IES snaps up Siac do Brasil

CDE Global has established an alliance with Sandvik Construction Brasil which will see the promotion of the CDE washing equipment portfolio through the existing Sandvik sales network in Brazil. This follows the formation of CDE do Brasil Ltda earlier this year as the company seeks to expand operations in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. Stefan Hunger of CDE do Brasil said: “This new alliance provides CDE do Brasil with an opportunity to quickly identify opportunities that exist for the upgrading of the

Media Globe and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have agreed to hold an expanded construction equipment exhibition in Russia beginning in 2010 at the Construction Equipment & Technologies (CTT) Exhibition in Moscow. AEM will join forces with CTT owner and organiser Media Globe by establishing a ConExpo Russia exhibit area in the CTT Exhibition (June 1-5) but it will not hold its separate ConExpo Russia exhibition, which was scheduled for September 2010. The agreement combines the resources o

Brazil has built nearly 5,200km of roads in the past four years, according to a review of the federal government's PAC Phase 2 accelerated economic growth programme. Around 1,400 of the 5,200km were built under long-term concessions and another 7,000km are under construction. Total investment has been around US$24.43 billion. PAC is a strategic investment programme that combines management initiatives and public works, according to the World Bank. The first phase, launched in 2007, saw around $349 bil