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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Terex AWP begins handover of 334 Genie machines to Rapid Access

Terex AWP delivers the first units of a large fleet order Genie boom lifts and scissor lifts by Rapid Access, as part of a planned fleet expansion in the Middle East in 2017

Chicago Pneumatic secures 100 light tower order in Kuwait

General Transportation & Equipment Company, Kuwait distributor for Chicago Pneumatic, orders 100 CPLT V15 metal halide light towers for a remote oil and gas construction project in the country

Case appoints AMA Motors as its official distributor for Bahrain

Case Construction Equipment names AMA Motors as its new official distributor and service provider for Bahrain, where the local firm has now been supporting Case customers from its premises in East Riffa since July

Sharjah-backed Yalla Pickup receives $272k in funding

Yalla Pickup receives fresh funding, having registered more than 50 businesses and 300 individual customers since 2016 and growing by 200% month-on-month since January 2017

SDLG unveils first asphalt compactor for Middle East and Africa

Shandong Lingong Machinery Company (SDLG) has launched its first asphalt compactor in the Middle East and Africa in the form of the RD730 machine, a three-tonne double drum compactor

Safety and sustainability driving access machinery demand in GCC

With Gulf countries paying more attention to worksite conditions and the issue of sustainability, new demands are being created in the access equipment market, says Sharbel Kordahi of Terex

Rapid Access records rising demand for secondary guarding devices

Demand for secondary guarding devices is spiking across the region as contractors pay more attention to the issue of safety, said Alexis Potter of Rapid Access

Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island installs 16 new Tesla chargers

Yas Island has completed the installation of 16 new Tesla chargers at Yas Mall and Yas Island theme parks, bringing its total number of electric vehicle charging stations to 22

Lexus hybrid sales in the UAE grow by 225% in H1 2017

Al-Futtaim Motors sees 225% increase in sales of hybrid Lexus models during the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2016

Dubai Taxi, RTA launch medical clinic for cab drivers

Dubai Taxi Corporation and the Roads and Transport Authority have launched a medical clinic in a bid to improve the provision of healthcare for the emirate’s taxi drivers

Mammoet delivers the tallest wind turbine in the world

Mammoet has delivered a 234m-high prototype wind turbine, with a hub height of 165m, 69m long rotary blades and a 3.15MW output to the Drantum II wind farm in Denmark

Volvo CE manufactures its 75,000th articulated hauler

Volvo Construction Equipment has passes production milestone, having delivered half of all the articulated haulers ever made since it launched the articulated hauler concept in 1966

Al Naboodah drives environmental sustainability on multiple fronts

Al Naboodah Group Enterprises’s head of HSE, Robert Munn, discusses the wide-ranging initiatives being undertaken by the group in its efforts to drive environmental responsibility

Dubai saves millions through sustainable management of drilling products

Dubai Municipality saves $29.40m (AED108m) through sustainable management of drilling products

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
	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
	The investor: Nabil Al Zahlawi on NFT's big plans Nabil Al Zahlawi, CEO of Abu Dhabi’s NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes, discusses the calculated risks that it takes to win in the crane rental business and the next trick up his sleeve

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

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Special Reports

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	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 contractors
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	COVER STORY Bridging the gap: Tariq Al Rasheed on reforming truck market aftersales
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