Hyundai is now offering fuel cell-powered cars to customers on a limited basis for selected markets around the globe. The firm’s first ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles have now arrived in the UK for instance. This continues Hyundai’s international roll-out of the world’s first series-production hydrogen-fuelled car.
Hyundai is the first car manufacturer to supply these zero-emission vehicles to paying customers in the UK, paving the way for growth of the clean technology, having led its research and development si
Despite political concerns and upheavals, Europe’s construction market is on the up, reports Graham Anderson
Europe’s road building market is forecast to grow strongly in real terms up to 2019, as a strengthening economy boosts construction, creating investment and jobs. The market is predicted to grow by 16% between 2016 and 2019 and is being led by increases in the UK (39%), Norway (38%) and Poland (35%).
In the UK, the market is buoyed by a number of major projects coming on stream, such as England’
A huge investment in its manufacturing operations is being made by Volvo Construction Equipment and the firm is also seeing the head of the division become CEO of the entire group.
Guy Woodford reports from Turkey on how Caterpillar is building machines for less regulated markets. Among Caterpillar machines for less regulated countries on show during the recent Caterpillar Construction Days (CCD) Antalya 2012 event in Turkey were the D6R, D7R and D8R track-type tractors. Steven Faucher, product and application specialist for Cat EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East), said Cat Product Link, a telematics system allowing site managers to improve productivity, boost efficiencies and enabl
