Thanks to Ericsson, I can check off operating heavy machinery from my bucket list. No, the telecommunications equipment manufacturer didn't have a massive excavator in its booth at theMobile World Congress trade show here. But it had the next best thing: an Oculus ......
Advanced economies are projected to climb 1.8% in 2014 and 2.4% in 2015. These growth projections are considered crucial for global expansion as well as for the progress of emerging and developing nations. Emerging economies are predicted to grow by 4.6% in 2014 ......
China's construction machinery makers are opening banks, designing tractors and abandoning core business deals in an effort to diversify and stay profitable as a sputtering economy brings a sustained downturn to a once-booming market. With domestic demand, g......
Lonking lost its leading position to rival Liugong in wheel-loader market share. Lonking's wheel loader sale to the domestic market fell -17% y/y, outpacing that of rival Liugong, which saw only -9% decline during the month. Lonking also lags behind Liugong YTD wit......
At the edge of Seattle's waterfront, the Seattle Department of Transportation is making progress on the middle section of the new seawall. But the progress comes at a cost. Construction on the seawall is constant through the week. City Project Manager Jessic......
Chinese construction machinery makers are opening banks, designing tractors and abandoning core business deals in an effort to diversify and stay profitable as China's sputtering economy brings a sustained downturn to a once-booming market. With domestic dem......
SCIENCE fiction is becoming reality at Meandu Mine, where robotic trucks the size of apartments meander through the operation south-east of Kingaroy. Among the dust, three huge Hitachi EH5000AC-3 haul trucks drive themselves as they carry and dump 296 tonnes......
With approximately 200,000 visitors, Intermat 2015 offered plenty of opportunities to exhibitors to promote products. With around 1,400 exhibitors, including 35 of the top 50 firms in the global construction machinery market, Intermat was a place to be in April 201......
In 2015, data on prices of construction resources are provided by about 190 construction enterprises and 30 trade enterprises. Construction cost index calculations are based on the prices of building materials submitted by the enterprises for the calculation of pro......
As a consequence, the British research institute Off Highway Research forecasts a recovery in worldwide sales of machinery and equipment, returning to 2007 levels as early as 2015 (100 billion dollars). In Western Europe, the consultancy expects growth of 7 percent......