeled excavator based materials handler, with an operating weight of to 58 tonnes. Power comes from a turbocharged and intercooled Liebherr diesel . . . more |
| JCB adds to WasteMaster range Pride of place at a recent JCB waste day went to the TM310 WasteMaster telescopic wheeled loader, one of numerous machines from the range that were on show. The machine, new to the WasteMas . . . more |
 Catching up with gypsumOne form of common demolition waste is currently generally being under-recycled – plasterboard. In the UK, the Waste & Resources Action programme (WRAP) is spearheading efforts to encourage . . . more |
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