Liebherr takes crane technology to telehandler market
Posted: 14 May 2008Liebherr has applied its telescopic crane technology to the telehandler market, with the introduction of four models.
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Tiny Leonardo takes on access market
Posted: 14 May 2008One of the smallest access machines on the market drew big crowds at SED on the Braviisol stand and highlighted the increasing popularity of low-level access.
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Apollo Engineering v James Scott: Scottish arbitration practice
Posted: 14 May 2008Alex Warrender of Brewer Consulting discusses arbitration in Scotland
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The Top 30 Power Players in construction
Posted: 14 May 2008Who has the most influence on today's construction industry? Contract Journal compiles the 30 people most likely to affect your business in the coming year.
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Truck sales surge after Euro 4 slump
Posted: 14 May 2008Truck registrations have recovered after last year's slump caused by the introduction of Euro 4 emissions legislation and digital tachographs, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Combisafe adds new standalone fall-arrest option
Posted: 14 May 2008Combisafe has introduced a stand-alone version of the fall-arrest system for workers unloading vehicles.
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Spiderlift bags Dinolift deal
Posted: 14 May 2008The Spiderlift Company has been appointed as the UK dealer for Dinolift's range of trailer-mounted and self-propelled access platforms.
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Bobcat's 12m man platform ready
Posted: 14 May 2008Bobcat's 12m T35120SL MP telehandler is now man-platform ready.
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HBF calls for abolition of Home Information Packs
Posted: 13 May 2008The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has called for the abolition of Home Information Packs to save jobs in the housebuildng industry.
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Government accidentally reveals housebuilding is 'stalling'
Posted: 13 May 2008Fears the housing industry is stalling and home prices are plummeting have been confirmed by the government – accidentally.
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Tower crane safety group launches at SED
Posted: 13 May 2008The new best practice guide for the maintenance, inspection and through examination of tower cranes from the CPA’s Tower Cranes Interest Group (TCIG) received its official launch at SED today.
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B of the Bang contractors sued by Manchester council
Posted: 13 May 2008The companies who built and designed Manchester’s B of the Bang sculpture are being sued.
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Bid-rigging: Welsh contractors to escape investigation
Posted: 13 May 2008The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will not extend its investigation into anti-competitive tendering practices into Wales, despite calls from politicians there.
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Carillion bags £50m redevelopment job
Posted: 13 May 2008Carillion has landed a role as preferred developer on a £50m redevelopment scheme in Stockport.
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Scottish local government workers vote to strike
Posted: 13 May 2008Scottish local government craft workers have voted to strike in a row over pay.
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'Tidal wave' of unlet office space in London
Posted: 13 May 2008London faces a 'tidal wave' of unused commercial property as the proportion of unlet office space doubles to 10%, Drivers Jonas has warned.
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Thatch crop failure forces planning rethink
Posted: 13 May 2008English Heritage could relax its guidelines over the use of traditional building materials, amid a disastrous harvest of long-stemmed wheat straw needed for thatching.
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Ecomomic slowdown data mounts
Posted: 13 May 2008Confidence in the housing market has plummeted as inflationary pressures rose to levels not seen for 20 years, new data has revealed today.
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Talking Heads singer to make musical building
Posted: 13 May 2008Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is set to make a building in Manhattan, New York, into a massive musical instrument.
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Galliford Try and Redrow warn investors over downturn
Posted: 13 May 2008Galliford Try and Redrow have both warned investors that turbulence in the housing market has hit their businesses.
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