Author: Stephen White

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced PRO, which is billed as a ACI Centre of Excellence for advancing the concrete industry’s productivity. Commenting on the facility, the firm said that PRO will collaborate with designers, materials suppliers, and contractors to identify and resolve issues that negatively impact productivity in concrete construction, and will act as a catalyst for solving the barriers of constructability to advance concrete construction productivity. “The concrete contractor’s input on design details, specifications, and material criteria that embraces the construction process is long overdue. Improving construction productivity through concrete design is the key to unlocking project…

Liebherr is set to sell used machines, attachments and spare parts to customers via an all-new digital marketplace. The global trading platform is being developed in partnership with software-as-a-service provider Krank. Krank is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides a new way to remarket used equipment. Subscriber-branded (Liebherr in this case), it helps customers sell faster and improve revenues. The UK headquartered firm enables customers to manage the sale process and keep direct control of their business network and data. Replacing an existing digital marketplace, the new solution will centralise the sale of Liebherr used mining, construction and material handling…

In the wake of the turbulent COVID-19 pandemic, the construction and engineering industry will need to continue its fight to become more resilient and agile. As the global market continues to be pressured from new events including recessions, increased supply chain complexity brought by geopolitical conflicts, material price increases and labor shortages, a new layer of uncertainty is making its way throughout the industry. Thankfully, there is huge potential for those looking to adapt and become more resilient. In this year’s construction and engineering trends and predictions, IFS’ Kenny Ingram, VP of Construction & Engineering and Chris Knight, Global Industry…

Voting for the Truck and Fleet Awards 2023 has opened across a wide range of categories, including the coveted Truck of the Year Award. To pick your favourite truck or van or service, you simply have to visit the Awards website before the 13th January. Everyone that votes will also be participate in a special draw to win a prize. For the 2022 Awards the winner picked up a much-coveted Apple iWatch. The winner of the draw and the Awards will be announced at the gala Truck and Fleet Awards 2023 ceremony at the Ritz Carlton JBR on the 25th…

The US-Saudi Business Council (USSBC) has revealed that the total value of awarded contracts across Saudi Arabia for Q3 of 2022 reached US $6.7bn. The council attributed the result to movements in the construction sector driven by Vision 2030 realisation programmes relating to tourism and housing, along with physical infrastructure developments. The council said that despite a dip in awarded contracts of 6% year-on-year during Q3, the value of awarded contracts thus far is on track to exceed 2021’s performance. Through the first three quarters, the value of awarded contracts surged to $31.9bn, representing a 67% climb over the last…

Cummins has unveiled a new generation of clean off-road engines that meet China National Stage IV emissions (CS IV) which started on December 1st, 2022. The upgraded engines, with displacements from 2.8 to 15-liters, range from 48-674 hp (36-503 kW).  They achieve higher power output and torque than their predecessors, and continue to bring proven, premium performance ideally suited for the toughest duty cycles. The integration of Cummins latest aftertreatment systems, the single module and switchback, with leading combustion and air handling technology allows the B6.7, L9, X12 and M15 CS IV engines to be EGR free, offering benefits of…

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