The first heat took place in February, during the DOE Show, also attracted many participants, who completed the same test. The winner was Dan Law of G & S Contractors with 1 minute 39 seconds, while Andre Proctor of Andrew Proctor Groundwork Ltd qualified second with 1 minute 45 seconds.

“We are very pleased with the continued popularity of the Grand Prix competitions,” commented Scott Freeman Business Director of New Holland Construction, at the event. “This year’s edition has given us the opportunity to highlight the exceptional performance our mini excavators are capable of. With their Smart Hydraulic System and ultra short radius, they enable operators to work with amazing precision in the smallest spaces.”

The winners of the two UK heats have qualified for the Grand Prix 2012 finals, which will take place in Turin, Italy later in the year.

Source:  New Holland News Room

There is probably no other event to better fit the Bucharest scenery than ROCAD. Even the mayor of the capital city, Sorin Oprescu, took stand and spoke at the opening gala, on May 15th, about the need of organization in this city. “Bucharest takes impressive development leaps” Oprescu said, but also according to him, without implication we may just walk through the same capital we have now and, according to the mayor, “it cannot take the step forward to the league of European capital cities without preservation of it’s patrimony and without ceasing development in political cycles”; an interesting declaration coming from someone who aspires to be voted again by the citizens of Bucharest. The most impressive recently built public construction in Bucharest, the Basarab underpass connecting two agglomerated districts in the center, was inaugurated under the administration of Oprescu, but was discussed under the mandate of three former mayors. The present day mayor remains optimistic though, that the citizens of Bucharest will have someday”the European city they will love to live in”.

And why not daydream when given the opportunity? An important step towards this dream is ROCAD, at least from the prospective of the organizers, who strived to shape this event. It wasn’t easy, since they didn’t receive the expected support and trust but they still managed to get together in Bucharest 16 architectural world famous personalities; each of them a guru to other hundreds or perhaps thousands of architects worldwide.

A larger attendance was expected from producers of construction materials, but even so three exhibiting halls were filled by producers and representatives of companies who understood how important it is to be present at such an event even as with its first edition.

We met representatives of companies coming from seven different fields: furniture, lightning, landscaping, kitchen and bathrooms, textiles, eco design and retail.

When we visited the fair, on the second day, 2700 people had already stepped over its threshold. The degree of interest is explicable, given the key speakers of the event. Let’s just mention Mario Botta and it suffices to fill up a room with 200 people, all eyes and ears. His studies focus mainly on the importance of using light and primary geometrical forms, and he left his print on hundreds of buildings around the world.

On the list of those who spoke to the participants there were also Eduardo Souto de Moura (Pritzker Prize 2011), Gottfried Bohm (Pritzker Prize 1986), Mies van der Rohe Prize – Esteve Bonell (1992), Peter Bohm, Antón García-Abril, Matias del Campo, Rene Davids, Sandra Manninger, Gaetano Pesce, Kostas Terzidis, Elia Zenghelis and Carlos Ott.

THE ROAD TO FUTURE CLIENTS

It’s them who the hundreds of students came to listen. They were thirsting to hear from them things they wouldn’t hear in the lectures at the university. They were eager to find in their eyes the inspiration they are themselves in need for.

On the other hand, the exhibitors regarded students with interest. They are Romania’s future architects, their future partners, who may or may not recommend them to their clientele someday.

Florin Crivtulencu, from Rug Vity – a company that offers a wide range of flooring solutions openly admits: “For us the event is important because it attracts all architects and designers and then, together with them we can reach to clients, to offer them what they wish”. Also Adriana Văduva from Kludi Romania affirmed that the presence at such events it worth all the money. “We too have collaborators among the architects here and it is important that they see we are attending”. It’s here were contacts are established, here there is time for all the PR actions. As it was the first time when such an event was organized locally, the opportunity could not be missed. “We consider that in interior design the sanitary facilities segment is very important”, adds Adriana, and she can’t be contradicted, with the eye on the awarded products Kludi proudly presents this year.

