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Organisers of bauma China 2016 say that more than 2,400 exhibitors have signed up already for to the prestigious exhibition being held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 22-25 November.

Speaking about the eighth International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles, set to attract more than 180,000 attendees, predominantly from Asia, Collin Davis, project group manager at bauma China 2016 organisers Messe München

Volvo Construction Equipment says it has seen around 160 global sales of its Advanced Training Simulators since their launch in 2011.

The brand says dealers and customers have embraced machine simulators as a way to improve operator training, reduce risk of damage to machinery and ensure maximum machine utilisation.

Once dismissed as the stuff of science fiction or childsplay, machine simulators have moved on from their amusement arcade perception. Volvo CE offers simulators for wheeled loaders (wit

Shell has launched in France Shell Bitumen Fresh containing the award-winning Shell Bitufresh, a bitumen additive specially formulated to reduce the odour of bitumen, improving conditions for both workers and residents.

Shell Bitumen Fresh will be available to Shell Bitumen customers at no additional cost from Shell’s facilities in Nantes and Bayonne from 1 June-31 July 2016.

Trimble and Autodesk have entered into an interoperability agreement aimed at saving customers time and reducing project costs typically associated with workflow inefficiency across different suppliers’ technologies. The agreement will, says both companies, benefit architects, engineers, contractors, and, importantly, project owners by creating more freedom to optimise technology workflows needed to meet the complex requirements of today’s construction projects.

Autodesk and Trimble say they have a shar

The European construction equipment market recorded an unexpectedly dynamic start in 2016, according to the new CECE (Committee for European Construction Equipment) Quarterly Economic Bulletin.

The CECE Bulletin says the encouraging opening period of 2016 was driven by the robust recovery of the French market, the continuation of the recovery in Southern Europe and the stability of the Western European market as a whole.

Construction equipment sales in Europe grew by 11% in the first quarter, compared

Cement giant LafargeHolcim has published its first Sustainability Report since the merger of French firm Lafarge and Swiss company Holcim.

The Sustainability Report 2015 outlines the Group’s economic, environmental and social performance and presents LafargeHolcim’s ambitious objectives as part of its new sustainability strategy, The 2030 Plan.

The report claims that LafargeHolcim is leading the cement industry on a number of sustainability issues. It says the Group has the lowest CO2 emissions per to

Rubble Master, a leading manufacturer of mobile crushing and screening equipment, has recently entered into a partnership with Red Knight 6 as exclusive distributor for their products in southern England.

A London-based company, Red Knight 6 operates as a supplier for screeners and material handling facilities from various manufacturers. Rubble Master said it chose the company as its new distributor partner ahead of other interested UK businesses.

Rubble Master offers different sizes of mobile impact

IronPlanet, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, generated around £.4.9 million ((€6.17 million) in gross equipment sales from its inaugural European Unreserved Public Auction, hosted in association with Finning UK & Ireland.

The groundbreaking land-based auction was held at the famous Rockingham Motor Speedway in county Northamptonshire, England and was attended by 17,580 prospective buyers, both physically on site and through IronPlanet’s online platfor

Hill Engineering, a leading attachment manufacturer based in Newry, Northern Ireland, is showing its new TEFRA Tilt Hitch; TEFRA coupler, and its Titan buckets at Hillhead.

The new TEFRA Tilt coupler was shown at Hillhead 2014 in prototype format and is now in full production.

It is said to offer the advantages of the award-winning TEFRA coupler but also offers increased productivity and versatility in multiple applications.

The attachment is available for machines sizes ranging from 3-20tonnes and

CASE Construction Equipment is strengthening its UK and Eire operations with an industry expert.

Dean Ashton, a specialist with a track record of delivering major multi-million pound projects within the recycling and waste to energy sector, and an in-depth knowledge of plant procurement, joins the company as heavy-line product specialist for the UK and Eire.

With 36 years’ experience in all aspects of engineering and operations, working in recycling, waste to energy, pre-stressed concrete manufacturin

McLanahan Corporation has Tyler Trowbridge to the company as global product manager, mobile and modular plants.

The company says that with over eight years of experience working with wet mobile and modular plants, he brings a strong background in product line management with him to McLanahan. His past responsibilities included product launching, product change implementation, and pricing policies, as well as forecasting regional sales, driving territory growth, and managing an extensive dealer network.

The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) has announced the appointment of Rory Keogh as the incoming president of the UK trade association representing construction equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Keogh succeeds outgoing president Nigel Baseley, former sales director of EAME Industrial Power Systems Division of Perkins Engines, who has been CEA president since 2014.

Keogh was appointed as managing director of GOMACO International in February 2007. His role within the company involves overseein