Organisers of the International Show of Public Works, Construction and Mining Machinery have made every effort to assist the sector on the road to recovery
Organisers are sure that the upturn in business seen in some sectors will make SMOPYC 2011 an "outstanding event." The 15th event, being held at Zaragoza Trade Fair Centre, Spain, from 5-9 April, will boast nine halls (100,000m2 of covered space) and 200,000m2 of outdoor space to display heavy machinery, along with demonstrations and sponsored areas.
The Mose project is a vast intervention plan by Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to protect Venice from flooding. It also has presented Cifa and its partners a big challenge for pumping concrete over a long distance.
Shock figures from the AA reveal more than £11bn-worth of potholes need repairing across the UK and British digger maker JCB is on a mission to fix them.
The AEM says that its inaugural trade show in the Russian capital "exceeded expectations." Patrick Smith reports The first CONEXPO Russia, held in the capital Moscow, attracted some 6,000 attendees, according to the organisers. The Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM) said after the inaugural event in September that more than 50% of the 2008 exhibition space had already been sold for the 2009 exposition. "Leading construction equipment companies from around the world that supported the first ever CON
