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Timber Expo 2012 – key messages for specifiers
TRADA Technology Ltd , independent timber research, consultancy, testing and information provider for the construction industry in the UK, will take ‘a longer-term view to ensure that timber maintains and grows its market position’, said Chief Executive Andrew Abbott. And Timber Expo 2012, he stressed, is an ‘important platform for TRADA, its members and indeed for the timber industry as a whole to deliver key messages to specifiers and clients’.... [more]
Ronacrete and Cemplas repair fire station buildings, appointed by The London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority
The London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority appointed Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd as the principal contractor to undertake concrete repair, brick repair and rendering works to the training tower and rear boundary walls of Croydon Fire Station. Cemplas completed the project using a variety of products selected from Ronacrete’s Concrete Repair & Protection and Waterproofing & Tanking ranges. Training tower Cemplas carrie... [more]
SITECH Technology Dealer Established in the Netherlands for Heavy Civil Construction Contractors
Trimble recently announced that a SITECH® Technology Dealer has been established in the Netherlands. SITECH Nederland joins the premier network of SITECH dealerships—the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available to the heavy and highway contractor. SITECH Technology Dealers represent Trimble® and Caterpillar® machine control systems for the contracto... [more]
An offshore drilling rig to use J D NEUHAUS largest crane system
J D Neuhaus delivered to Westcon Lofteteknikk AS (WCL) of Norway, its largest crane system constructed to date. It will be used on an offshore drilling rig. The semi portal design comprises an A-frame supporting twin overhead horizontal track beams providing a 7.5 metre span. The crane has an approximate height of 11.5 metres with a total weight of 32 tonnes. It is equipped with JDN hydraulic EH 40-H monorail hoists operating on each of the t... [more]
Tradition Meets Modernity with Accoya® at the Englebert Strauss Workwear Store in Hockenheim
The new Englebert Strauss workwear store in Hockenheim, Germany, has undergone a major refurbishment using Accoya® wood as a key element in the design. Englebert Strauss, the leading European mail-order company for workwear and protective equipment, wanted to use a material that was ultra durable and therefore reflected and complemented their brand image. Accoya® wood, used as screening for the building, illustrates to perfection the hard-wearing... [more]
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MHI to Establish Subsidiary to Handle Industrial Machinery Business Including Material Handling Systems and Rubber ...
Tokyo, Feb 3, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), will establish a new subsidiary to handle the industrial machinery business, including material handling systems and rubber & tire machinery, effective April 1, 2012. The new company, to be wholly-owned by MHI, will be created by integrating the industrial machinery business, currently being operated by the Industrial ...
Toyota Material Handling North America President and CEO James Malvaso to Retire
COLUMBUS, Ind. , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), the number one material handling company in North America , today announced the retirement of its President ...
Adept Technology Introduces Innovative Material Handling Concept at MODEX 2012
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Adept Technology, Inc. , a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, announced that they will be demonstrating groundbreaking new automated solutions ...
TMEIC Opens New Sales Office in Mumbai
ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) of Tokyo, Japan has announced the opening of a new sales and service office in Mumbai, India
RailAmerica Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Interest in the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad and Industrial Waste ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RailAmerica (NYSE: RA - News) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a seventy-percent interest in the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad ("WCOR") ...
Waste Management to build Ontario's largest private-sector recycling facility in Cambridge
Plant to process up to 550,000 tonnes of material a year $30-million investment will create up to 80 jobs, boost local economy, and help reduce dependence on landfill disposalCAMBRIDGE, ON, Feb. 2, 2012 ...
Manitou and Yanmar Announce Key Strategic Alliance
Manitou Group, a world leader in material handling and compact equipment and Yanmar Co., LTD, , a proven, global manufacturer of diesel engines and a broad range of compact equipment is announcing today the formation of a strategic alliance.
Fairbanks Scales and Terex AWP Work Together For Pre-Delivery Inspection of Genie® Products
National network of Fairbanks Scales Industrial Service Technicians to perform Pre-delivery Inspection and Operator Familiarization on Genie® equipmentKansas City, MO (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Fairbanks Scales, a worldwide leader in weighing systems and the only scale company with a direct national service organization, will be providing exclusive support and service to Terex Aerial Work ...
Ritchie Bros. to sell its largest number of equipment items ever in one auction
Ritchie Bros. to sell its largest number of equipment items ever in one auction
Research and Markets: Study on Industrial Fieldbus Market in Southeast Asia
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Study on Industrial Fie
