News

Terex Cranes shows new Challenger at Intermat

February 21, 2012

Terex Cranes is using Intermat as the launch venue for its new Challenger 3160 all-terrain crane.

Mersey river toll bridge gets the go ahead

February 21, 2012

Mersey Gateway backers have hailed the UK government’s decision to give the project planning approval as “fantastic news”.

Emissions solutions key at 15th SMOPYC

February 21, 2012

The SMOPYC exhibition will have close to 100,000m² of covered exhibition space, as well as an outdoor area and a demonstration area providing a total surface area for the show of 300,000m².

Doosan launches new excavator

February 21, 2012

The new Doosan DX225LCA excavator being launched at Intermat has an operating weight of between 21.5 and 23.2tonnes, depending on the configuration. Its bucket capacity ranges from 0.39 to 1.28m3. It also has a digging depth of 6,620 mm, a reach of 9,900mm and a digging height of 9,750 mm.

New generation highways condition data collection

February 21, 2012

Fugro Aperio is launching its SCANNER survey service, which it says offers competitive, efficient and dynamic highways data collection to assist road agencies and local authorities in reporting to National Indicators.

City centre tunnel and traffic management project

February 21, 2012

Norra Länken (Northern Link), a 16km highway and tunnel system in the centre of the Swedish capital Stockholm, is one of the country’s largest highway and infrastructure projects.

Haulotte sales up 13%

February 21, 2012

Haulotte Group (HG) increased its Q4 2011 sales by 13%, compared to the same period of 2010. The rise took consolidated October 1 to December 31 2011 sales to US$107.1million (€82.2 million) compared with $94.5million (€72.5million) in the same three months of last year.

Chinese to build Dutch tunnels, bridges?

February 21, 2012

Chinese companies may play a role in the e1.5 billion A6/A9 highway project in the Netherlands.

Sennebogen showcases crane crawlers

February 21, 2012

Sennebogen’s three machines on display at Intermat 2012 have been chosen by the company to represent its crane, lifting and industrial material handling technology.

Latvia's bridges require urgent repair

February 21, 2012

A report into the state of Latvia’s bridges shows that one in three requires major works, with 100 requiring immediate repair.

Poland increases infrastructure spend

February 21, 2012

A healthy €865.5 million is being spent on infrastructure projects in Polish capital Warsaw in 2011.

Case construction machines boost dealership network

February 21, 2012

Case Construction Equipment has added to its dealer network with the appointment of Sleator Plant in Northern Ireland, and Southern Plant across much of central south-east England.

French road fatalities increase

February 21, 2012

Concern has been raised in France over a worrying increase in road fatalities during January 2011, with the death rate on the countries roads reaching 320, according to early reports.

New website for Concrete Repair Association

February 21, 2012

The UK Concrete Repair Association (CRA) has now gone live with a completely revamped and updated website in a new user-friendly format with improved navigation and many other new features.

Magnetic filtration units increase efficiency

February 21, 2012

One of the USA’s largest and best-known dealers for Caterpillar off-road vehicles, Whayne Supply, has teamed up with a small UK engineering company, Magnom, to introduce magnetic filtration units that have been shown to increase operational efficiency and decrease downtime.