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Latest construction company news
R Bunton Plant Hire Ltd has taken delivery of a further ten Volvo excavators for his plant hire and contracting fleet. The ten new models include six twenty one tonne EC210C’s, a fourteen tonne EC140B and a twenty four tonne EC240C all on tracks. A wheeled EW140C and its larger brother the EW160C complete the package.
Established in 1970 by Andy Bunton’s father Robert as a building concern, Buntons expanded its portfolio into skip and casual plant hire. Since moving to its existing premises... [more]
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated has announced that it achieved net earnings of $16.4 million, or $0.16 per diluted weighted average share, for the first quarter of 2008, compared to net earnings of $17.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted weighted average share, for the first quarter of 2007.
Gross auction proceeds for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were $782 million, 12% higher than gross auction proceeds for the first quarter of 2007. Auction revenues increased 19% to $81.4 mill... [more]
According to the RICS UK Construction Market Survey, a slowing housing market has hit the UK construction industry, making it even more unlikely that the Government will reach its housing targets.
Growth in construction workloads fell to the lowest level for more than a decade as house builders and businesses were hit by the effects of the credit crunch and demand for housing fell away. Workloads fell to the worst level since 1996 with 1 percent more Chartered Surveyors reporting a rise than ... [more]
A combination of a yard ramp and an extending dock leveller from Thorworld Industries Ltd has cut down the turnaround time for trucks unloading finished goods at kitchen appliance manufacturer, CDA Group Ltd.
The 10 tonne capacity Thorworld ramp is positioned inside the good inwards warehouse at the company’s Langar, Nottingham site. With an overall length of 12,200mm and a useable width of 2,250mm, the ramp is solidly built with a steel superstructure using the latest solid beam technique. I... [more]
Reportlinker.com announcesd that 'Construction sector in Poland 2007', a new market research report related to the Polish construction industry, is available in its catalogue.
This report comprises a sophisticated analysis of the construction industry in Poland, making it a useful guide in formulating strategic decisions and development plans for organisations active on the construction market.
Additionally, it presents the newest findings of cyclical sector climate survey conducted among ... [more]
Restore an old stairway, or quickly build new self-supporting, ready-to-climb stairs by using relatively light weight, easily handled components that can be put together at the job site without the need to pour concrete, weld parts together, or use a crane. The steps can be cut to length at the site to accommodate new or existing stringers that may have space variances between the stringers due to misaligned building components, settling, warping and etc.
Current standard types of exterior s... [more]
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