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Atlas Copco to acquire Erkat Spezialmaschinen & Service

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Erkat Spezialmaschinen und Service, a manufacturer of drum cutter attachments for excavators. Erkat, based in Hämbach, Germany, has sales and service locations...

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South Australia bridge structure inspections

The structural condition of bridges in South Australia is now being analysed following concerns over their integrity. The authorities in South Australia have hired the consulting company Aurecon to...

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Volvo CE's HX1 electric load carrier concept wins top global awards

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its concept HX1 autonomous, battery-electric, load carrier was presented with two more distinguished awards: the International Quality Innovation Award...

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JCB installs MTU engines in its heavier excavators

JCB says it is boosting the fuel efficiency, productivity and performance of its heavier crawler excavators with the installation of Tier 4 Final diesel engines. The six-cylinder, 7.7litre MTU 6R1000...

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Michael Baker International to study traffic congestion in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Michael Baker International a contract to study the I-605/SR-91 interchange, identify improvements and widen a particularly...

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New safety braking system from JCB

JCB is launching a brand new safety system for its wheeled loaders, which reduces the risk of on-site collisions between man and machine. The JCB Proximity Braking System (PBS), developed in...

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LiuGong appoints Huang Haibo as new president

Guangxi LiuGong Machinery has appointed Huang Haibo as its new president, succeeding Yu Chuanfen. Mr Huang, who has taken up the post, will assume be responsible for the strategy implementation and...

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Continental signs collaborative agreement with Caterpillar

Continental and Caterpillar have signed an agreement to equip Cat off-highway-trucks (model series 770 to 775) with Continental RDT-Master tyres in sizes 18.00R33, 21.00R33 and 24.00R35. The agreement...

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Italy looks to boost equipment exports as 30th Samoter opens

The three events inaugurated at Veronafiere are key areas for the development of Italy, which can resume growth by resuming public works. This was the comment by Umberto Del Basso De Caro, the...

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Over 100 new exhibitors commit to PLANTWORX 2017

The PLANTWORX Construction Machinery Exhibition returns to Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, county Leicestershire, central England, from 6 -8 June 2017 The UK's largest working construction equipment...

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Sandvik sets technology partnership with IBM

Sandvik has announced a landmark technology partnership with IBM. The agreement between Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology and IBM will see the two firms jointly develop technology to deliver Data...

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Metso unveils crushing game-changer

Metso has staged at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 the global premiere of the first of its new revolutionary, multi-action cone crushers. The Metso MX series of which the MX4 is the first model - is based on...

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CASE Construction Equipment unveil G-Series wheeled loaders

CASE Construction Equipment has launched its seven-model G-Series range of wheeled loaders, said to deliver new levels of operator comfort, with proven CASE productivity and fuel efficiency. All seven...

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Caterpillar closing two manufacturing plants

Caterpillar is closing its factories in Aurora Illinois and at Gosselies in Belgium, with the loss of around 3,000 jobs in all. The Aurora facility makes wheeled loaders, with production being switched...

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Caterpillar earthmoving machines on UK road project

Work is now underway on a major road construction project in the UK using a fleet of brand new Caterpillar earthmoving plant. UK Caterpillar dealer Finning supplied the machines to earthmoving firm...

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Global excavator demand set to grow according to report

Global excavator demand will exceed $50 billion in 2021, according to a new market report by the US-based consultancy Freedonia. Its latest report says that demand for excavators is expected to grow...

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Fayat finalises Dynapac deal and closes acquisition

Fayat has now completed its acquisition of Dynapac. French firm Fayat has acquired the Road Construction Equipment Division of Atlas Copco, which manufactures rollers for asphalt and soil applications,...

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Caterpillar launch three Next Generation excavators in 20tonne size class

Caterpillar says its trio of new Next Generation 20tonne size class excavators the 320 GC, 320 and 323increase operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improve operator comfort...

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Liebherr Group forecasts record turnover in 2017

The Liebherr Group expects to post record turnover in 2017 - thanks to more favourable market conditions and the German construction and mining equipment manufacturing giant's continued investment in...

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Powerscreen Warrior 2400 role in major Pacific highway upgrade project

The major Pacific Highway upgrade in New South Wales is one of the largest road infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Australia. Connecting Sydney and Brisbane, the Pacific Highway is being...

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Volvo CE now offering rigid truck range

Volvo CE is now offering its own range of rigid haul trucks. There are four machines in the range from the 40tonne class R45D up to the top of the range R100E for the 90tonne class. The trucks have...

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Volvo CE machines working in a tough climate in Canada

A fleet of construction machines is working in a very tough climate in Canada, helping to keep an important road link open. Tsetsaut Ventures, a local contracting company, is using its fleet of Volvo...

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International launch of Volvo CE's debut rigid haulers

Volvo Construction Equipment has unveiled its new range of Volvo-branded rigid haulers to customers, dealers and media at the company's Motherwell facility in Scotland. Guests got their first glimpse...

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Heavy haulage tie-up between Goldhofer and Trail King

A new partnership has been agreed between Goldhofer and Trail King Industries, two of the leading players in the market for heavy equipment haulage. German firm Goldhofer and US company Trail King will...

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Electric dump truck deal in China

Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD is supplying an order for 500 all-electric dump trucks from customers in China's Shenzen area. The T10ZT models are said to be able to travel 280km on a single...

