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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

Metso has made changes in its Executive Team to become effective on 1 August, 2016.

Jani Puroranta, who will start as chief digital officer, and Urs Pennanen, senior vice president, marketing and customer operations, will both become members of the Metso Executive Team.

Olli-Pekka Oksanen is appointed senior vice president, strategy and business development and a member of the Metso Executive Team

As previously announced, Eeva Sipilä will start as Metso's chief financial officer, while Harri Nikune

Cemex has announced the pricing of €400 million of 4.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 denominated in Euros (the Notes) of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Cemex Finance.

The Notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 4.625% and mature on 15June, 2024, and will be

issued at a price of 100% of face value and will be callable commencing on 15 June, 2020.

The closing of the offering is expected to occur on 14 June, 2016, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Cemex intend

Terex Minerals Processing Systems will globally launch its new modular recycling jaw, the MJ400R and also show the TSV6203 screen, at Hillhead 2016.

Promoting the new products, Geoff Beattie, sales director for Terex MPS, says: “Hillhead has always been a great show for us. We not only have UK customers visiting the booth but many international visitors as well. We are always pleased to return to Hillhead to show the breadth of our product portfolio. In addition, we have a good story to tell regarding

Powerscreen says that with its Pulse remote monitoring fleet management system it is continuing the technology revolution by developing new digital tools to help improve crushing and screening operations.

The company says that Powerscreen Pulse, which can be seen in operation at Hillhead 2016, will transform the way operators work with their Powerscreen machines.

Northern Ireland has its largest representation ever at the Hillhead exhibition this year with 19 companies exhibiting on the stand organised by Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) and a further 23 companies exhibiting independently.

It is claimed that the strong presence will reinforce Northern Ireland’s position as a global centre of excellence for the design and manufacture of materials handling equipment.

The region has one of the world's most successful clusters of engineering companies developi

The GDC Group, part of global heating products manufacturer Glendimplex, has bought a CASE 521F XT waste configuration wheeled loader.

Supplied by CASE dealer Warwick Ward from the company’s Redditch branch in central England, the CASE 521 FXT will be used in GDC Group’s recycling process at its brickworks manufacturing plant in nearby Brierley Hill, West Midlands.

The only plant of its type in the UK, it produces 2 million bricks/year for use in the Glendimplex range of electric storage heaters. Duri

CDE Global returns to Hillhead where it will launch the latest developments to its modular M-Series washing plant range.

Launched at bauma 2010, the M2500 is said to offer a compact footprint; efficient transfer of materials from one processing phase to another, and the use of clean, electric power. The range has since been expanded and currently the M2500 has been installed in plants in the quarrying, mining and C&D waste recycling sectors worldwide.

The model on display, the M2500 E5X, has been dev

A colourful and informative Equipment Safety Infographic is available for free download from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in recognition and support of America’s June National Safety Month.

The eye-catching poster is illustrated with easy-to-understand industry pictorials and can be displayed in breakrooms, on the shop floor, in the classroom, or anywhere important safety information needs to be shared.

The AEM equipment safety poster stresses the importance of understanding signal

Hyundai will stage the global premiere of its new HX480 L crawler excavator at Hillhead 2016 in Buxton, county Derbyshire, England. The new 49.5tonne machine from the South Korean manufacturer comes packed with what are said to be high-end features that come as standard.

One important innovation on the new HX range is the new and larger 8 inch touchscreen monitor – the cluster monitor can display information that mirrors what you would see on your smart phone and is 30% larger than previous models. It’s