http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/Latest construction newsenConstruction News PortalConstruction News Portalhttp://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article5076.htmlThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe readymix concrete market is still in an early stage of its development in India, but offers strong growth and value creation potential. The Indian construction market is developing to meet significant demand for new housing, urbanization and infrastructure. Lafarge has ann ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article779.htmlWed, 14 May 2008 09:19:49 GMTThompson's of Prudhoe, Northumberland has purchased its first Volvo excavator which takes charge of prime extraction duties at the company's Bishop Middleham Quarry located in Co. Durham. Whilst Thompson's of Prudhoe are not strangers to Volvo Construction Equipment products, ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article5043.htmlTue, 13 May 2008 14:38:54 GMTPiling and ground engineering specialist Stent - a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) has launched an environmental initiative called 'Green Siesta'. The programme is the first of its kind in the industry to calculate the carbon emissions from prospective p ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article773.htmlMon, 12 May 2008 14:38:39 GMTCaterpillar offers new repair options to keep Cat machine control and guidance systems up and running and owning and operating costs down. Two economical solutions, repairing components or using remanufactured ones, provide customers the flexibility to choose the option that bes ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article5040.htmlFri, 9 May 2008 14:46:46 GMTKubota is offering a limited period zero per cent finance offer on two of Kubota's most popular mini excavators. This offer (based on 0% finance over 24 months, with 20% deposit, excluding Republic of Ireland, subject to availability) is currently available through their official ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article771.htmlThu, 8 May 2008 14:36:05 GMTRitchie 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 q ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article772.htmlWed, 7 May 2008 15:57:21 GMTCaterpillar Inc. has reported record first-quarter profit per share of $1.45, an 18 percent increase from $1.23 per share in the first quarter of 2007. Sales and revenues of $11.796 billion were also a first-quarter record and 18 percent higher than 2007 first-quarter sales and r ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article777.htmlTue, 6 May 2008 15:57:13 GMTSeymour Civil Engineering Ltd has taken delivery of two Volvo EW180C rubber ducks for its plant fleet. Although the Hartlepool based civil engineering company currently runs some Volvo B series crawler machines, the two nineteen tonne EW180C are the first Volvo wheeled excavators ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article5000.htmlMon, 5 May 2008 11:16:33 GMTHitachi is staging an event on 21th 23rd May 2008 in Paris to present the full breadth of its technologies to customers and other stakeholders from all over Europe. This three-day exhibition will include demonstrations of some of Hitachi's "future technologies" in Europe. It ...http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article780.htmlFri, 2 May 2008 11:16:22 GMTWastecycle has made a substantial GBP2m investment at its two licensed facilities at Colwick on the outskirts of Nottingham. Part of this investment process has included the purchase of two Volvo loading shovels and three further Volvo excavators, continuing an association with ...