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April 30, 2013
Cautious mining customers holding back from investing in equipment is said by Atlas Copco to be a key reason behind an ‘organic’ decline of 11% in…
April 26, 2013
A report by the US Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) estimates that motorcyclist deaths increased around 9% in 2012, with over 5,000 killed…
April 26, 2013
A consortium led by Australia-based Macquarie Group and Kiewit of the US, known as NYNJLink, is to build a new US$1.5bn bridge connecting New Jersey…
April 26, 2013
The Turkish General Directorate of Motorways (KGM) aims to build over 2,000km of roads in 2013. They will consist of 998km single-platform roads and…
April 25, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) said sharply lower global demand, especially in the mining sector, during the first three months of 2013 had…
April 25, 2013
Mott MacDonald, the global engineering, management and development consultant, is to acquire the Johannesburg-based engineering specialist, PD Naidoo…
April 24, 2013
The Thai government has prioritised the construction of five roads worth US$9.27 billion (THB 267bn) and totalling 705km in length by 2020. Chula…
April 24, 2013
An event has been staged to encourage investment in a number of highway build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China's Sichuan province. The…
April 24, 2013
Colombia’s road administration body Instituto Nacional de Vias (Invias) will carry out investments of around US$247.62 million (COP 455bn) in…
April 24, 2013
Survey specialist Fugro is setting out plans for an upcoming highways seminar, which will be held in July 2013 in Birmingham. The firm has been…
April 24, 2013
South Africa is planning to increase the number of toll roads in the country in a bid to improve transport connections. The South African National…
April 24, 2013
In Bolivia work is in hand on a new road that will improve connections from the country to Argentina and Peru. The road will link El Desaguadero, in…
April 24, 2013
Following a recent earthquake in China, the roads and highways had to be cleared quickly to allow emergency deliveries, as well as general transport…
April 24, 2013
Cummins and LiuGong are increasing their partnership in China, while Dana is opening a new research and development facility in the country. The…
April 23, 2013
A Russian construction company recently visited the Kolberg-Pioneer, (KPI-JCI) factory in Yankton, South Dakota, USA, to review its purchase of KPI-…
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