by admin | Feb 2, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
There will be 38 John Deere construction machines on display at the company booth, including dump trucks, backhoe loaders, tractor loaders, compact track loaders, and a wide array of attachments. Eleven John Deere simulators will also be on display, and more than 280...
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Mining News
Komatsu Ltd., the world’s No. 2 supplier of construction equipment, said industry-wide demand from miners fell 13 percent in the last quarter, signaling that the rebound in commodities prices is yet to feed through into better sales of the giant trucks and excavators...
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Cranes and access sales and rental specialists TCA Lifting have sold a 7.5t SPX1275 Jekko spider crane to EasyJet plc, Europe’s leading short-haul airline, for the maintenance of their Airbus fleet. When replacing their existing Jones IF10, EasyJet wanted a more...
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Caterpillar Inc. has scrapped plans to build a new office complex in Downtown Peoria and will move its global headquarters to the Chicago area by the end of the year. The upper echelon of executives, including newly installed CEO Jim Umpleby, will begin relocating...
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
LONDON — The UK’s largest regional cities are seeing near-record levels of construction activity as developers invest heavily in commercial and residential real estate, according to an annual review by Deloitte. The consultancy firm’s “Real Estate...
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News
Twenty-two residential schemes started construction on site in the past year, eight more than the previous high of 14 in 2008, according to the annual survey, now in its 16th year. There were further record levels of activity in the hotel and education sectors....
