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Monday, July 25, 2016
 
Top Stories

Komatsu announces $2.9bn acquisition of Joy Global

Komatsu, the world’s second largest mining and construction equipment manufacturer, had purchased US-based mining specialist Joy Global

Volvo settles anti-trust investigation with the EU

The Volvo Group has paid a fine of $739m to settle a long-running EU antitrust investigation

Raimondi Cranes delivers first LR213 luffing units

Saudi-owned Raimondi Cranes has fulfilled five pre-launch orders for the recently unveiled LR213, a 14-tonne capacity luffing crane with a 55m jib

UAE firm announces plans for palm recycling plant

Abu Dhabi company plans factory to recycle 10% of the UAE’s palm waste into wooden board

Genie delivers 58 aerial work platforms in Morocco

Terex AWP begins delivery of largest single order of aerial work platforms to date in Morocco

UAE donates 50 generators to Yemeni authorities

The UAE has presented 50 generator sets to authorities in Aden, Yemen, as part of efforts to end power cuts in the governorate

Rapid Access sees 22% revenue growth in the GCC

The Lavendon Group posts positive H1 results, and attributes much of the success to buoyancy in the Gulf

Qatar: $41m tyre recycling plant now operational

Qatar’s $41.3m Modern Recycling Factory in Mesaieed Industrial City will be used to recycle used tyres and rubber materials

Cat facial recognition tool tracks driver fatigue

US equipment manufacturer Caterpillar introduces software to monitor rigid dump truck driver fatigue

Iveco Stralis LNG becomes first to cross Europe

Spanish company Transordizia drives the first LNG-powered truck, an Iveco Stralis, across Europe

Grove GMK3060 mobile crane competes in drag race

A Grove GMK3060 mobile crane took part in a quarter-mile drag race to mark the unveiling of Manitowoc’s Product Verification Center in Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Doosan to capitalise on British Open sponsorship

Doosan plans marketing activities to once again garner massive exposure at UK golf championship

Featured Articles

Astra’s HD9 reaches to new heights of robustness

Astra takes the balance between on-road and off-road functionality where no manufacturer has gone before

Big interview: Ajit Kumar of Swaidan Trading

Ajit Kumar on the strategies that have delivered Swaidan Trading deal after deal in regional public transport and increasing success with its steadily expanding curation of European brands

The spider plough: From Bavaria to Kurdistan

From the fertile fields of Bavaria, the Foeck laying plough system puts down cable in the Middle East for the first time

Manitowoc, CCC test synthetic hoist rope in Qatar

Manitowoc brings Samson K-100 synthetic rope to the Middle East with regional contractor CCC in Qatar

Paving the UAE: Wade Adams chooses Volvo CE

Wade Adams Contracting discusses the positivity demonstrated in infrastructure works currently underway in the UAE, and the importance of issues such as fuel consumption in machine selection

COMMENT

Playing a long game: The art of biding time

One strategy to success that is played intentionally and unintentionally again and again is simply having the patience to bide your time and wait for a break

Turning the wheel: Future transit tech in the GCC

As the vehicle industry experiences startling developments in hybrid electric technology and autonomous systems, what can we expect in the Gulf region?

     

Media

Video: Crane collapses across New York bridge

Video: Volvo promotes two-axled articulated hauler

Video: Contractor builds tunnel in single weekend

Video: FAMCO launches three new brands in Saudi

Video: UAE labourers test air-conditioned vests

Special Reports

Top 10 PMV deals in the Gulf through H1 2016

Service and safety: AWP moves beyond price-point

Buckets and boom lifts: GCC market trends in AWP

High flyer: JLG’s soaring 1500AJP articulated boom

Raising rental: The winning AWP ethos of Manlift

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