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Poland-based backhoe loader parts specialist Cogito took its first step into the Western European market with its stand at INTERMAT 2015 in Paris. The company, which offers parts for JCB, Caterpillar and Volvo machines, is a major player in its market sector in Poland and across Eastern Europe. The debut has been successful. “We didn’t expect to attract as many customers as we have done,” says Marek Kaczmar, Cogito’s representative at INTERMAT.

Some European equipment manufacturers are taking advantage of low currency values to boost sales at the moment. Hamm’s marketing manager Gottfried Beer said: “We see that with the exchange rate it’s a chance for us.” Both for Hamm and its rival BOMAG, for example, the low value of the European currency against the US dollar gives a significant price advantage. For US rental customers, this means that they can buy premium products from Europe at prices that would have previously been restricted to second ti

Leica Geosystems has introduced a dual-control system for graders that works in more applications, including crab walking and slope work.The Leica iCON grade iGG4 means designs and applications previously thought to be beyond control technology now can be handled

Bridgestone has added a tyre pressure monitoring system to its Total Tyre Care programme for maximising tyre life and reducing total cost of ownership. The Bridgestone Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) comprises sensors that are fitted to tyre valves, a receiver unit and analytic software.

Easy transportation and installation are key benefits of the new Benninghoven Batchmix 1250. “It’s highly mobile, and you only need one small crane for the erection,” said Martin Van Stek, Sales Manager with Benninghoven. The plant can be loaded on six trailers, which are built to quickly arrive at the next site. “You can travel at normal road speeds,” he said.

It was the beginning of two important Middle East Days at INTERMAT 2015 on Wednesday with the UAE ambassador making official visit to the show. Major projects and new business opportunities opening up in the Gulf region were on the agenda. Left to right in the picture above: Pascal Petit-Jean, General Secretay of SEIMAT; His Excellency the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to France Maadhad Hareb Alkhyeli and Renaud Buronfosse, General Secretary of CISMA.

Italian hydraulic breaker manufacturer Indeco is introducing a new approach to selecting tunnelling methods. The firm says that this has been developed in response to a tunnelling industry that is too-ready to select tunnel boring machines (TBMs).

Seven cutting edge testing laboratories, a prototype workshop, and an innovative office building with seating for more than 1,500 engineers and support staff are the key highlights of LiuGong’s new R&D centre due to open in June 2015.

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) and Duo (TWS distributor in England and Wales) will host open day events on 28-29 April. They will be at the new Lafarge Tarmac, Broom site in Bedfordshire, UK - which boasts the world’s first Terex AggreSand 206 modular wash plant which is seamlessly combined with the AggreScrub 150 and processing over 350tonnes per hour.

Astec’s Double-Barrel XHR plant provides more use of recycled asphalt planings (RAP) today – and helps meet emissions standards of the future. The Double-Barrel XHR is built on previous technology, said Malcolm Swanson, President of Astec, a subsidiary of Astec Industries Inc. But the Double-Barrel XHR plant also features new improvements, including a stainless steel drum and combustion flighting, that withstand the higher temperatures associated with RAP.