HOST FOR ROCAD

It was maybe the high set-up cost of a stand in the halls of the Palace of Parliament that kept many companies away. But the location was a perfect choice for ROCAD. We are talking though about the most imposing building in Romania, second largest in the world, after the Pentagon. It has 1.100 rooms, two underground parking lots, 12 floors above the ground and 8 floors under the ground. Its total surface sums up to 340.000 m². Not to neglect the fact that it is also the most expensive building in the world to maintain.

What better a place to welcome the ones who changed the face of Dubai, have raised impressive buildings all over the world, and have found innovative solutions to capture natural light or have modernized whole cities at the time? They all brought to Bucharest an idea, valid in fact for the whole Europe: As opposed to the rest of the world, here on the old continent the need of new buildings is completed by a need of renovation, rehabilitation, conservation and recomposing the scenery from the old elements, that give a specific savor to cities in this part of the world.

REASONS TO CELEBRATE

The timing of ROCAD was excellent. The Architecture and Urbanism University “Ion Mincu” in Bucharest has turned 120 years of existence and the event was celebrated by a festive dinner, even before ROCAD was inaugurated.

It was the opportunity to award its elites, collaborators, supporters and all the ones who made it renowned everywhere they went. The room was filled by foreign guests and by students, delighted to be so close to their idols and perhaps steal from them just a little bit of inspiration.

Author and Pictures: Lupoian Raluca
Translation: Ioana Giurgiuman

Source: http://www.infoconstructii.com/orice-vis-incepe-cu-un-proiect/

USETEC 2013 will therefore dovetail neatly with the dates of the trade fair “double bill” of the Hannover Fair and bauma/Munich allowing visitor groups from foreign countries to take in several events efficiently in one trade fair trip. “For years, we have observed that buyers from far-off countries are frequently interested in a number of sectors featured at USETEC. The dates in 2013 allow them to combine a visit to USETEC easily with an expedition to an additional trade fair. After USETEC, buyers of used technology like to visit the warehouses of various suppliers to seek out the right machine and conclude deals,” says Florian Hess, Managing Director of Hess GmbH, Weingarten/Baden.

The USETEC outdoor area is home to a wide range of mobile equipment in the areas of lifting appliances and conveyors, construction machinery, agricultural machines and commercial vehicles. The event’s later date next year ensures the best possible presentation conditions. The cathedral city of Cologne thus offers a wide selection of outdoor and indoor venues for concluding successful business transactions in a relaxed atmosphere.

USETEC’s technical sponsor, the Trade Association for Machine Tools + Tooling (FDM), welcomes the new date of the event: “Our members were always happy with the April date. It is very important that we have good conditions both in the hall and the outdoor area – after all it is the variety of used technology on show that makes USETEC special,” notes Kurt Radermacher, Managing Director of the FDM.

USETEC features used machinery and equipment for every sector and branch of industry – from woodworking and metalworking machine tools to plastic and rubber processing machinery, robotics and automation, construction machinery, agricultural technology, commercial vehicles, printing machinery and food processing machines. The USETEC range is completed by the service companies exhibiting, which provide everything from retrofitting to freight forwarding, and naturally the area of tools and moulds as even used machine tools require good tools for manufacturing.

USETEC 2013 will take place again at Koelnmesse from Monday, 22 April to Wednesday, 24 April 2013.

Source: USETEC News Room

According to the research company PMR’s latest report, entitled “Construction sector in Hungary 2012 – Development forecasts for 2012-2014”, weak macroeconomic environment, falling investment demand and poor household finances led to the Hungarian construction sector being in recession since 2006. As a result the value of gross value added in construction in 2011 was almost one third lower than in 2005. However, in the last quarter of 2011 the year-to-year decline of value added decelerated to only 1.4%, a direct result of accelerating public investment financed by EU funds. After 2012 the improving macroeconomic condition and higher public investment are likely to finally reverse this negative trend.

The crisis affected the Hungarian engineering construction sector badly and the main problem is that the government, which is primarily responsible for the construction of transport infrastructure, does not have the budget to finance constructions. Since 2000, when its length was 571 km, the motorway network more than doubled, and in an average year 65 km of new motorway and expressway were completed. 2011 was rather weak and only 31 km opened, and for 2012 we expect another weak year.

