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Organisers of the bauma CONEXPO India 2016 exhibition are expecting a hugely successful event, with new analysis by the Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association within the VDMA (Germany’s Engineering Federation) finding India to be the only Asian country with a growing construction machinery sector.

bauma CONEXPO India 2016 takes place at the HUDA Ground in Gurgaon/Delhi 12-15 December, at a time when infrastructure development is driving up Indian construction equipment and bui

Deutz and Liebherr have agreed on the key aspects of a strategic alliance between the two companies. Under this arrangement, Liebherr intends to grant Deutz worldwide sales and service rights for its 200kW-700kW diesel engines for a variety of applications. These engines are being developed for the EU Stage V, US Tier 4, China IV and EU Stage IIIA emissions standards, thus meeting the future statutory requirements regarding exhaust emissions.

The Liebherr 200kW-700kW manufactured engines will be availab

Smiley Monroe has produced a 3D animated video for GLIDE TRACKER - its self-cleaning conveyor belt tracker roller solution for preventing conveyor belt misalignment.

The company based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland claims GLIDE TRACKER solves the majority of tracking issues without the need for often expensive and tricky to install steering rollers.

GLIDE TRACKER is said to have a simple and innovative design, while its non-requirement of special brackets ensures easy installation. Smiley Monroe stress

Kolberg-Pioneer has promoted Brett Casanova to washing and classifying product manager, while Kolberg-Pioneer, Johnson Crushers International and Astec Mobile Screens has hired Vanessa Nelson.

Casanova will assume a leadership role in the development of all washing and classifying products for Kolberg-Pioneer, and will help manage sales opportunities in conjunction with the field sales force, and will be responsible for assisting other sales and marketing personnel in the development of production and op

Magna Tyres Group has opened its Middle East and Africa office, based in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Following the recent appointment of Vijay Nambiar as general manager of this new office, the company says it is the next step in the worldwide expansion of the company.

“We are very proud that Vijay has seized the opportunity to start with this new office which will play an important role in enhancing the Magna Tyres image, and strengthen our commitment to the region”, says Michael de Ruijter

Palermo, the Sicilian capital, has hosted the second stage of the SaMoTer [Samoter] Road Show by focusing spotlights on problems related to hydrogeological instability and the contribution of machinery and technology at work in environmental contexts exposed to high risks.

Land management protection and solutions for environmental emergencies are among the aims of the road show for Samoter, Veronafiere’s international exhibition dedicated to earthmoving, site and building machinery, whose 30th edition is

CASE invited construction companies operating in North Africa’s infrastructure sector to see its road building equipment in action and test-drive the machines in real job site conditions.

The event organised jointly with importer Sotradies at their premises in Sousse, Tunisia, is said to have highlighted the tough, reliable and productive qualities of the CASE machines developed specifically for road building operations in North Africa.

The exceptionally bad weather, which hit the area with days of t

Xylem has opened a new pump rental and service business in Jebel Ali, Dubai, to serve growing demand from the construction and infrastructure sectors, and municipal customers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

This follows the company’s announcement in January this year of a US$35 million investment in expanding its operations in the region.

The investment, which will continue until 2018, will enable the localisation of products as well as building local capabilities, including a pump man

Spancrete has partnered with Chinese builder Shanghai CITI_RAISE Construction Group to produce modern pre-cast buildings in the city.

The company is building multi-level, multi-family homes with its new Spancrete precast system, which

includes a Spancrete GT-120 slipformer system to produce Hollowcore slabs.

Through the partnership, Shanghai CITI_RAISE Construction Group now produces its own pre-cast concrete building components with the guidance and resources of Spancrete’s 70 years’ of expertise

Cemex celebrated Suppliers’ Day 2016 announcing the winners of the Mexican edition of Integrate, its Suppliers Innovation Programme.

From a field of 28 suppliers, Cemex recognised three winning ideas for their innovation and their contribution to the company; the communities where it operates, and the environment.

The ideas submitted mainly focused on providing more efficient processes, products, and services, and were subjected to an evaluation and voting process directed by a group of 20 executives

The aggregates and extractives sector is this week celebrating all things stone with the launch of the first official UK National Minerals Week by The Institute of Quarrying (IQ).

National Minerals Week runs from today until 23 October 2016. The week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the critical role that the mineral extraction sector fulfils in shaping our global society - from roads and construction to pharmaceuticals and agriculture.

Sarah Fry, business development and communications m

Euro Auctions is expecting to see a lot of keenly contested bidding for used construction and quarrying equipment during two major international one-day sales.

At 9am on Wednesday 26 October the first of around 400 lots will go under the hammer at the Northern Ireland-headquartered firm’s site in Atlanta, USA. Then on Thursday 3 November, 600 further lots are being auctioned off at Euro Auctions’ site in Brisbane, Australia.

The Atlanta, USA sale includes a good choice of 2010 specification New Holla