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Crane collapse kills more than 100 at Mecca Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia
Social media users say bad weather conditions caused deadly incident. More than 100 people are reported to have been killed following the...
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Case Construction Equipment’s long game in the Middle East
Franco Invernizzi of CNH Industrial on the brand’s regional rise. It was early 2013 when Construction Machinery ME first interviewed CNH Industrial’s...
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Case Construction Equipment to showcase full range at South Africa show
Machines specced for Africa and Middle East to be on display at Bauma Conexpo Africa. Case Construction Equipment has announced it will...
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Egypt’s New Suez Canal, and the machines essential for development
Waterway project shows the importance of machines in transforming economies. The New Suez Canal project featured in this month’s issue of Construction...
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Terex, Konecranes merger to create $10bn cranes giant
Company to be known as Konecranes Terex after ‘merger of equals’, which is expected to close in the first half of 2016....
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Manitowoc to build product verification centre in Germany
Crane firm also plans to update and modernise Wilhelmshaven factory. Crane provider Manitowoc has announced plans to build a product verification centre...
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Middle East gives lift to Japanese machinery firms
Weaker yen is helping manufacturers ride out volatility in global demand . Despite efforts to diversify its manufacturing base, the sales volume...
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Taking construction equipment sales online
Can confidence in e-commerce extend to large pieces of heavy equipment?. There’s no denying the importance of online trading. From fashion to...
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Construction machinery: Why small is beautiful
Sales of mini-excavators and other compact pieces of equipment are growing . While traditionally contractors have preferred larger machines, high fuel costs...
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Time to batten down the hatches for profitability
It’s likely that government spending on construction projects will drop. As any longstanding business in the Gulf knows, longevity in these markets...