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july-august 2014
international
construction
VIDEOZONE
Top 200 video
Go to the
Videoz
one for analysis and
commentary on this year’
s ranking of the world’
s
200 largest construction companies.
A
new video has been added to the
Videozone
to complement the annual ranking of the world’s 200 largest
construction companies (p. 14 of this issue). In this video,
iC
editor
Chris Sleight discusses the most significant aspects of this year’s league table
and what they mean for the industry.
Chinese contractors strengthened their dominance at the top of the Top
200 in this year’s ranking with five companies in the top ten, including
the first, second and third-placed contractors. However, there was also
good growth for many US and UK construction companies on the back of
resurgent domestic markets.
By the same token, there were slides down the table for many Brazilian,
Indian, Japanese and Spanish companies in what appears to be a response to
weak conditions at home.
Overall the sector’s health improved last year, with revenues for the Top
200 growing +6.2% to US$ 1,625 billion. Profitability was better, with the
average operating margin of Top 200 companies rising to 4.65%, compared
to 4.35% in last year’s edition, and employment in the industry was up
+2.9%, with the average Top 200 company having a headcount of 24,583
Show reviews
News of product launches and
other happenings at June’s APEX
powered access exhibition and the
International Rental Exhibition
(IRE) are now available in
words, pictures and videos on
APEX saw the global launch of
new powered access machines,
including platforms from Genie
and Manitou among others. There
were also numerous deals signed
at the show, including European
rental company Riwal’s purchase
of six 185-foot (58.6 m) working
height JLG 1850SJ boom lifts. This
is thought to be the first sale of this
model outside the US.
IRE meanwhile saw Hitachi’s
entry into the light compaction
sector, with the launch of a range
of rammers, plate compactors
and trench rollers. The exhibition
was held alongside the European
Rental Association (ERA) annual
convention and annual European
Rental Awards ceremony.
Among the six winners were AFI,
which was named the large rental
company of the year and Crestchic,
which was rental company of the
year in the revenues <€ 15 million
(US$ 20 million per year category).
News of all these winners, product
launches and deals can be found on
– search on ‘APEX’
or ‘IRE’.
In addition to these news stories,
there are several videos from
the exhibitions available in the
Videozone. These
include round-ups of key news from
both events along with interviews
with key figures from the rental
and access industries. Among the
interviews are videos with Michael
Kneeland, CEO of United Rentals
and Wolfgang Hahnenberg CEO
of Zeppelin Rental.
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Each podcast sees
iC
editor Chris Sleight discuss key stories, including the
news making the headlines at the front of the magazine to more in-depth
discussions stemming from features.
Go to ‘Podcasts’ under the ‘Audio & Video’ tab of
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