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Liebherr is building a new logistics centre

Liebherr is starting work to build a new logistics centre at its Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger facility in Kirchdorf. The new building is expected to be ready at the end of 2019. "With the restructuring and...

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Mecalac expanding with key acquisition

French construction machine manufacturer Mecalac is expanding its operations with a key acquisition. The Mecalac Group is adding to its range of products by taking over production of a range of compact...

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Caterpillar delivers 50,000th Cat articulated truck

Caterpillar has completed the delivery of its 50,000th articulated truck from its Peterlee, County Durham, North-East England, manufacturing facility. Since the start of Cat branded articulated truck...

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Trans-Sumatra highway project uses Volvo excavators

Two Volvo EC210D hydraulic excavators are being used to build a section of the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road in Lampung, Indonesia. The toll road project is part of a government initiative to boost Sumatra's...

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Volvo CE's electric quarry operation commences trials

Volvo CE is commencing operations of its low emission quarrying operation in Sweden. The facility has a strong focus on electric machines, with diesel-electric hybrid equipment also being used....

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Prototype electric wheeled loader from Volvo CE

Volvo CE is continuing its development of sophisticated zero emission machines and is now unveiling a prototype wheeled loader with all-electric drive. The firm recently demonstrated its LX2 electric...

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Slovakia tunnel excavation complete

Excavation work on Slovakia's Visnove Tunnel has now been completed. Driving the tunnel took nine months longer than originally anticipated. The 7.5km tunnel will be Europe's seventh longest when...

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Volvo CE's earthmovers on film for promotion campaign

For its new publicity campaign, Volvo Construction Equipment has teamed up with film star hardman Dolph Lundgren to showcase its excavators' endurance in a stunt-filled mini-movie entitled Pump It Up....

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Honduras road development plan

A major programme of road repairs has been set in Honduras. The new road infrastructure plan is for the 2018-2022 period and aims to improve and upgrade 96% of the country's existing network. At...

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Carbon emissions cut by claimed 98% at Volvo CE & Skanska's Electric Site

Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska have recorded claimed groundbreaking results from their Electric Site research project. The duo have been testing the viability of the Electric...

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LiuGong launches innovative wheeled loader shovelling system

LiuGong has unveiled the firm's first-ever intelligent remote-controlled shovel wheeled loader. The 886H is said by the Chinese global construction, quarrying and mining equipment giant to be a...

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Volvo CE's cutting edge machines for China

Volvo CE is introducing the latest versions of its cutting edge construction machines to the Chinese and Asian market. Sister firm Volvo Penta is also unveiling a series of engine solutions that meet...

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Versatile compaction tools from Ammann

A versatile range of compaction tools is now being offered by Ammann to customers in China and the rest of Asia. Several light compactors are available, with the firm introducing two updated models to...

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Caterpillar's broad range for China

Caterpillar is offering a broad range of new machines in China. The company has an array of new general construction, road construction and SEM-branded equipment. The company has 11 hydraulic excavator...

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Komatsu's productive new crawler excavator

Komatsu is now offering its PC215HD-10MD excavator as a high performance alternative to standard models. Power for the 22.3tonne machine comes from a Komatsu diesel rated at 123kW, while it is equipped...

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Volvo CE develops excavator for Chinese market

Volvo CE has made the step of developing a 7.5tonne class crawler excavator specifically for the needs of the Chinese market. According to the firm's president, Melker Jernberg, It's developed in...

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Financing for Ecuador road rebuilding

Financing has been secured for road rebuilding work in Ecuador. The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) will provide US$192 million for road maintenance work. The deal was agreed with Ecuador's...

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VIDEO: First Volvo Trucks commercial autonomous transport solution at...

Volvo Trucks is supplying its first commercial autonomous transport solution for real day-to-day operation to Norwegian mining company Brønnøy Kalk AS. Six autonomous Volvo FH trucks will transport...

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French earthmoving market on firm ground, reports CISMA

The French earthmoving equipment market increased by more than 3% last year - the best year since the market crash of 2008. Heavy earthmoving equipment is up 8.6% to 5,100 machines, according to data...

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Volvo CE is buying specialist firm CeDe

Volvo CE plans to acquire specialist firm CeDe Group, based in Malmo, Sweden. CeDe modifies construction machines for use in special applications, adapting equipment in low volumes. The deal is for an...

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Bavarian Autobahn bridge repairs

Austrian contractor STRABAG is heading a consortium that will carry out bridge upgrades on the busy A9 Autobahn connecting Nuremburg with Munich in Bavaria, southern Germany. The eight bridges between...

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Remote machine control trials with Volvo CE

Volvo CE is starting trials on the use of remote controlled machines using the latest communications. The firm is working with Telia and Ericsson using a 5G network for industrial use today at Volvo...

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Excavator sales in France inch upwards 1% for 2018

The French excavator market rose by 1% in 2018 after a hike of 23% the year before, according to the French trade association CISMA. Wheel excavators increased by 31% while mini excavators decreased by...

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Global sales of earth moving machinery surge 23% in 2018

Global sales of earth moving machinery in 2018 accelerated sharply up 23% on 2017 to top out at 1 million units. The record result in 2018 was driven by a combination of several factors. One of these...

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French earthmoving market remains strong in Q1 2019

The French market for earthmoving equipment remained very strong in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest data compiled by CISMA. Q1 sales rose 12% compared to the same quarter 2018...

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