by Crane Market | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Mining News
Komatsu Ltd., the world’s No. 2 supplier of construction equipment, said industry-wide demand from miners fell 13 percent in the last quarter, signaling that the rebound in commodities prices is yet to feed through into better sales of the giant trucks and excavators...
by Crane Market | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Cranes and access sales and rental specialists TCA Lifting have sold a 7.5t SPX1275 Jekko spider crane to EasyJet plc, Europe’s leading short-haul airline, for the maintenance of their Airbus fleet. When replacing their existing Jones IF10, EasyJet wanted a more...
by Crane Market | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Caterpillar Inc. has scrapped plans to build a new office complex in Downtown Peoria and will move its global headquarters to the Chicago area by the end of the year. The upper echelon of executives, including newly installed CEO Jim Umpleby, will begin relocating...
by Crane Market | Jan 31, 2017 | Manufacturer News
Following its appointment as the exclusive dealer for Grove cranes in Hungary, Axial Ltd. has invested in a comprehensive training and certification program for its lead engineer, József Bodnár. The program took place at the Manitowoc facility in Wilhelmshaven,...
by Crane Market | Jan 31, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
LONDON — The UK’s largest regional cities are seeing near-record levels of construction activity as developers invest heavily in commercial and residential real estate, according to an annual review by Deloitte. The consultancy firm’s “Real Estate...