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.
Terex Trucks is set to benefit significantly from new thinking and investment in its production processes, dealership networks, and customer support capability.
The Motherwell, Scotland-headquartered articulated and rigid truck manufacturer has been “refreshed” by its €123.5 million acquisition last year by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), according to new Terex Trucks global sales and marketing director Sam Wyant.
Wyant said: “We’ve had audits by the Volvo Group on our factories to see what we ca
A new report from consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan says that China will benefit from unparalleled urban growth. According to the report, China will become the world’s leading economy by 2025, surpassing that of the US. Urban growth and infrastructure investment will see China having 13 mega-cities, four mega-regions and six mega-corridors by 2025. This growth will be fuelled by strong urbanisation, a favourable corporate environment, huge infrastructure investment and the largest working age population. Th
Four construction firms from Canada and one of Belgium’s largest infrastructure companies, 1303 Besix, have committed to building a school each during this year’s 7163 Pilosio Building Peace Award in Milan.
Executives from the companies, along with those from several other property related businesses, accepted a challenge from the event’s guest of honour, US actress Sharon Stone: “Is anyone out there going to build me a schoo1?”
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Police in the South African city of Port Elizabeth recently spotted a vehicle they suspected of being overloaded. The minibus was escorted to a police compound, where the occupants were made to get out of the vehicle. In all, the Toyota HiAce bus had been carrying 48 people, most of them childr
