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Auction firm Ritchie Bros says that it is now one of the world's largest online retailers, with Internet sales of equipment surpassing US$1 billion/year.

Plans are now in hand for a major new highway project in Italy.

Production output grew 5% in 2010 according to Italy's construction equipment manufacturing association, Unacea.

Ritchie Bros is offering a new 21-language website, which features current inventory and equipment search tools. The new website is in 21 languages, with auction results in 14 languages and live on-line bidding in seven languages.

A string of road and highway contracts are due to be put out to tender in Indonesia shortly.

A new technique for assessing the impacts of tunnels on nearby buildings and structures will allow a more realistic establishment of risk and could therefore reduce project insurance premiums

The organisers of the recent Samoter construction equipment exhibition in Italian city Verona claim that the event attracted a total of 98,000 visitors in all.

JCB has announced plans for a new €36 million engine development project in the UK. This investment will create around 350 jobs shared between its factories in the Midlands and Wales.

Faster and safer utilities works are the benefit of innovative data sharing moves – Mike Woof writes

Deutz says it is seeing improved financial performance, recording an operating profit of €42.2 million in 2010.

A huge investment in its manufacturing operations is being made by Volvo Construction Equipment and the firm is also seeing the head of the division become CEO of the entire group.

The mezzo level transport simulation program from Canadian firm Inro has been finding larger and wider uses recently the firm reports, and it says Dynameq licences for up to 20,000 links have been taken. It is expected that larger dynamic traffic assignment models will be used.

The mezzo level transport simulation program from Canadian firm Inro has been finding larger and wider uses recently the firm reports, and it says Dynameq licences for up to 20,000 links have been taken. It is expected that larger dynamic traffic assignment models will be used.