In the course of 2017, Ireland intends to initiate the energy reform with a new feed-in tariff for renewable energies. The government plans to increase the amount of green electricity from the current figure of about 23 percent to 40 percent by 2020. The tariff system is to establish a...
Buoyed by a strong global economy, the next Magna ExpoMueblera trade fair and its two flagship shows, Magna Expo Mueblera Industrial and Magna Expo Mobiliario e Interiores, will be in an excellent position when it opens it gates from 17 to 20 January 2018 at the Centro Banamex exhibition center...
Did you know that concrete is the most used material in the world in terms of volume, where about 6 billion cubic meters of concrete is made each year, which equals one cubic meter for every person on Earth? Having said that, it is noticeable that concrete is exclusive among...
Kramer-Werke GmbH, a Wacker Neuson SE company, and John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, a member of the Deere & Company group, USA, announced that they were entering into a strategic alliance focusing on the sale of Kramer-branded telescopic handlers and wheel loaders for the agricultural sector. The European anti-trust...
A job site in South Africa has demonstrated that the VÖGELE MT 3000-2 Offset PowerFeeder improves pavement quality. Proof comes from the University of Twente, Netherlands, which monitored the project from a scientific perspective – and their equipment included RoadScan, the innovative temperature-measurement system from VÖGELE. Organizing paving work so...
The biogas plant in Vettin, located in the municipality of Groß Pankow, went into regular operation in April 2017. The planning office Green line from Flensburg is the general planner of the plant using input materials such as slurry, solid manure, and maize silage. The 8.5 megawatt biogas plant is...
Raimondi’s exclusive agent in France, GP Mat International (GP MAT), has completed the installation of six of the Italian manufacturer’s cranes in Saclay, a southwestern suburb of Paris. Under the direction of GP MAT President Frank Torchard, 10 of the company’s employees worked on the crane erections, including those with...
Concrete Expo Vietnam 2017 will commence from 25-26 October 2017 at National Exhibition Construction Center-NECC, Ha Noi, Vietnam. This exhibition is the only specialized event in Vietnam that brings together an international congregation of both upstream and downstream Concrete & Cement companies and also its supporting industries gathered in the...
Offering a highly configurable design, the new Cat® 426F2 Backhoe Loader with Side Shift frame provides customers with additional choices, allowing the selection of a more base-specification model or a highly configured machine to match budget and operating needs. Customers can choose between 2- or 4-wheel drive, backhoe loader or excavator...
CASE Construction Equipment has appointed Jose Cuadrado as Vice President in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for CNH Industrial’s Construction Equipment businesses. With more than 15 years of international experience within the industrial, construction and agricultural equipment sectors, Mr. Cuadrado brings a wealth of experience to his new...
The HOMAG Group broke new ground at the last LIGNA with its fully interlinked and networked plant stretching over 100 meters. Now the experts are taking another step forward in plant construction at LIGNA 2017. This means: The HOMAG Group is continuing to focus on the issue of digitalization in...
The construction market in Iran in 2016 achieved a volume of more than 154 billion dollars, with a full-scale boom in residential building: out of more than 15 million Iranian families, 70% aim to be home owners for a total of 13.5 million residential units, while demand in the future...