Ten things we learned at Pre-INTERMAT

1. Elba integrated into Ammann Middle EastFollowing on from Ammann’s acquisition of concrete batching plant manufacturer Elba in early 2014, the service...

Fleet

Al-Bahar rebuilds Caterpillar off-highway truck for Doha Quarry

Caterpillar equipment dealer Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Bahar has successfully delivered a rebuilt 771D off-highway truck to Qatar-based Doha Quarry’s site in Fujairah, UAE....

Construction

Speedy Hire makes ‘good progress’ on Middle East rentals pull-out

Speedy Hire is making “good progress” in withdrawing its general hire and spot-rentals business in the Middle East following a major accountancy...

Construction

Liebherr crane completes fiddly bridge job in Germany

A Liebherr crawler crane was used in to install a railway bridge in constricted conditions in Baden-Württemberg, in south-west Germany. The installation...

Construction

Auction website IronPlanet reports $3bn in equipment sales

IronPlanet has made $3 billion in sales since it expanded to the Europe, Middle East and Africa market six years ago, the...

Construction

JCB remote-controlled excavator gets to work at UK station

JCB has supplied a remotely operated excavator to a UK demolition company, purpose-designed for work at a train station redevelopment in Birmingham....

Construction

German construction equipment sales hit $9.6bn in 2014

Total output from the German construction-equipment manufacturing industry reached $9.6 billion (€8.4bn) in 2014, a figure roughly the same as sales in...