As a result, for 2012 we expect an approx. 4% fall in engineering construction output. The 2012 forecast is also supported by the volume index of new orders among engineering companies. In 2011 the volume of new orders decreased by 16% y-o-y. At the beginning of 2012 the volume index shows an increasing trend, so from 2013 and 2014 a slow increase in civil engineering output is expected.

In the coming years car manufacturing will play an important role in Hungary’s industrial construction. Apart from the manufacturing industry, the largest planned project involves the expansion of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant, in Paks. Constructions on the power plant are estimated at €8-10bn. The purpose of the expansion is to increase the capacity of the reactors to serve the growing energy needs of the population. After expansion the reactors would be in operation until 2032-2037.

In non-residential construction the industrial and warehouse sector is expected to recover from the crisis first. The wholesale and retail sector will continue to suffer not only from the moderate consumption and as a result of poor demand, but also from the government’s regulation that will prevent the issuing of building permits to many huge retail construction projects until the beginning of 2015. It is unlikely that any large developments will start in 2012. However, it is expected that by 2015 the sector will recover.

Although non-residential investors are not starting any new projects, they are initiating construction works, and many buildings are being modernised and renovated. The signs of recovery will be first visible in 2013, when an increase in output may take place. At the moment, it seems that restoring construction industry’s non-residential sector will be a slow process. The fact that an increase is forecasted for 2013 is also due to non-residential construction output in 2011 and 2012 being already so low that even a slight positive change in the economic atmosphere and business confidence can improve the situation.

This press release is based on information contained in the latest PMR report entitled “Construction sector in Hungary 2012 – Development forecasts for 2012-2014”.

CECE and FIEC believe that investment in transport, energy and telecom infrastructure, as well as in the energy efficiency of buildings, are essential for growth and jobs. To strengthen European competitiveness, delivery of this much needed investment must no longer be delayed.

The roundtable discussion, sponsored by FIEC and CECE within the framework of the EFM, was an excellent opportunity for the industry to openly discuss with representatives of the EU institutions directly involved in the legislative procedures on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the revision of the Trans-European infrastructure networks (transport, energy and telecoms), both currently under discussion in EP and Council.

MEP Dominique Riquet, Co-rapporteur of the leading EP Committee TRAN, confirmed that “CEF is one of the most relevant tools we have in the current debate between stability and growth. It has a potential for creating jobs in the industries related to infrastructure building and operation, as well as in the service industries more generally. Well-functioning transport, energy and ICT networks are also an asset for the rest of the economy and help the machinery industry to develop innovative products while raising the competitiveness of the EU as a whole”. Other participants from EU institutions included Bertel Dons Christensen from the Danish Presidency and Matthias Ruete the Director General of the Commission’s DG MOVE.

CECE and FIEC recognize the enormous benefits which the CEF can bring and call on the European Parliament and the Council to support the European manufacturing and construction industries in their efforts to contribute to growth and jobs by securing at least the funds foreseen in the EC proposal.

The Chairman of FIEC’s Working Group on PPPs and Concessions, Vincent Piron, stated that the construction industry strongly supports the Commission’s financial proposal amounting to €50 billion for the 2014-2020 period. Moreover, he stressed that “this amount is the bare minimum and must not be cut in the negotiations on the future EU financial perspective for 2014-2020 as has been the case in the past”.

Both CECE and FIEC agree on the urgency of securing proper levels of public investment from national and local budgets, which should be backed by the earmarking of revenues (e.g. from the Eurovignette), a strong European regional policy and an ambitious lending policy from the European Investment Bank.

Ralf Wezel reiterated CECE and FIEC’s support for a healthy balance between public and private investment in this field. “Innovative financial instruments proposed by the Commission, such as Project Bonds, are welcome but, given restricted access to credit, they cannot replace an effective policy of long-term public investment.”

Commenting on the round table proceedings, FIEC Director General Ulrich Paetzold recalled that “several major infrastructure projects have been cancelled or delayed, with the risk to Europe’s future competiveness and standard of living”. He continued that “as a result of the crisis, fiscal consolidation is necessary however this should not negatively impact on infrastructure investment in the discussions on the next EU multi-annual financial framework. Rekindling growth in Europe will only come with a coherent vision for long term investment in vital infrastructure”.

