Plans for eco project in Dubai Dubai has unveiled an AED 200 billion (US$ 54.4 billion) environmentally friendly real estate project stretching over 82 km2, according to local news agency Wam. The project, called Moham . . . more

Hadid wins in Vilnius UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its winning design for a new Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum and cultural centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. The new centre for international art will hous . . . more

€ 500 tunnel award A consortium comprising Vinci subsidiaries CFE and Dredging International, along with Dura Vermeer, Arcadis, Besix and TBI, have won the concession contract to build and operate the Coen Tu . . . more

New UAE capital city planned The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to construct a new capital city by 2028 under development plans unveiled as part of its urban strategy framework - Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, according to reports . . . more

Caterpillar Q1 sales up +18% Caterpillar’s sales for the first quarter of the year were US$ 11.8 billion, a +18% increase on the first three months of 2007. Its net profit for the period was US$ 922 million, a +13% incr . . . more

Lemminkäinen chairman dies Heikki Pentti, the long-serving chairman of Lemminkäinen died on 19 April after a serious illness. He was 61. Mr Pentti had been a director of the Finnish contractor for 39 years. He serv . . . more

Another heavy lifter for Global Global Industries in the US will build another new heavy lift and pipe laying vessel designed by Dutch design company Ulstein Sea of Solutions. Lifting capacity will be 1,200 tonnes and p . . . more

Crane Rental orders 31000 Orlando, FL-based Crane Rental Corp. will purchase the second 2,535 US ton capacity Manitowoc Model 31000. The model is the largest-capacity crawler crane Manitowoc has ever designed or buil . . . more

Wreck salvage in Hong Kong Heavy-lift crane barge Hua Tian Long has arrived in Hong Kong to remove the wreck of a Ukrainian oilfield support vessel which sank off Lantau Island on 22 March. Hua Tian Long is owned b . . . more

Military Terex Demags go Cummins Cummins will supply its QSC diesel engines to Terex Demag to power its MAC-50 all terrain crane for military applications. Terex Government Programs will supply the MAC-50 to the U.S. Mar . . . more

LGH expands in USA Lifting Gear Hire is opening a warehouse in Kansas City, US. The 6,400 square-foot (595 square metre) building, opening 1 May, will house a range of equipment, including hoists, MyTe win . . . more

Ex-Ramirent team in Latvia start-up Five Ramirent managers from Latvia have left the company to set up a new rental company, Storent SIA. The five are led by Andris Bisnieks, previously managing director of Ramirent’s Latvian . . . more

Mobile Mini to buy MSG US portable storage rental giant Mobile Mini Inc is close to completing the US$701.5 million acquisition of its California-based competitor, Mobile Storage Group (MSG). The deal, which co . . . more

European Rental Awards finalists The companies and products shortlisted for the inaugural European Rental Awards to be held in the Netherlands in June have been announced. The latest round of judging took place in Paris on . . . more

Carrier Rental to open in Spain Carrier Rental Systems (CRS) is to establish an air conditioning rental business in Spain with a soon to be opened rental depot in Madrid. CRS, which includes the Longville Group rental b . . . more

Baroness line direct into UK New company, Kyoeisha U.K. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of manufacturer Kyoeisha Corporation of Japan, now distributes the Baroness line of turf machinery in the UK. The new company also r . . . more

Aggreko makes strong start to year Aggreko made a “strong start to the year” with revenues up 20% for the first three months of 2008, said the company in its interim management statement published on 23 April. Aggreko rep . . . more

Compact duo from Bobcat Bobcat will show two new excavators and a new skid steer loader at the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) in Amsterdam on 3-5 June. The excavators, which are the smallest in its compac . . . more

Kaplan headlines ERA convention US rental consultant Dan Kaplan will give the keynote address at the European Rental Association’s (ERA) annual convention in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 3-5 June, taking place alongside . . . more

Register now for IRE/ERA events Visitors can register in advance for both the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) and the European Rental Association (ERA) convention, taking place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 3-5 J . . . more

Over 125 exhibitors at IRE show Over 125 companies are now confirmed exhibitors for the first International Rental Exhibition (IRE) to be held at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 3-5 June this yea . . . more

Terex buys Hydra Platforms. Terex Corporation has acquired Hydra Platforms, the South Carolina, USA, based manufacturer of under bridge access equipment: terms have not been disclosed. Hydra Platforms makes truck an . . . more

SGB buys Sovereign Access The UK’s SGB Group Ltd has acquired mast climbing work platform rental specialist Sovereign Access Services in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear for an undisclosed amount. The business will trade as SGB S . . . more

Scaniter sells majority shares Eqvitec Technology Fund III and Finnish Industry Investment Ltd have acquired a majority share holding in mast climber and hoist manufacturer, Oy Scaninter Nokia Ltd for a reported €17 mill . . . more

AFI-Uplift grows profits fastest The UK newspaper Sunday Times has ranked access rental company AFI-Uplift at the top of Britain’s 100 private companies with fastest-growing profits. The Wakefield, West Yorkshire–bas . . . more

Haulotte reports decline in Q1. Haulotte has reported first quarter sales of €126.2 million, 7% lower than sales for the same period in 2007 (€136.3 million). While sales in emerging markets were up 50% and revenue fro . . . more

Capital Safety opens TX facility A new fall protection facility has been opened in Houston, TX by Capital Safety. The 7,000-square-foot facility, located near George Bush International Airport, is for companies and individu . . . more

Tailor-made solution A series of unused concrete silos are being demolishing on the island of Madeira to make way for a new road link. As the island’s Road Traffic Authority offices are located close to the . . . more

Dragline decommission One of Europe's biggest open-cast draglines is being decommissioned, shipped across the Atlantic, and re-built in America, where it will carry out its next job. UK rental specialist, Hew . . . more