Walking the floors at one of the biggest construction shows in Europe is a tiring business: so let us take the strain for you while you catch up with the businesses and names which are making the headlines at this year’s INTERMAT.
Governments, police forces and parent groups have use various messages to warn the public about dangerous driving and some have been more effective than others.
Two recent examples – one from New Zealand and one from Australia – make their point in different ways. The New Zealand video - ‘don’t use a mobile phone while driving’ – gets the message across with gentle humour.
The Australian video – ‘don’t drink and drive’ – employs intense drama to ensure a mark is left on the viewer.
The year 2012 has been a milestone for Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong.
In January it announced completion of the purchase of Polish company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary Dressta, LiuGong’s first outright acquisition outside its domestic market. HSW produces bulldozers and other crawler machines, while LiuGong is ranked as the largest wheel loader manufacturer in the world, and is also said to be among the world’s fastest growing CE companies.
The year 2012 has been a milestone for Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong.
In January it announced completion of the purchase of Polish company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary Dressta, LiuGong’s first outright acquisition outside its domestic market. HSW produces bulldozers and other crawler machines, while LiuGong is ranked as the largest wheel loader manufacturer in the world, and is also said to be among the world’s fastest growing CE companies.
Rebuilding of one of the oldest motorways in Germany is testing out the possibilities for public-private project road construction reports Adrian Greeman
A freshly renovated section of the A8 Autobahn in southern Germany will be watched with some interest this summer as traffic begins driving along its rebuilt carriageway and additional third lanes. That is not because of any special road features, other than a distinctive reddish colour to its concrete surface, but because it is a first fullscale public
