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Kristianstad-based Bobcat Sverige AB, the Authorised Bobcat Dealer for Sweden, has secured orders for around 100 new Bobcat machines from Ramirent AB and Renta Sverige AB, two of the country’s leading rental companies. The order for Ramirent... Read Full Article

Efficient material flow is a critical element of dry-process cement manufacturing, and accumulation or blockages can put a choke hold on a plant’s profitability.  Hang-ups in storage systems and build-up in process vessels can impede ma... Read Full Article

Suddenly everything is different with just one machine: The Charlie Manz Blockhaus GmbH company in Morbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, has reinvented its logistics concept with a SENNEBOGEN timber handling machine last year. Large construction... Read Full Article

MB Crusher lines of rotating grabs called to show off their skills... ''When you have a machine but it's actually like you've got 10, you’ve nailed it.'' ''It... Read Full Article

The all-new Komatsu WA70M-8 compact wheel loader delivers first-class operator comfort, optimum visibility, outstanding safety levels, an ergonomic interface, effortless operation, and a bold contemporary styling for a strong distinctive visual pr... Read Full Article

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Japan’s largest cement producer, fires its new power plant in Ofunato with both biomass and coal. Until now conveying of biomass in Japan has been dominated by... Read Full Article

Flexicon have introduced a new base model 1450 flexible screw conveyor with 115 mm O.D. polymer conveyor tube and low cost ... Read Full Article

Five Terex Trucks TA300 articulated haulers are rebalancing almost 500,000 yd3 of material in heavy rain to prepare the ground for two major new high school construction projects in Houston, Texas...It’s back to ... Read Full Article

Edinburgh-based biotech company Ingenza Ltd. has made a significant breakthrough in the race to develop and manufacture a cost-effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic. Ingenza has been working ... Read Full Article

The total value of construction contract awards in July 2020 was £6.3 billion which compares to £3.1 billion in June and £1.6 billion in May, underlining the magnitude of the growth trend for contract awards over the last t... Read Full Article

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, in conjunction with Mecalac Financial Solutions, has launched a 0% finance promotion for select models from its nine-tonne TA9 site dumper portfolio. Interested customers will need to act quickly to secure stock ... Read Full Article

PD Ports is celebrating the official opening of a multi-million pound bulks handling facility at Teesport that marks an important milestone in the revival of the... Read Full Article

Marubeni-Komatsu announces the launch of the 112 tonnes D475A-8 crawler dozer with improved production levels and new features for comfort and safety. Its powerful and economical Komatsu engine integrates the latest emission control technologies a... Read Full Article

The Bühler forestry operation, based in Schenkenzell in Germany, specializes in the harvesting of heavy timber from the most difficult of terrains. This task requires enormously powerful machines with high hydraulic power. Moreover, these mac... Read Full Article

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has announced the appointment of Juergen Kreienbaum as General Manager. Joining the business with immediate effect, his appointment demonstrates Mecalac’s commitment to continued global growth.With ... Read Full Article

Two new eye-catching Volvo FH with I-Save demonstrators have hit the road for Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland – aiming to raise much-needed funds and awareness for two of the UK’s largest cancer charities.The two eye-ca... Read Full Article

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, owned by EDF Energy, is Britain’s biggest construction project since the second world war and once complete it will provide electricity for around six million homes whilst also making a major contributi... Read Full Article

Revenue for first half of the year 16.4 percent below prior yearEBIT margin at 6.3 percent (-2.7 percentage points)Free cash flow at EUR 92.9 million... Read Full Article

Girona-based Construcciones Bagudanch Serra has purchased the first new Bobcat soil and asphalt spreader attachment in Spain. Mounted on the company’s Bobcat T650 compact track loader, the new soil and asphalt spreader provides the solution ... Read Full Article

21 – 25 September 2020                       On-line learning;  2 – 5pm each day.The drawing up of spec... Read Full Article