As the 7th-ranked world power, South East Asia is one of the world’s most dynamic and high-growth zones. More than US$60 billion of investment in infrastructure projects is planned per year between now and 2022. The region’s importance to the global construction equipment sector can’t be overestimated.
Changsha - one of China’s megacities - welcomed the global construction fraternity to the recent and first Changsha International Construction Equipment Exhibition
In late 2014, SolaRoad, reportedly the first solar roadway, was opened in Amsterdam, along 70m of a cycle path between two suburbs of the Dutch capital. SolaRoad consists of a cycle path constructed of concrete modules measuring 2.5m x 3.5m. In one lane, solar cells are fitted underneath a tempered glass top layer of around 1cm thickness, covered by a rough, transparent coating. The solar electricity from the road is fed into the electricity grid.
Over 2,000 vehicles have failed Ireland’s National Car Test (NCT) so far during 2012. All of these vehicles and were taken off the road for not meeting basic safety standards, according to data from Ireland’s the National Car Testing Service (NCTS). The data shows that 2,349 vehicles failed because they were classed as dangerous. Almost 300,000 vehicles, more than half of those tested between January and July, failed the first test and had to return for a retest.
