A new scaffolding division is to be established in Dubai “to support the overwhelming demand for advanced scaffolding solutions in high-level industrial plants and offshore facilities,” GHI Formwork MD Ekkehart Misch told Media. Misch added: “We are excited to be expanding our presence in Saudi Arabia through strategic partnerships with key planners and contractors, and …
ABU DHABI: New regulations for heavy building machinery and cranes mean all contractors and building companies must acquire a municipality-backed safety certificate before work can begin. The law, already in place, requires building and demolition companies to present “technical testing certificates of their equipment” provided by third-party inspectors before a licence can be issued for …
The Caterpillar display at World of Concrete 2012 will cover 5,000 sq. ft. of prominent floor space in the Central Hall (C5371) and feature a range of new earthmoving and lifting machines, along with a variety of new work tools, along with the Cat CT660 Vocational Truck in dump- and mixer-body configurations. F Series Backhoe-loaders …
The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) is offering two training classes at World of Concrete 2012 in Las Vegas next week. A CSDA Hand Sawing & Drilling 101 class will start on January 24 from 8 am to 5 pm and run for three days, and a two-day CSDA Estimating class will will run at …
Alpharetta, GA – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that Honda’s cumulative worldwide power products production reached the 100 million-unitmilestone during 2011. Full information regarding this announcement is available at the company’s Japan media web site, http://www.hondanews.info/en/ Honda Power Equipment, a division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., markets a complete range of outdoor power equipment, …
MUSCAT — The Oman Construction Summit 2012, the second edition dedicated to the Sultanate’s construction projects and investment opportunity in the industry, will attract participation of high-profile local and international speakers, underscoring the strong interest in the Sultanate, as the government is engaged on cross-industry infrastructure development throughout the country. A strong line-up of speakers …
Sniffing turf battles in the medium and heavy truck segments, Hinduja-owned Ashok Leyland is diversifying its business. Besides revamping its heavy and medium truck and bus line-ups when global majors such as Daimler, Volvo and MAN stepped in, the company is expanding its presence in business avenues such as construction equipment, defence systems and engineering …
Construction spending in the U.S. rose in November for a third time in four months, indicating the industry helped boost growth at the end of 2011. Building outlays increased (CNSTTMOM) 1.2 percent, exceeding the median estimate of 46 economists in a Bloomberg survey that called for a 0.5 percent gain, Commerce Department figures showed today …
WUXI, Jiangsu – Caterpillar Inc, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining machinery, expanded its multi-functional research and development (R&D) center in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, into its second-largest globally, in anticipation of robust growth in the Chinese construction-equipment market. Meanwhile, Caterpillar also started construction of a proving ground (an equipment-testing area) for the Asia-Pacific …