At the BICES exhibition in Beijing, it was clear that the Chinese construction market has bounced back - Mike Woof writes.
Demand for construction machines is now improving in China once more, with the backlog of unsold or nearly new secondhand units having been absorbed. This was apparent at the recent BICES construction machinery exhibition held in Beijing, where firms were more bullish than in previous years.
The ERF is making final preparations for its 2014 symposium event, which will be held on 18th June in Brussels. Titled “Future Road Infrastructure Challenges”, the event will be held at the EU Thon Hotel. Key topics will include; future road safety challenges, intelligent transport systems, financing, sustainability, innovation. The symposium is aimed at professionals in the roads sector wishing to gain additional knowledge in these key areas and wanting insight into the latest developments in terms of tech
An experimental 2km test track for electric heavy goods trucks will open in the Swedish area of Elväg Gävle in June.
The track runs along the E16 highway between Sandviken and Kungsgården. Electrically powered trucks will be using the track around Gävle, a town by the Baltic Sea near the mouth of the river Dalälven.
The Elväg Gävle project is financed and managed by the Regional Development Council of Gävleborg in cooperation with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), the Swedish Energy