CECE is the recognized organization representing and promoting European construction equipment and related industries. CECE represents 16 national associations from 14 countries. The industry behind CECE comprises of 1,200 companies employing directly around 130,000 people with a total turnover of 23 billion €.

Created in 1905, FIEC is the European Construction Industry Federation, representing via its 33 national Member Federations in 29 countries (27 EU & EFTA, Croatia and Turkey) construction enterprises of all sizes, i.e. small and medium-sized enterprises as well as ‘global players’, carrying out all forms of building and civil engineering activities.

Contacts : Valentina Mauri, CECE
+32 2 706 82 26
info@cece.eu

Ulrich Paetzold & Christine Le Forestier, FIEC
+32 2 514 55 35
info@fiec.eu

Source: CECE News Room

The continuing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the global economic uncertainty have aroused fears of a double dip recession in many developed countries. This has had an effect on the Russian economy, which is, itself, in a relatively healthy condition, supported by high energy commodity prices on the world markets. The GDP growth rate for 2011 and the growth expected in 2012 are, however, more modest than those witnessed six months ago, with forecasts having been substantially reined in by all major financial institutions. This has prompted some companies in Russia to reconsider or postpone their investment plans, with the result that construction activity has not been as robust as it could have been had the global economic environment been more favourable.
The country’s construction industry is, however, continuing to recover, and business sentiment among Russian builders has been improving in recent quarters. Most construction companies saw an increase in their order portfolios last year. In Q1 2012, the value of projects completed in Russia increased by 5.2% to RUB 793.9bn ($26.5bn), which means that last year’s pace has been maintained in early 2012.

In order to address the extensive needs of the population in terms of improvements in living standards, the government is implementing a residential construction support programme – the 2011-2015 Housing programme, which follows the Housing 2002-2010 project. The programme envisages a 50% increase in annual housing construction levels, to 90 million m2, by 2015. Beyond this programme, in 2016, residential construction levels should reach 100 million m2, and this is expected to increase to 140 million m2 in 2020 (approximately 1 m2 per person per annum).

One of the key factors which should lead to an increase in housing construction levels over the next few years is the planned simplification of the procedures associated with the construction of residential property. Once these changes have been implemented, the average time from the start of the procedures to the beginning of the construction work is expected to be reduced from 946 days to 367. Once this has been achieved, the time will be reduced again, to 180 days.

The Russian authorities are certain that 67 million m2 of housing will be built in the current year, almost 3 million m2 more than the record 2008 figure. In the first quarter of 2012, 111,800 new housing units, with combined floor space of 9.8 million m2, were built in Russia, a 5.7% increase in comparison with the first quarter of 2010.

The construction industry in Russia continues to be driven, to some degree, by large, complex projects, with substantial investment outlays planned. These include:

- the construction of the Vostochny Kosmodrome, which has just begun and is due to be completed in 2020

- the development of the Northern Caucasus – the modernisation and development of infrastructure, the development of special economic zones and tourism in the region and new cultural and educational facilities between now and 2025

- the creation of the Russian “Silicon Valley” in Skolkovo

- the Energy Industry Modernisation through to 2020 Programme

- the preparation and organisation of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the 2013 Kazan Universiade, the 2016 World Hockey Championship and the 2018 FIFA World Championship

- the development of greater Moscow over the next 10-15 years, including the construction of roads and other infrastructure, along with 45 million m2 of offices and 60 million m2 of housing.

These six government programmes and mega-projects alone are worth almost $1tr. However, there are many opportunities for construction companies in Russia, not only in the extensive landmark projects but also in smaller projects and tenders across the country.

This press release is based on information contained in the latest PMR report entitled “Construction sector in Russia H1 2012 – Development forecasts for 2012-2014”.

The AEM Hall of Fame honors the individuals who have invented, built and led the off-road equipment industry. In recognizing and celebrating the achievements of these standard bearers, the Hall of Fame helps ensure our industry’s rich legacy continues and inspires the leaders of tomorrow.

By highlighting the industry’s legacy of progress, the AEM Hall of Fame also promotes greater public understanding and appreciation of the importance of the off-road equipment industry to global economic and social prosperity.

