HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITE MAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US   Monday 6 September 2010 Make CIN my HomePage    ALL REGIONS STORIES [ 487 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] Volvo sales pick up (Wednesday, 28 April 2010) VOLVO Construction Equipment has reported a 36% improvement in sales for the first quarter of 2010 as the total world market for heavy, compact and road machinery equipment picks up. Full Story... FNQ road project set to begin (Wednesday, 10 March 2010) THE Abigroup Seymour Whyte Joint Venture has been named to design and construct Townsville’s $110 million Douglas Arterial duplication project, with major works due to start next month. Full Story... New standards for crane safety (Monday, 20 April 2009) THE international industrial standards watchdog, ISO, has issued new standards on crane inspections in a bid to reduce the risk of injury to people and damage to property. Full Story... Rio cuts 3500 contractor jobs from iron ore projects (Thursday, 19 March 2009) RIO Tinto has confirmed that 4400 of its 14,000 job cuts around the world have come from its iron ore businesses in the Pilbara, Brazil, Guinea and Canada. Of those 4400, 3500 were contractor roles. Full Story... Record revenues for Cat in quarter before the fall (Wednesday, 22 October 2008) CATERPILLAR has announced record revenues of $US12.981 billion ($A19.07 billion) for the third calendar quarter, 13% higher than the corresponding period in 2007. But in a sign of the times, profits for the quarter were down by $US59 million to $US868 million. Full Story... Business conditions steady despite market jitters (Thursday, 16 October 2008) IN THE face of global financial turmoil, business conditions and confidence in Australia remain relatively stable – driven mostly by the resources boom. Industrial construction continues to play its part as well. However, confidence in these sectors is eroding quickly, a survey said. Full Story... Doosan buys Moxy (Tuesday, 2 September 2008) KOREAN construction equipment giant Doosan has taken over Norwegian articulated dump truck manufacturer Moxy. Full Story... Resources, Middle East construction drive Leighton profit up 35% (Thursday, 14 August 2008) AUSTRALIA’S largest construction company, Leighton, today announced a 35% increase in profit after tax to $608 million, on the back of revenues that were up 22% to $14.5 billion. Full Story... Terex to buy Fantuzzi port equipment businesses (Wednesday, 13 August 2008) CONSTRUCTION equipment major Terex is set to acquire the port equipment businesses of Italian company Fantuzzi Industries for approximately €215 million ($A369.6 million). Full Story... First international standard for property life cycle costing: BSI (Thursday, 31 July 2008) INDEPENDENT business services operator BSI Group has released the first international standard for property life cycle costing. Full Story... Cat to push own truck line (Friday, 13 June 2008) GLOBAL equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar will market its own range of heavy duty trucks from 2010, after signing a ground-breaking agreement with fellow American engine maker Navistar International. Full Story... IronPlanet breaks records (Monday, 5 May 2008) HEAVY equipment auction giant IronPlanet has claimed a record-breaking first quarter, with gross auction sales of $US77.6 million ($A83.3 million) – an increase of 135% on the first quarter of 2007. Full Story... Terex profit driven by cranes, AWP demand (Monday, 28 April 2008) GLOBAL construction machinery manufacturer Terex reported a 43.5% increase in net income and a 17.4% increase in net sales for the first quarter of 2008, a result largely driven by strong demand for the company’s cranes and aerial work platforms. Full Story... Solid revenue growth for Trimble (Monday, 28 April 2008) GLOBAL positioning specialist Trimble has reported a 24% increase in first quarter revenue, with Field Solutions and Mobile Solutions the two main drivers of the increase. Full Story... Volvo CE enjoys good first quarter (Monday, 28 April 2008) VOLVO Construction Equipment reported a strong start to 2008, despite a shrinking North American market and cooling demand in Europe. Full Story... Cat sales not fazed by US recession (Monday, 21 April 2008) SALES and revenues for construction equipment giant Caterpillar reached a record $US11.8 billion ($A12.6 billion) for the 2008 first quarter, an 18% increase on 2007. Full Story... Cat breaks the TBM market (Tuesday, 8 April 2008) GLOBAL construction machinery giant Caterpillar has entered the rapidly expanding tunnel boring machine market with the recent acquisition of Canadian firm Lovat for an undisclosed sum. Full Story... Aussies prepared to move for the right job (Wednesday, 19 March 2008) MORE than half of Australian workers are willing to move overseas for the right job, according to a new international workplace survey. Full Story... Projected growth high for machinery sales (Monday, 17 March 2008) CONSTRUCTION and mining equipment manufacturers can expect big wins in the global market as demand for machinery continues to soar, according to a new report released by Global Industry Analysts. Full Story... Cat has high hopes for next decade (Thursday, 13 March 2008) GLOBAL construction equipment giant Caterpillar is expecting increased sales of machinery, engines and related services over the next decade fuelled by demand for large-scale infrastructure projects around the world and continued strength in key industries served by the company. Full Story... Equipment makers reveal all in Las Vegas (Monday, 10 March 2008) VISITORS to CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2008 this week can expect to see plenty of innovative new products as construction equipment manufacturers use the Las Vegas expo to unmask the latest additions to their machinery collections. Full Story... Australian demand for US machines strong (Thursday, 28 February 2008) AUSTRALIA ranked second in the top 10 countries buying the most United States-made construction machinery in 2007, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Full Story... BlueScope reports solid first-half results (Monday, 25 February 2008) BLUESCOPE Steel recorded a solid first-half net profit of $116 million after tax, slightly better than market expectations. Full Story... Emeco profit falls (Tuesday, 19 February 2008) HEAVY equipment hire company Emeco Holdings has succumbed to challenging international market conditions reporting a 12.4% decline in net profit after tax for the first six months of the 2007-08 financial year. Full Story... Leighton boosts record order book (Friday, 15 February 2008) CONSTRUCTION giant Leighton continued to secure billions in new work during the first six months of the 2007-08 financial year, contributing to the company's strong 32% increase in operating profit after tax. Full Story... Topcon buys Sokkia (Friday, 15 February 2008) GNSS, machine control and survey equipment specialist Topcon has acquired Japan-based manufacturer of precision surveying instruments Sokkia for $US194 million. Full Story... Cat reports strong global exports (Wednesday, 13 February 2008) CONSTRUCTION equipment giant Caterpillar is continuing its strong export growth with the company this week reporting a dramatic increase in the sale of United States-made machinery and engines shipped to customers around the world. Full Story... Survey shows dark side of labour agreement (Tuesday, 12 February 2008) A SURVEY of 151 companies found changes to the 457 sub-class visa that came into effect in October last year could jeopardise more than 3000 sponsorships over the next two years in a range of industries, making it more difficult for Australian employers to counteract the skills shortage. Full Story... NEWEST & BRIGHTEST: Don't be a waste of bandwidth (Tuesday, 12 February 2008) NAME and shame campaigns are all the rage lately, which is as good an excuse as any to hold forth about another of our many pet peeves – outrageously outdated company websites. Full Story... Volvo CE enjoys best year to date (Thursday, 7 February 2008) STRONG international demand for construction equipment is continuing, with Volvo Construction Equipment announcing a 72% increase in the number of machines sold in 2007. Full Story... 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