Author: Stephen White

In many ways, the powered access and handling sectors are ahead of the game when it comes to electrification in the region. That’s the good news. The less good news is that compared to other markets the utlitisation is far lower. The Access and Handling Summit last month was an opportunity to discuss why the market isn’t yet at the levels of Europe and China, where close to 80% of machines can be plugged in and charged. According to Tim Whiteman, global branding director, Sinoboom, the rental sector can have a crucial role to play in changing the mindset of end-users…

The Rental Roundtable: Striving for Higher Utilisation and Better Mobilisation session was an opportunity for the delegates at the recent Access and Handling Summit in Dubai to take a special look at the rental scene in the region. The panel comprising Joe Keely, Executive Manager – AWP/ Johnson Arabia; Rob Cavaleri, Regional Training, Safety and Compliance Manager | Manlift Middle East; and Martin Newton, Technical Director for International and Middle East, Rapid Access was an absolutely top-level array of rental experts and veterans. Together the panel moderated by CMME’s Stephen White discussed how we can strive for higher utilisation and…

Road building will take centre stage in the SaMoTer LAB demo area, say the organisers of this week’s Samoter event in Italy. SaMoTer is held alongside Asphaltica, the exhibition for road paving, safety and road infrastructure technologies and solutions. Machinery and technologies will be at work from CGT Caterpillar, Develon, Dynapac-Fayat Group, Incofin, Komatsu, Leica Geosystems, Spring Machine Control, Topcon Positioning, SITECH-Spektra A Trimble Company and Way. The site machinery exhibition take place in Verona, the northern industrial heart of Italy, from 3-7 May 2023. This year’s event will boast a new high-tech area: Cantiere Digitale – The Digital Construction Site,…

The first parts of the new 6,000t ring crane will soon be delivered to Mammoet’s engineering nerve center in The Netherlands. In the months ahead, fabrication and production will continue as it is being readied for its very first project, with delivery scheduled in 2024. It becomes the world’s highest capacity land-based crane, and can be fully operated using electric power, allowing clients to execute projects in a sustainable way. The introduction of this 6,000t ring crane sets a new standard in worldwide heavy lifting capacity and allows customers to construct heavier and larger components than ever before. With its…

Doosan Bobcat is showcasing a range of new material handling equipment at the LogiMAT 2023 Exhibition at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre in Germany this week. Should you be passing through the event, head to Stand No B57 in Hall 9, hosted by Doosan Industrial Vehicle (DIV). The stand itself is split into three areas. The first is showcasing the transition to the Bobcat brand, with the first Bobcat branded forklifts at a show in Europe. The second is dedicated to new and upcoming products from Doosan, namely the new ranges of high-capacity electric counterbalance forklift trucks recently launched by…

Cummins has appointed two new senior executives in its off-highway engine business. David Atkinson has taken on the role of global off-highway support with Phil Dawson, also UK-based replacing Annie Schmelzer as Cummins’ global agriculture segment leader. Atkinson, a veteran in the off-highway space, now has ultimate responsibility for the delivery of best-in-class customer support to Cummins’ agriculture and construction clients, said the engine-maker. A significant part of his new role will be working closely with regional teams to deliver tailored sales and post-sales support for Cummins’ many international clients at a local level, it added. Phil Dawson is a…

UD Trucks MEENA and its Abu Dhabi importer Al Masaood say they have recorded a significant achievement in the UAE by ‘winning’ the Abu Dhabi Waste management Project. A highly competitive tender process supervised by Abu Dhabi municipality, Tadweer, and three subcontractors, Averda, Lavajet, and BEEAH, saw UD Trucks securing 300 out of the 420 trucks specified. The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Project was divided into four lots, covering Abu Dhabi and Al Ain cities, with the primary objective of improving the waste management infrastructure and services in the region. With rapid urbanisation and increasing population, waste management became important…

CASE Construction Equipment hosted a special event for key media from India, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific region this week at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh in India. During the event, CASE revealed that it has invested $6.5 million to move 4,000 of its 15,000 units annual production of skid steer production to the plant. Models moving to India cover the skid steer loader range from SR130B up to its SR210B models to cover Tier-3, including the Middle East, and Tier-5 markets. The CMME team was also treated to first-hand experience of the advanced manufacturing processes…

JLG Industries, Inc. is sending an all-female delegation to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) Summit and IAPA on 19-20 April to highlight its support of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) in the workplace. Led by Tjitske Van Hellemond (Managing Director Commercial EMEAI, the Netherlands), the eight-strong multinational delegation includes a keynote speaker for the event, Jay Iyengar (Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Strategic Sourcing Officer, USA). They are joined by Emma McTague (Global Chief Human Resources Officer, USA), Neha Mittal (Sr. Manager GPSC EMEAI, the Netherlands), Susanne Landstorfer (Event Planning and Marketing at Hinowa S.P.A., Italy),…

The second Construction Machinery Middle East Awards includes an expanded list of contractor awards with the event recognising end-user excellence in an array of sectors, the organisers have announced. The nomination process is now open to users of machinery and equipment across sectors such as construction, infrastructure, FM, as well as members of the logistics chain in the market. A judging panel will soon be appointed to oversee the shortlisting process of the contractor categories ahead of the event on June 8, 2023 in Dubai, confirmed Stephen White, Head of Content at Construction Machinery Middle East As before, the Construction…