The concrete paving market has provided stable ground for existing players, though key market developments are in hand. US manufacturers have long dominated the concrete paving sector with well-known firms such as GOMACO, Guntert & Zimmerman, Power Curbers, Power Pavers and Terex all being based in the US, while German firm Wirtgen is Europe's leading contender in this market. However there is some jostling for position in the concrete paving sector, with some of the players looking to enter new segments. T
The market for concrete pavers continues to fuel research and development into new models writes Mike Woof. The range and breadth of concrete slipforming and paving equipment on the market continues to grow as firms develop new and improved models. Prior to the recent CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 construction equipment show in Las Vegas, some of the best known manufacturers had already announced their new and improved slipforming machines. GOMACO, Guntert & Zimmermann, Power Curbers and Wirtgen all had recent or ne
The first cable-stayed bridge in Nigeria will link two districts of the megacity of Lagos Nigeria’s first cable-stayed bridge, the Lekki Ikoyi Bridge in the megacity of Lagos is scheduled for completion at the end of 2012. Its striking 90m high pylon characterises the appearance of the 1,357m long bridge, which will connect two districts of the West African city, Lekki on the Lekki Peninsula and Ikoyi on Lagos Island.
