No Parking - a driver in East Africa had a notion to leave his car rather too close to his house - image courtesy of World Highways reader Francis Gicheru
January 21, 2014
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No Parking - a driver in East Africa had a notion to leave his car rather too close to his house - image courtesy of World Highways reader Francis Gicheru
Exports are crucial to XCMG’s growth and its aim to becoming a dominant player in the worldwide construction machinery market – Mike Woof writes
One of China’s biggest construction equipment manufacturers, XCMG has a high profile, and particularly in the country’s home market. XCMG is a leader in key equipment categories such as concrete pumping and lifting technologies.
The firm’s 4,000tonne crawler crane introduced two years ago has already proven its worth in a massive industrial construction appl
Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, is capitalising on its well-established equipment and componentry manufacturing base as China’s global Belt and Road Initiative gathers momentum.
Caterpillar has revealed details of its “significant” investment in new and upgraded parts distribution centres in Africa and the Middle East (AME). The investment, highlighted during Cat’s recent Construction Days event in Antalya, Turkey, is in addition to the US$460 million invested by the company’s AME dealers in 2011 to improve local operations, reports Guy Woodford. “We are going to open in March [2013] a complete new parts distribution centre in Dubai, which is significant,” said Christian Dillier, A
Gustavo Otero has been appointed president for Doosan Bobcat’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Otero, who previously served as vice-president of the compact and telehandlers division, will be based out of Doosan Bobcat’s EMEA headquarters in Dobris, Czech Republic.
He has an extensive 20-year background in the global construction equipment and automotive industries. His positions include vice-president of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA business and was general manager at ex