Nearly 40 industry leaders have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception in 1993.

Prepare Now for Your Nominations

Below are details on the nominating criteria for the Hall of Fame to help participants in the 2012 program prepare their nomination form(s). Nominees are evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts. Check the website, which will post details as they are available – www.aemHallofFame.com

Please click here for a sample nomination form template. Because the nomination requirements are very specific, AEM suggests potential nominators carefully review the information about the submission process:

As the sample template shows, candidates will be evaluated on five criteria that are critical to the health of the equipment manufacturing industry: 1) innovation, 2) industry contributions, 3) leadership, 4) corporate citizenship/social responsibility and 5) sustainability. For each of these five categories, nominators submit brief essays to support their nominee’s candidacy to the AEM Hall of Fame. As the sample template shows, AEM poses questions that will help nominators focus their essays to explain in the best way possible why the nominee should be considered for the AEM Hall of Fame.

AEM urges nominators to read the sample nomination form template carefully in preparation for filling out the online form. When preparing the form, AEM suggests writing and reviewing the five short nominating essays in a word processing program and then pasting them into the online form. This will help ensure submitting the most effective essays possible. The form’s requested information about the Hall of Fame nominee/candidate (and nominator) should also be filled out.

For more information and questions, contact AEM’s Jordanne Kann-Helle (jkann-helle@aem.org, tel: 414-298-4152).

Source: AEM News Room

For this event, the biggest trade show in the world – taking place in Munich from April 15 to 21, 2013 – a further 15,000 square meters of space has been made available in the north-west corner of the exhibition site. Georg Moller, Exhibition Group Director at Messe München International: “With this additional space we can now admit more exhibitors than at the last event. Nevertheless it is still not possible to accommodate all those who want to take part, or to meet in full the space requirements of all participants.”

bauma 2013 is well on track for exceeding the results of the previous event: at the last bauma, in 2010, 3,256 exhibitors from 53 countries took part, and over 420,000 visitors from more than 200 countries.

Further information: www.bauma.de

Source: Bauma News Room

For three magic days a former golf course 10 minutes from Stockholm Airport will be the center of attention for Scandinavian machine lovers. STOXA, Stockholm Outdoor Exhibition Area, will be the venue for MaskinExpo, Scandinavia´s leading exhibition for building and construction machinery.

- We bought the golf course last year and have transformed it into the perfect area for exhibitions and major events, MaskinExpo’s Marketing Manager Carina Tegelberg tells us.

During the summer 100 000 tons of gravel have been used to build the 6500 meter long road that is the skeleton of MaskinExpo 2012. On each side of the road stands are built where machines are on show, and, for demonstration. As always visitors are allowed to test drive machines like excavators, wheel loaders and lifts used at MaskinExpo.

This year’s MaskinExpo is likely to attract 550 – 600 exhibitors and the organizers hope to beat last years record of 32 000 visitors.

- We believe many visitors will come to participate in the premiere at STOXA, but mainly because exhibitors show lots of new and exciting machines.

All leading brands exhibit at MaskinExpo 2012. The largest stand, 4 000 sqm, was booked by EMS, displaying Hyundai.

Volvo, Caterpillar, Hitachi, Liebherr and Doosan are other leading brands with large stands.

MaskinExpo is a highly appreciated exhibition renown for it’s familiar and friendly atmosphere.

- MaskinExpo is different.” MaskinExpo is our exhibition” is an expression used by both exhibitors and visitors, Carina Tegelberg says.

“My family has arranged MaskinExpo since 1983 and we have learnt the hard way what works – and what does not…”

MaskinExpo 2012 will be held at STOXA, May 24th – May 26th. The exhibition’s focus is on machinery for building and construction, park- and landscaping, farming, mining as well as light commercial vehicles. More information can be found at www.maskinexpo.se

Source: MaskinExpo News Room

The new date and location of the next Brazil Road Expo have been set. The third edition of the event will be held on March 19, 20 and 21 of 2013, from 10am to 8pm, at the Transamerica Expo Center (TEC) on the south side of Sao Paulo. The change meets three demands mentioned in surveys conducted among exhibitors and visitors to the latest edition of the event: to relocate the event apart from the Easter weekend, do it from Tuesday to Thursday and extend the opening hours.

