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Intermat sees record attendance
More than 200,000 people attended the exhibition and an estimated US$ 100 million of machines were sold from stands.
Jekko cranes expand in Turkey
Turkey's İstanbul Vinç group is taking on the domestic dealership of crane manufacturer Jekko, after the Italian firm signed an agreement with its Tower Rent division
Dates and venue announced for Bauma Africa
Inaugural show to be held at Gallagher Convention Centre (GCC) in Johannesburg, South Africa from 18 to 21 September 2013.
Geda to secure crane operators on La Pepa bridge
Operators of the Comansa crane being used on the La Pepa bridge construction in Cadiz, Spain, have easy and safe access to their cab via a Geda 2 PK crane operator lift
Palfinger and Sany joint ventures
Sany and Palfinger have signed two joint venture agreements to sell and distribute each others' cranes in a €200 million deal
All new from Terex
Intermat launches will include haulers, compact equipment, cranes, acess equipment and crushing & screening equipment.
Auxiliary Arm for overhead cable installation
Diversified Products, a US manufacturer of utility products, has introduced the Auxiliary Arm for cranes, truck mounted platforms and digger derricks. The Auxiliary Arm is designed to support one or three conductors while line crews replace insulators, cross-arms, poles or hardware. It can also be used for creating additional workspace clearance.
Bauma organisers to launch South African show
Inaugural Bauma Africa to be held in Johannesburg in September 2013.
EC addresses market surveillance
Market surveillance key if Europe is to remain competitive, though there are concerns it doesn’t work.
World Crane Transport Summit 2011 starts
The second World Crane Transport Summit 2011 got off to a fine start this morning in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elliott introduces new units at ICUEE
Elliott Equipment Company introduced a number of new aerial work platforms at ICUEE last week, including the M85, M43 and the track-mounted 34127R BoomTruck.
Elliott offers lifetime structural warranty
Elliott Equipment Company is offering a new lifetime structural warranty on all HiReach aerial work platforms and BoomTruck crane products purchased after October 1, 2011. The new warranty extends the term beyond the five-year warranty offered previously
KHL and Sobratema seal partnership
KHL Group and Brazilian construction equipment association Sobratema will co-operate to promote each others' activities.
Latest Special Report: Bridges now available
KHL's Special Report: Bridges 2011 is now available to buy via KHL.com's Information Store.
European body clarifies position on using cranes to lift people
The European association for materials handling equipment, FEM (Fédération Européenne de la Manutention), has issued a position paper that states that cranes should not be used for lifting people, except under exceptional circumstances.
Major players return to Intermat for 2012
Atlas Copco, JLG, Sandvik, Terex and Wacker Neuson to return to the Paris exhibition in April, after an absence from the recession-hit 2009 show.
World Crane and Transport Summit 2011 now booking
Book your place at the World Crane and Transport Summit 2011, the crane industry's most valuable networking, business information and social event
iC Yellow Table 2011 now available
International Construction's annual top-list of the world's largest construction equipment manufacturers, the iC Yellow Table 2011, is now available to buy.
IRE show and ERA convention start
The International Rental Exhibition (IRE) and European Rental Association (ERA) convention has started at the RAI exhibition centre, Amsterdam.
Access in Orbit at Olympics
With the majority of the construction work complete at the London 2012 Olympic site, the landscapers are moving in, but there are still a few jobs to be completed with the assistance of access equipment, including the construction of the futuristic steel sculpture, The ArcelorMittal Orbit
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