A 50-tonne prototype dump truck is the centrepiece of Bell’s impressive stand at INTERMAT 2015 and offers a real glimpse of the heavy construction industry’s future.
Caterpillar is now offering two new variants of its 36tonne class excavator for the emergent market. The Next Generation models are said to offer increased efficiency and lower operating costs in the 36tonne size class.
The 336 and 336GC variants are aimed at customers in South America, Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Eurasia, China, South East Asia and India. According to Caterpillar, the 336 and 336 GC offer increased operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improved operator comfort comp
A senior Terex figure said the leading construction equipment manufacturer is hard at work targeting future “mineral wealth” led sales growth opportunities in Africa, Russia, Asia and Australia. Speaking during the recent Terex Truck Days event at the firm’s articulated and rigid dump truck manufacturing facility in Motherwell, Scotland, John Mlonek, commercial sales manager for Terex Construction, said, “With the downturn in Europe, lots of our efforts have gone more into markets like South Africa, which i
The first bC India event has exceeded all expectations and it is set to become a regular event. Patrick Smith reports
A major new construction equipment show has been launched in a nation with a huge appetite for such machinery and a growth rate nudging 9% each year. With billions being spent on infrastructure (roads and highways, power stations, railways, ports and airports), India was a prime candidate for a trade fair to display the latest and local international construction machinery, building materia
