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CASE Construction Equipment’s (CASE) CX750D crawler excavator is the largest and most powerful machine in the brand’s excavator range. The CX750D is said to deliver best-in-class productivity, operating at 381kW with up to 366kN of bucket digging force. It meets Tier 4 Final standards with minimal maintenance, no diesel particulate filter (DPF), no DPF regeneration or associated lifetime service costs. The undercarriage and front attachment have been reinforced in most of the D Series: in particular, the CX

A sophisticated formwork solution has played an important part in the construction of a new road and rail tunnel in Qatar in the Middle East. The formwork system was supplied by ULMA, which supplied its equipment for the construction of the Lusail Boulevard Tunnel in Qatar. The new tunnel provides access to the new Lusail City Development, from the heart of Doha and will be a vital transport link for the planned 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. The overall Lusail City Development, located 15km north of Do

Tyre specialist Marangoni is making a strategic move of its Turkish operations to Istanbul. This development is aimed at improving the company’s share of the Turkish tyre retreading market. The Italian company is keen to further boost its worldwide market share. Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced a significant development for its Turkish business interests with the new warehouse and head office located in the country’s commercial centre, Istanbul. This move has been managed through its Turkish sub

A new bridge project in Colombia is benefiting from the supply of concrete from CEMEX Latam Holdings The project is to build a new bridge for Colombia’s Río Magdalena 2 Highway, with the road being one of the primary infrastructure projects currently under development in the country. CEMEX Colombia is supplying concrete for several essential elements of the project, including a viaduct over the Magdalena River that will become one of the longest bridges in the country.

Specialist attachment and ground support firm ALLU is expanding its international support with the appointment of a new distributor for Argentina. Local firm Igarreta Maquinas is its new distributor in Argentina. The company will supply the comprehensive range of ALLU Transformer and Soil Stabilization equipment. In addition, Igarreta Maquinas will also be providing full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service. Customers in Argentina will now be able to benefit from improved support t

SDLG claims that it has managed to successfully boost its share of the wheeled loader market in the Philippines. According to the firm, its market share for wheeled loaders has increased by nearly 20% in the four years between 2012 and 2016. The company says it has also had notable success selling graders into the Philippines. And in 2016, the company claims that over a third of all wheeled loaders and almost half of all motor graders sold in the Philippines were built by SDLG.

GOMACO has appointed Sandeep Nirmal as its new sales representative for India. The appointment was made by Kent Godbersen, GOMACO’s vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Nirmal has more than 23 years of sales and marketing experience in the construction equipment industry. He gained experience with GOMACO’s complete line of concrete paving equipment through his previous position as head of corporate sales with a GOMACO distributor. “Sandeep has the knowledge and experience to start immediately

Crucial piling work for the elevated approach to a bridge at Haiphong in Vietnam has been carried out by a Liebherr rig Highly productive and reliable, the Liebherr LB36-410 rig has been used to complete piles for the new bridge link. The machine has had success drilling through waterlogged ground and has helped to keep the project on schedule. Vietnamese ground engineering and foundations specialist contractor, Dua Fat Foundation Joint Stock Company has been using the Liebherr LB 36-410 rotary drillin

Six XCMG crawler cranes are working hard on the construction of the Padma Bridge in Bangladesh. This is a landmark project for Bangladesh, as the 6.15km structure will provide a new link between the south-west of the country and the northern and eastern regions. When the bridge is complete it will connect Louhajong, Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur. In addition to the main bridge section, there is an additional 3.8km approach bridge, which is also very important to the project. The Padma Bridge is