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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Rapid Access to augment GCC fleet with more than 400 new units

Powered Access plans to add more than 400 new units of powered access equipment to its fleet in the GCC before the end of 2017

Hyundai Heavy plans $400m primary power engine plant in Saudi Arabia

Hyundai Heavy-Aramco consortium agrees to spend $400m to set up a primary power engine plant in Ras Al-Khair, in eastern Saudi Arabia, by 2019

Al Habtoor launches Fuso Thunderbolt heavy-duty truck in Riyadh

Al Habtoor Motors unveils the Fuso Thunderbolt, a heavy-duty trucks range designed by Mitsubishi Fuso for the Saudi market and with reduced operating costs in mind, at an event in Saudi Arabia

UAE’s Farnek adds Renault Zoe electric vehicle to fleet

UAE-based facilities management firm, Farnek, has become the first GCC company to add a Renault Zoe electric vehicle to its fleet

Saudi-owned Raimondi supplies six cranes for French uni project

Six tower cranes made by Raimondi, an Italian crane firm owned by Saudi Arabia's KBW Investments, are supporting work on France’s MINES ParisTech university project

Al-Futtaim Motors sees triple digit growth in hybrid vehicle sales

Al-Futtaim Motors sees 535% and 430% sales growth with the Toyota Prius and Camry, respectively, in H1 2017, compared to the same period in 2016

Ford F-550 in Al Tayer Motors fleet drives a million km in 2,000 days

A Ford F-550 Super Duty delivery truck belonging to Al Tayer Motors drives more than a million kilometres in 2014 days, or just over five and a half years

Al Naboodah industrial theatre programme gains momentum

The visual impact training programme launched earlier this year by Al Naboodah Group Enterprises to strengthen its health and safety claims Dubai Airports and Expo 2020 developers as converts

General Motors appoints PR firm for GMC, ACDelco in Middle East

General Motors names Performance Communications as communications support provider for its GMC pickup trucks, ACDelco parts and lubricants, and Cadillac cars in the Middle East

Dubai body follows up on installation of back-up generators

DEWA has formed a committee tasked to follow up on the circular requiring real estate developers, consultants, contractors, government organisations, and major companies in Dubai to equip their projects with back-up generators

Al-Futtaim Motors, Dubai Police to heightened road safety

Al-Futtaim Motors has partnered with Dubai police for the Ministry of Interior’s “Summer Without Accidents” campaign which aims to promote road safety among residents in the UAE

BKT expands its specialty tyres for loaders, material handlers

BKT has grown its range of speciality tyres designed to be fitted on loaders and material-handling equipment operating in the recycling industry, with the introduction of the BK-Loader 53

Volvo CE appoints new president as Martin Weissburg steps down

Volvo Construction Equipment names Melker Jernberg, formerly of metallurgy companies Höganäs and SSAB, as its president, as Martin Weissburg moves back to the US

Perkins appoints Jaz Gill as vice president for sales and service

The Perkins Engines Company promotes Jaz Gill, a veteran of 29 years at the company, as its vice president for global sales, marketing, service and parts

Terex Trucks names Guy Wilson as global sales director

Terex Trucks appoints experienced Volvo hand to global sales role responsible for providing strategic direction to the company’s sales directors, regional sales teams and key accounts

Middle East and Africa diesel genset market to reach $1.54bn by 2026

Research and Markets report forecasts growth in diesel generator set market in line with rising populations and the power demands of both active and built projects

Featured Articles
	Advance of Ashok: The Hinduja Group delivers a host of firsts in the GCC Ashok Leyland is looking to expand its share in the bus and light- to medium-duty truck segments with an expanded product line-up for international markets and new service capabilities in Dubai
	Concrete progress: people and machines adapt to changes in cement Today’s construction market is as challenging as it is interesting for the Middle East’s concrete players, and the manufacturers that adopt proactive strategies today are most likely to thrive in the longer term
	Bridging the gap: Tariq Al Rasheed on reforming truck market aftersales Tariq Al Rasheed, retail director for Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal, discusses its partnership with Dubai Municipality to deliver an aftersales first for Dubai’s Truck & Heavy Equipment Market
	PMV Power List: Equipment manufacturers and dealers you should know PMV Middle East’s annual PMV Power List is a tribute to the companies and professionals that both make the segment go round on a daily basis, and moreover actively driving the segment forward

COMMENT

Caretaker economy: How slower growth could be driving superior service

How the Gulf’s experience of a construction slowdown in some quarters, and a new normal of steady but modest growth in others, is driving customer service

Playing catch up: the numbered days of second-hand imports

Fleet operators in the Gulf have had a good run in the medium-duty segment, enjoying relaxed regulations and plentiful second-hand imports from Europe, but the days of these unorthodox practices are looking increasingly numbered

Media

	In Pictures: Top 25 leaders in construction 2017
	In Pictures: Top 10 projects from 2017 Construction Week Power 100
	In Pictures: Top 10 most Influential developers in Dubai
	In Pictures: Top 10 Saudi mega projects of 2017
	Video: Five reasons why the Ford F-150 Raptor is fit for off-road

Special Reports

	PMV Power List: Equipment manufacturers and dealers you should know
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 contractors
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 consultants
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 developers
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 new companies

	COVER STORY Bridging the gap: Tariq Al Rasheed on reforming truck market aftersales
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