News

January 16, 2014
Official data from Poland shows a continued improvement in road safety. The data reveals that there were 5% fewer accidents, almost 8% fewer…
January 16, 2014
The organisers of the Samoter construction equipment show being held in the historic Italian city of Verona are bullish for the success of the event…
January 16, 2014
As part of Ireland's Operation Artery, police officers staged a number of Super 'Mandatory Alcohol Testing' (MAT) checkpoints in a crackdown on drink…
January 16, 2014
The average social cost of each New Zealand road accident death is $3.75 million (NZD 4.54 million), according to an estimation by the New Zealand…
January 16, 2014
Ambitious plans to build the Malacca Straits bridge in Malaysia’s Malacca state have received a boost from a senior Danish diplomat. After meeting…
January 16, 2014
The Government of Qatar is reportedly near to agreeing deals for delivering a number of vital road transport and other infrastructure projects worth…
January 16, 2014
Romania’s national roads company has plans for work to start on some 400km of new highways in 2014. This is expected to cost in the order of €5.8…
January 16, 2014
In Canada construction is underway on the US$276.6 million (C$300 million) gravel highway connecting Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. This 140km, all-weather…
January 16, 2014
A Japanese infrastructure loan will help find major highway projects in Mozambique. The agreement for the loan has been made between the governments…
January 15, 2014
Eric Lepine, general manager of Caterpillar France SAS in Grenoble, has taken over the presidency of the Committee for European Construction…
January 15, 2014
The UK-based GEM Motoring Assist road safety charity has released a video version of its most frequently asked questions in a bid to help drivers…
January 14, 2014
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is staging the global launch of its Tier 4 Final equipment range at Conexpo 2014. The new Tier 4 line-up,…
January 14, 2014
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) will have its largest presence at any international construction event for…
January 14, 2014
IPAF supports the position paper issued by the Fédération Européenne de la Manutention (FEM) Product Group for Cranes and Lifting Equipment, which…
January 14, 2014
Construction software provider Dexter + Chaney has been selected as the exclusive corporate sponsor of the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 Quality of Life…
catfish1