In addition, the new venue will feature an outdoor area, which allows exposure and demonstration of machinery and large equipment. “We want to ensure both exhibitors and visitors from Brazil Road Expo, a more versatile exhibition area, in order to stimulate investment and networking among industry professionals,” explains engineer Guilherme Ramos, executive director of Clarion-Quartier, organizer of the event.

“We have seen and we know that Brazil Road Expo has become more and more consolidated as the most important event aimed at the segment of road infrastructure in the country. We are happy to become part of the history of the business meeting that will certainly continue contributing the development of the country, “says Alexandre Marcilio, director of Transamerica Expo Center, known as the best exhibition hall in Latin America.

Congress – Following the model of the first two editions, the 2013 Brazil Road will feature an extensive program of conferences alongside the exhibition. The 2013 Brazil Summit Road will have workshops and seminars on topics such as machinery and equipment, rigid and flexible paving, geosynthetics, signaling, monitoring, road safety, special works of art (bridges, overdrives and tunnels), non-destructive methods, containment slopes, road drainage, among others.

Source: Brazil Road Expo News Room

The exhibition is organized to address to the extensive groups, who will find all type of goods, technologies and innovations in building & construction area. Diversity of product variety and material alternatives calls the visitor attention. Hundreds of companies want to render service and products to tourists facilities and modern housing developing in parallel with tourism, participated to meet the visitors in YAPEX Exhibition.

The key highlight of YAPEX Exhibition are the other exhibitions complementary to building industry as Yapex Windoor (Window + Door) Fair, Yapex Renovation Fair and Yapex Ceramic and Bathroom Fair along with concurrent events, all will be held over the four days.

Restoration Renovation and Cultural Heritage Protection Fair

YAPEX Renovation Fair organized as a part of International YAPEX Fairs will take place concurrently, with the theme of restoration, renovation and cultural heritage protection. It will be organized in collaboration with CEKUL- the Foundation for the Protection and Promotion of Environment and Cultural Heritage and support of the Union of Historic Towns. It aims to bring together investors, designers, manufacturers and all related industry members working in restoration, conservation and reuse projects of architectural and archeological heritage. In addition to that YAPEX Exhibition will host ‘Building Restoration and Renovation Showcase 2012’ during the exhibition to welcome distinguished architects.

Antalya has come into advantage on the tourism construction field

Antalya is a critical locus for local and foreign investors from the tourism sector due to its advantageous location. The region provides an opportune platform to establish future business relationships with foreign companies and to settle the reliable ground for joint investment plans.

The city lying on the southern coast of Turkey, where hundreds of tourism facilities (with more than 1,000 hotels) are located and this making considerable renovation work necessary in order to keep the region attractive. Depending on this fact, the city has appeared as the most important cities of Turkey with its potential of new facility investments and hotel renovation projects.

Further, Turkey provides economic access to a large region when surrounding countries taken into consideration. It has become a prominent global and regional hub for many international companies in managing, production and distribution, thought as the gateway to Europe, Middle East, and Turkic Republics.

For more the show, visit www.yapexbuild.com or download the brochure.

Source: Yapexbuild News Room

A range of front-end loaders and dumptrucks will also be operating around the site. The Bell range will be represented by a 40-tonne articulated dumptruck and a 27-tonne front-end loader, while Doosan will be showing off the latest version of their 40-tonne ADT, with its improved rear-axle design, together with a DL450 loading shovel. Case will also be demonstrating a loading shovel, the latest 24-tonne 1021F, along with a 37-tonne CX370C backhoe, while sister company New Holland will be operating a 270 loader and a 36-tonne excavator. Volvo will provide a 40-tonne ADT on hauling duty, together with an L150 wheel loader, and, similarly, Komatsu will be operating a WA480LC and another 40-tonne ADT in the form of their HM400-3. Other loading shovels operating in the face and rock processing demo areas will be provided by Hyundai with a 770 and a 780, Liebherr with an L586 and JCB with a 456ZX.

