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NZ$ 2.4 billion for infrastructure Land Transport New Zealand has announced a record NZ$ 2.4 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) of spending for land transport infrastructure and services in this year’s National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), a +4% increase from last year. The 2007/08 NLTP sets out a programme of activities that integrates different forms of transport. Quoted by local media groups, LTNZ acting chairman Paul Fitzharri . . . more | |||||
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 KHL opens new office in ChinaKHL Group, publisher of International Construction, Construction Europe, International Cranes & Specialized Transport, Access International, Demolition & Recycling International, Internat . . . more |
 inHolland reaches highConstruction of the Erick van Egeraat Architects (EEA) designed extension of inholland University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has reached its highest point. After three weeks of non-stop . . . more |
 New harbour for VigoFrench architect Ateliers Jean Nouvel has been chosen to mastermind the redevelopment of the harbour in Vigo, Spain. At the centre of the € 288 million project will be a 90 m high hotel, . . . more |
| Cash boost for Ecuador's roads A total of US$ 216 million is to be spent on improving Ecuador's road infrastructure local media reports have said. Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa signed 12 roadwork contracts between . . . more |
| Chinese undersea tunnels take shape The construction of submarine tunnels in China's coastal cities has intensified with projects in Xiamen and Qingdao already underway with further building starting in Dalian later this year. . . . more |
| UK house building probe The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching a study into the country’s UK£ 20 billion (€ 29 billion) per year residential construction market. The Government body, which enforces comp . . . more |
| New Maxim chairman Crane rental major Maxim Crane Works Holdings in the US has named its new chairman. Jack McGovern replaces Bill Redmond, who was chairman from February 2005 and resigned from the board du . . . more |
| Effer revival Italian knuckle boom crane manufacturer Effer has shown strong growth in its first annual report since joining parent company CTE Group. Sol Ge, which took over the trademarks Effer, Effe . . . more |
 Wilbert towers for the OpernturmContractor Ed. Züblin AG is using new Wilbert tower cranes to build the 170 m Opernturm building in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. It is the first job for a pair of new model WT 300 e.tronic W . . . more |
 New 5,000 t Huisman marine craneNordic Heavy Lift subsidiary Avonway has ordered a heavy lift crane vessel with a record 5,000 tonne single mast lifting capacity. Dutch company Huisman-Itrec has designed the crane and it w . . . more |
| T50 three This year’s Transport 50 listing will be IC’s third annual attempt at ranking the world’s largest heavy and specialized transport companies. The T50 ranks companies according to the total . . . more |
 ERA confirms new rental exhibitionThe first International Rental Exhibition (IRE) will be held in Amsterdam in June, 2008. The new show, organised in co-operation with the European Rental Association (ERA), will be held at t . . . more |
| Speedy outlines Hewden tool plans Speedy Hire will close or merge just 23 of the 188 Hewden Tool Hire depots following its £155 million acquisition of the business announced in the second week of June. The deal is expected t . . . more |
 Liebherr rolls out its new handlersLiebherr will add around 20 of its new telehandlers to Liebherr Mietpartner locations in Germany this year as part of the launch of the product. Machines will also enter Liebherr’s rental ne . . . more |
| Aggreko comes to aid of Gabon Aggreko has supplied a further 30 MW of temporary power to Gabon in West Africa following a contract in 2004 to supply 14 MW. Low rainfall has reduced the power generated by the country’s . . . more |
 Merlo dealers trial the new aerialsMerlo is producing 30 ‘pre-series’ versions of its MPR aerial platforms for distribution to a number of its European dealers by the end of the year. The dealers will select end users to test . . . more |
| Pon buys Milcon Netherlands international trading company and Caterpillar dealer Pon Holdings has bought access rental company Milcon, based in Sittard, The Netherlands. The deal was completed at the beginn . . . more |
| Europlatform: book before 12 July Book before 12 July and benefit from a discounted price to attend the Europlatform access conference being held in Basel on 11 September this year. Prices for the event up to 11 July are . . . more |
| IPAF grows in the US NES Rentals, Bil-Jax and Fraco Products are among new North American members of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), parent company of Aerial Work Platform Training Inc (AWPT) . . . more |
 'Premier' van mounts from WUMAGWUMAG in Germany has developed a range of three ‘premium’ van mounted aerials with platform heights of 11 m, 12.5 m and 14.0 m. Available from the middle of this year, the three van mount . . . more |
| Stanley acquires drop hammers Stanley Hydraulic Tools has acquired Universal Technologies’ line of Cyclone drop hammers, an attachment for flatwork demolition projects. According to Stanley, the Cyclone complements a . . . more |
 Factory-built high reachesHitachi Construction Machinery Europe is now offering factory-modified demolition excavators for the first time. The move comes following the extension of Hitachi’s Amsterdam factory, which . . . more |
 Cold crusherThis Extec I-C13 is working in Siberia for the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). The mobile unit, with its Krupp Hazemag impactor box and Caterpillar engine, is following a large walking- . . . more |
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