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Asian market impact for Komatsu
Falling sales in Asian markets outside Japan pulled down first quarter figures for the equipment manufacturer
Architect hits back at plans to scrap stadium design
Zaha Hadid has criticised the Japanese government’s plan to re-tender the design for the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, blaming a flawed procurement process for spiralling costs
HeidelbergCement to acquire Italcementi
Consolidation in the materials sector continues in the wake of the Holcim-Lafarge merger with a new € 3.7 billion deal. The combined group will have revenues of € 16.8 billion and capacity to produce 200 million tonnes of cement per year
Weak markets hit Hitachi figures
Downturns in China, Oceania and Russia pulled down first fiscal quarter revenues by -5.5%
Caterpillar to develop its own on-highway trucks
Joint venture agreement with truck maker Navistar to be wound-down next year
Kobelco figures slide
Increase in revenues at Kobelco cranes is not enough to offset a fall in excavator sales for Kobe Steel
Charges filed against Brazilian CEOs
Marcelo Odebrecht and Otacio Marquez Azevedo deny Petrobras corruption links following their arrest in June
Florida road wins for Vinci
US subsidiary Hubbard Construction wins four projects worth US$ 200 million as part of the Florida Transportation Plan
YIT’s second quarter fall
Finnish-based contractor reports decrease in revenue but rise in order backlog for second quarter of year
Astaldi for Warsaw bypass
Italian-based contractor awarded €240 million contract Lot A of the Warsaw South Bypass Road, Poland
Telematics expected to grow
Global telematics market for off-highway vehicles projected to double in size from 2014 to 2020 with growth in demand from end user industries including construction
Dutch and Spanish construction on the up
Architect survey shows encouraging signs, but French and Italian markets not recovering as fast as expected in earlier quarters
Step forward for Russian road project
Financing and construction contract for sections 7 and 8 of Moscow-St Petersburg motorway finalised by concession company
Salini to build Polish motorway
€170 million contract for the design and construction of 20km section of A1 Motorway won by the Salini Impregilo Group
Fehmarn Belt link approval
Public financing model for fixed rail-road link between Denmark and Germany approved by European Commission
Revenues up at Skanska
Revenues for first six months at Swedish-based contractor are up from €6.6 billion a year ago to €7.9 billion
Exchange rates hit Cat results
Stronger US Dollar means sales in many countries translate into fewer Dollars than expected, while challenging second half is expected
Deadline extended to enter Tower Crane Index 2015
It’s that time of year to submit information for International Cranes and Specialized Transport magazine’s listing of the world’s largest tower crane-owning companies
US drives Cemex growth
Mexican cement & aggregates producer sees second quarter revenues rise +5% to US$ 3.8 billion
Indian tunnel win
HCC lands fourth major tunnelling contract on the Jiribam to Tupul rail project in Eastern India
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