Once again, the most extensive crushing and screening demonstration is provided by the Terex Group in the form of Powerscreen and Terex Finlay. Powerscreen will be operating an XA750 primary jaw crusher feeding a Warrior 2400 screen, while a second demo will comprise an XH320X impactor, Warrior 1400X and XA400S secondary jaw crusher. Terex Finlay will have a J1480 jaw crusher feeding a brand new machine, the J1170, together with a four-way-split 684 screen, which is also being shown in the UK for the first time . Both demos will be supported by machines from Terex Equipment.

Tesab will be demonstrating a 1012TS impact crusher with an integral double-deck pre-screener, which will be feeding a tracked stockpiling conveyor. McCloskey will be showing an 144R closed-circuit impact breaker feeding an S190 triple-deck screen and tracked stockpiling conveyor. Meanwhile, from the other side of the world, Precision Screen of Australia will have a static equipment display on stand L1, which will feature a Scorpion 804 Reclaimer with wash kit, a Contractor 604 and a Scorpion Pugmill.

Sandvik will have a major presence with two working demonstrations in close proximity to their stand: the first, a QH cone crusher feeding a QA450 four-way-split screen; and the second, a QI240 impactor with a QA331 screen. Nearby, Ace Plant will be operating a dust-suppression system which is fitted with a quick-fill device that allows the unit to be filled without the intervention of the machine operator. In addition, Ace Plant will be showing a machine-mounted, multi-spray dust-suppression unit.

At the compact end of the plant spectrum, Tiger Crushers will be demonstrating a 5.5 x 2.5 towable crusher with a jaw opening of 400 x 350, and Cleveland Land Services will be on haul road maintenance duty with a CLS Laser-Grader with a 1.5m wide blade. A regular in the Hillhead recycling demo area, Baughans will be operating two models from their range, the Jobber crusher and the Middi screen. Also, Engcon will be showing off the versatility of their Tiltrotator buckets alongside Herbst Machinery, who will be demonstrating a mini-screener and compact crusher.

German manufacturers Hammel will be presenting a VB950DK shredder which can be used in a variety of applications, and Northern Ireland-based Maximus Crushing & Screening will be demonstrating a pair of machines, a triple-deck 22 x 5 screen feeding a 16 x 5 scalping screen. Terex Finlay reappear in the recycling demo area with a brand new recycling crusher, the I100 impactor, which will be available for delivery later in the year. Alongside it will be a J1170 jaw crusher with a hydraulic release mechanism specially designed to deal with the vagaries of C&D waste material. Both Terex Finlay demonstrations will be run for 30-minute periods, four times a day.

Finally, JCB will again have a major presence in the recycling demonstration area where they will be supporting several of the crushing and screening demonstrations as well as presenting their own demonstration routine. The range of machines on show will include: a 22-tonne ADT; JS360, JS260 and JS220 excavators; 456 and 426 front-end loaders; and a pair of telehandlers.

Hillhead 2012 takes place at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, England, from 19–21 June 2012. For further information visit: www.hillhead.com

Source: Hillhead News Room

Held in association with the Construction Equipment Association, ‘Constructing the Future’ is celebrating the breadth of UK construction equipment manufacturing in areas such as engineering, innovation and low carbon solutions.

Exhibits include an Ecolite mobile lighting tower from T.C.P boasting the lowest possible running costs and carbon footprint, and a leading Terex dumper truck.

Business Minister Mark Prisk toured the showcase this morning, met with business leaders and saw for himself some of the advanced construction equipment technology manufactured in the UK – standing testament to why this country remains one of the world’s leading manufacturing nations.

The Minister said:

“The construction equipment industry is one of the UK’s most dynamic sectors, and contributes £8.5 billion to our economy each year. Most people don’t realise that the UK is the second largest net exporter of construction equipment in the world. Over 75 per cent of products manufactured in the UK are exported to 150 countries world-wide. That is an impressive figure.

“This showcase is just one of the steps this Government is taking to demonstrate just how innovative and world-leading our manufacturing base is here in the UK, and change perceptions that as a country we don’t make anything anymore.

“We’ve launched the Make it in Great Britain campaign which is hunting for fresh pre-market ideas and concepts, culminating in an exhibition during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. So too, businesses up and down the country will be opening their factories to visitors next month as part of our See Inside Manufacturing campaign.

