LiuGong Europe and Portsmouth based UK dealership Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS) have signed an exciting sponsorship deal with Motocross team Cab Screens Husqvarna for the forthcoming 2016 season, during which time the team will be known as Cab Screens LiuGong Husqvarna. As part of the deal LiuGong will …
Read More »Volvo takes direct route on Stockholm Bypass
Volvo CE, VFS and Volvo Trucks are all helping to deliver a much needed 21km – mostly tunneled – E4 highway extension outside the Swedish capital. Volvo CE, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Financial Services collaborate with Volvo Truck Center and Swecon to ensure the project’s success. Road congestion is not …
Read More »Paving the Trans-Sumatran Highway
A major expansion of the country’s road network is part of the Indonesian government’s plans to accelerate economic growth. Two Sumatran contractors are using Volvo Construction Equipment on one of the largest projects – the upgrade of the Trans-Sumatran Highway. Many cities in Indonesia are set to benefit from the …
Read More »Swedish Steel Prize finalists 2015
/INS. Bold and innovative solutions using the full potential of high-strength steels characterize this year’s four finalists for the Swedish Steel Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on November 19. “This year, the 17th consecutive year of the prize, we received a total of 77 …
Read More »Terex Trucks Good as Gold in Remote French Guiana Mine
The efficiency and low maintenance of 15 Terex Trucks articulated haulers are proving vital for working in the remote and vast gold mine in Saint- Élie, French Guiana. Take a helicopter 30 minutes west from Cayenne, French Guiana, and deep amidst the forest you will quite literally have struck gold. …
Read More »A HYUNDAI R35Z-9 excavator receives a Champagne baptism.
SARL Maurice Vesselle, a family run wine producing business, had been considering for a long time the idea of getting a crawler excavator for work in the vines in the Champagne region. They had to convert an existing machine so that it could pass over the top of the vines. …
Read More »Hewden Goes Back to the Future
New report provides a sneak peak into the construction sector in 2045- 30km tall buildings with spaceports, driverless vehicles and mini-cities in the sky. These are just a few of the things we can expect to see in 2045, according to a new report from equipment hire giant, Hewden. Hewden’s …
Read More »Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe appoints New Dealer in Bulgaria
Strotech Engineering based in Sofia, Bulgaria has recently been appointed as the Hyundai Construction Equipment dealer for the country. Strotech Engineering is a newly established company owned and managed by Mr Veselin Ivanov and chief executive Mrs Fani Asenova, alongside a team of ten staff. Mr Ivanov has 20-years of …
Read More »International Pipeline Helps Heat Homes
In northern France, just south of the port of Dunkirk, a Volvo PL4809D rotating pipelayer is helping to bring another section of pipeline towards the Belgian border. The French gas operator, GRTgaz, is investing around €56 million in a joint venture with Belgian operator, Fluxys, to build a 100 km, …
Read More »Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for € 30 million investment project
Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE), a widely recognized leader in the European construction equipment and forklift market, held a groundbreaking ceremony last week, for its new headquarters in Tessenderlo, Belgium. The new HQ complex comprises a new, three-story, 5,400 square metres office building, a 13,000 square metres warehouse, a European …
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