Plantforce Rentals is a leading construction equipment rental company headquartered in Somerset, with additional depots across the West Country and the Midlands.  The company owns a fleet of 93 Hyundai machines ranging from 6 tonnes up to 52 tonnes, which include loading shovels, crawler, and wheeled excavators.   Plantforce has recently added …

Changing technologies mean every company needs to stay ahead of the digital curve, but few go so far as inviting hackers to take over their systems. Yet Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) did just that. Volvo CE’s first hackathon ‘Hack Sprint’, a collaboration with Volvo Group Connected Solutions is a …

MILWAUKEE (June 17, 2019) – In conjunction with its year long 125th Anniversary celebration, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is issuing five $10,000 grants to non-profit organizations who partner with AEM member companies and/or their distribution networks to cultivate the next generation of the equipment industry’s workforce. “AEM is …

At Plantworx 2019, (East of England Arena & Events Centre, Peterborough), the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), launched the new CEA and HMG commissioned Sector Report. The launch was attended by Government officials, including Louise Scott, a representative from the Automotive Unit at BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), …

MILWAUKEE – Safety training is critical in the construction industry because it’s a high-risk workplace with hazardous work. Dangerous situations are part of the everyday working environment. The constant challenge for construction companies is to create and deliver effective safety training. “The traditional way of handling safety training tends to …

Brussels, 13 June 2019 – Construction stakeholders believe that the Construction 2020 initiative should be reinforced in order to fully achieve its ambitions, aimed at supporting the construction sector’s adaptation to key emerging challenges and to promote the sustainable competitiveness of the sector. To this end, major European construction representatives …

After a successful launch edition, The Big 5 Construct Qatar will return on 23 – 25 September 2019 at Doha Exhibition and Conference Centre (DECC). Qatar has over $150bn of known planned and un-awarded projects, according to a report released by The Big 5 Construct Qatar and MEED Projects. Construction …

Moncton, NB – A convoy of thousands of visitors and exhibitors converged at the Moncton Coliseum Complex this past weekend, June 7 and 8, for Atlantic Canada’s largest trucking and transportation event. Presented by the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, the 2019 edition of the Atlantic Truck Show welcomed 12,021 visitors. …

MILWAUKEE, June 6, 2019 – Photos taken by documentary photographer Brad Romano were unveiled today by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). More than 150 photos were collected as part of an ongoing effort to help tell the story of the 1.3 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing …

Today in Moscow bauma CTT RUSSIA opened its doors with 603 exhibiting companies from 19 countries and 22,000 participants from 60 countries expected to attend the fair, which will showcase more than 20 new products. As Exhibition Partner, CECE attended the opening day, speaking at the inauguration conference of the …