“Image is important, but we also need to ensure that businesses get the support they need to grow. This is why we have rolled out initiatives such as the £125 million Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative and recently re-launched the Manufacturing Advisory Service.”

Rob Oliver, Chief Executive of the CEA, said:

“We were delighted when BIS approached the CEA to stage the first ever construction equipment industry showcase at its headquarters.

“There is a growing awareness that Britain’s construction equipment sector is a major force in manufacturing and worth billions to the UK economy; this showcase is the perfect platform to shout about just how ‘great’ Britain is.

“The ‘Constructing the Future’ showcase is also all about encouraging new blood into the industry. Engineers, skilled operators – there are huge opportunities in the UK construction equipment sector which currently employs more than 55,000 people.”

‘Constructing the Future’ features exhibits from leading construction equipment names including JCB, Cat/Perkins, Nylacast, Taylor Construction Plant (T.C.P), Terex and Komatsu.

The showcase will be on display at BIS until Friday, 25 May.

Source: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) UK

Since 2010 the world’s largest domestic market in the construction sector has been in China. And, according to estimates by the German foreign trade organization, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), in the coming years the People’s Republic is set to further extend its lead over the second-largest internal market, the United States of America. After all, the Chinese government is again tackling gigantic infrastructure projects in its current five-year program, running from 2011 to 2015. For example, by 2015 they are planning to build 36 million social housing units, at an estimated cost of 169 billion euros.

Boosted by a burgeoning domestic market, the Chinese construction machinery manufacturers have grown strongly in recent years. According to a recent report on the global construction machinery market by the international management consultancy Oliver Wyman, the Chinese manufacturer XCMG, for example, was able to double its turnover between 2004 and 2010, while Zoomlion managed to quadruple its sales. During the same period the broad-based Sany Group succeeded in increasing its sales five-fold to around five billion US dollars. As a result, these three major firms are in the Top Ten of the global construction machinery market.

In China itself demand for construction machinery in the coming years is set to continue growing strongly. A forecast by the China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA), for example, predicts that in 2015, 100,000 cranes will be sold in the People’s Republic. That would be an increase of over 130 percent on the 43,400 units sold in 2010. High growth rates are also predicted for concrete mixing vehicles (+98%) and concrete pump vehicles (+88%). And, in contrast to the 3,019 asphalt pavers that were sold in 2010, in 2015 sales will reach around 5,000 (+66%).

So, what opportunities do Western manufacturers have in this booming construction machinery market in China? Tom Sieber, co-author of the Oliver Wyman report: “Products from Western manufacturers are best suited to the premium segment of the market in China.” Also, construction suppliers from Germany have good chances, as Corinne Abele, a representative of GTAI in Beijing, confirms: “International construction suppliers have been represented in China for many years. The growing body of legislation as regards energy-efficiency and the themes of sustainable construction and renovation and modernization are currently opening up new groups of customers for these companies.” Accordingly, demand for special-purpose machinery, energy-efficient building systems, modern domestic engineering technology and insulation materials is particularly strong.

For exhibitors at bauma China, this is an excellent background for successfully presenting their products and innovations in a market eager to invest in capital equipment.

Further information: www.bauma-china.com

Source:  bauma China News Room

The two manuals outline possible responses to basic safety situations that may be found during normal equipment start-up, operation and maintenance. The new safety manuals – like all AEM safety manuals – are published in an illustrated format of sensible “do’s and don’ts.” The safety messages are presented in clear, readable text and illustrations to assist understanding, and the manual can be used for safety sessions on the job or in the classroom.

Content includes safety tips concerning the workplace and equipment, start up and shut down guidelines, and special operating and maintenance precautions. The AEM manuals are not a substitute for original equipment manufacturer operation guidelines.

AEM safety and training materials cover more than 40 types of equipment used in agricultural, construction, forestry and utility applications. All manuals, videos and related safety and training products are available online at www.safetymaterials.org in the AEM store. Some safety materials are offered in downloadable files or in DVD format. AEM members receive discounts on select materials.

The association’s safety-tools program has been in operation for more than 40 years, aiding accident prevention, improving worker productivity and reducing equipment repair downtime.

Source: AEM News Room