International News
Kobelco Cranes Begins Production in India
Kobelco Cranes has begun commercial production at its new plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, according to India’s Business Standard. The plant is the company’s first production facility outside of Japan, and is the first foreign company to own a facility in India to manufacture crawler cranes, the company said....
JCB India Opens New 20,000-Square Foot Service Facility
JCB India this week opened its new 3S integrated facility in Guwahati, Assam, India, the company said. The facility, built by Oja Earthmovers, a JCB dealership, has eight bays and is fully equipped with international standard servicing for JCB customers to provide service and parts....
U.K.’s Speedy Releases iPhone App
Speedy Hire, the U.K.’s largest tool and equipment rental company has released an app for the iPhone that helps customers access Speedy’s branches anywhere in the country. The app has GPS functionality, allowing engineers to quickly find Speedy branches based on their location via Google maps. Technicians can also manually search for a branch by specifying products or services....
Sany Promises to Keep German Workers Following Putzmeister Acquisition
Chinese manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry Co. this week assured Putzmeister workers in Germany that they will keep their jobs after Sany’s purchase of the German concrete pump manufacturer led to protests in Germany, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Sany told Dow Jones Newswires in an e-mailed statement that they won’t lay off any employees and, in fact, will hire more....
Ramirent to Implement Wynne Systems Software
Wynne Systems, international provider of business intelligence software for the equipment rental industry, today announced Finland-based Ramirent will implement the Wynne Systems suite of applications. Ramirent, which operates in 13 Nordic, Central and Eastern European countries, piloted RentalMan and InfoManager applications in 2011....
Sany Agrees to Acquire Putzmeister
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry has agreed to buy German concrete pump maker Putzmeister Holding GmbH, according to Bloomberg and various European news agencies. Sany and Chinese private equity company CITIC PE Advisors Ltd. will acquire 100 percent of Putzmeister for an undisclosed price. Putzmeister CEO Norbert Scheuch will remain as head of Putzmeister under Sany’s ownership....
Ventalus to Market Powered Access Equipment in Russia
Austria-based Hek & Partner OG has launched a new aerial sales company in Russia called Ventalus. Ventalus, founded by Maria Kornilova and Ernst van Hek on behalf of Hek & Partner OG, will focus on high-quality used powered access equipment and telehandlers. The company will be headquartered in Moscow....
Riwal Names Norty Turner CEO; Schalekamp Continues International Growth Role
Riwal, international aerial work platform and telehandler rental specialist, has named former Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. executive Norty Turner as its new CEO, effective March 1. Turner succeeds Dick Schalekamp, who has been with the company since 1986. Schalekamp will continue as a member of Riwal’s board of supervisors, focusing on initiating international business development, international sales, purchasing relationships and mergers and acquisitions....
Xylem to Expand Pump Rental in France
Xylem plans to expand its dewatering rental offering in France during the next three years, the company said. This year, Xylem will strengthen its dedicated dewatering rental departments in Paris and Bordeaux and will launch new dewatering rental services in Brittany, Lille and Toulouse in 2013. The company will expand to other locations in 2014, it said....
Mills Rental Division Managing Director Earns PAL Card
International Powered Access Federation this week announced that Sérgio Kariya, managing director of the rental division of Mills Estruturas e Serviços de Engenharia SA in Brazil, completed aerial work platform operator training and obtained an IPAF PAL Card (Powered Access License)....
Volvo CE Names New UK Utility Equipment Dealer
Volvo Construction Equipment named Capital Plant Solutions Ltd. as its new utility equipment dealer covering North London, Essex, The Home Counties north and Cambridgeshire. Capital Plant Solutions specializes in the sales and purchase of used equipment....
China’s Construction Equipment to Grow 10 Percent in 2012, Caterpillar Executive Says
Caterpillar has forecast China’s construction equipment market to grow 10 percent in 2012 and also expects the yuan to strengthen against the U.S. dollar, Reuters reports. Caterpillar’s Asian group president Richard Lavin said he expects the market to grow at a significant rate for the foreseeable future....
Atlas Copco Acquires Perfora in Italy to Enter Dimension Stone Drilling Market
Atlas Copco Italia S.p.A. last week acquired Perfora S.p.A., an Italian company that manufactures and sells drilling and cutting equipment for the dimension stone industry, specifically quarries that produce raw stone blocks....
Deutz Launches China JV for Engine Production
Deutz AG and Shandong Changlin Machinery Group Co., a Chinese manufacturer of agricultural machinery and construction equipment, have this week signed an agreement to set up a joint venture for engine production....
HSS Hire Opens Bristol Supercenter
HSS Hire, national U.K. tool and equipment rental company, has opened a new regional distribution center in Bristol, U.K. The 30,000-square-foot facility will become a key regional distribution hub for HSS’ activities in southwest England and Wales, providing rental services and support and specialist training....
Speedy Hire Buys $5 Million in Mini Excavators from JCB
Speedy Hire, the United Kingdom’s largest equipment and tool rental company, has invested £3.3 million (about U.S. $5.1 million) in JCB 8018 mini excavators, the largest order the U.K.-based manufacturer has received for that model in the past year. Speedy made the purchase to strengthen its fleet in the utility sector, which includes such major customers as Thames Water and Welsh Water....
Ramirent Names Total Solution Rental Supplier for Swedish Mine Project
Ramirent Sweden was selected as a total solution supplier of rental equipment in the expansion of Boliden’s operations at the Garpenberg mine near Hedemora, Sweden. The value of the agreement is about SEK 70 million (about U.S. $10.1 million) over the next three years....
LiuGong Finalizes Acquisition of Polish Manufacturer HSW
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong Machinery Corp. has finalized its agreement to acquire Polish manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola and its distribution subsidiary Dressta Co. The agreement was signed by both companies' executives in Warsaw....
Volvo CE Opens Competence Development Center in China
Volvo Construction Equipment has opened a new Competence Development Center in North China in partnership with local colleges and dealers to educate talented young people in technician training. Volvo CE aims to support the sustainable development of the Chinese construction machinery industry and provide opportunities for Chinese technicians....
Terex Toplift Truck Crane Wins Design Award in Beijing
The new Terex Toplift 025G, a 25-tonne-capacity class truck crane, was awarded first place for “Machinery Exterior Design and Quality” at the recent BICES 2011 trade show in Beijing....
Caterpillar Expands R&D Center in China
Caterpillar Inc. executives and governmental leaders from Wuxi this week signed an agreement to expand the company’s multi-functional research and development center in Wuxi, China. The Wuxi R&D center first opened in December 2009, and currently has more than 500 engineers and support staff developing a variety of new products tailored to the demands of Caterpillar’s rapidly expanding customer base in China and other growth markets....
HSS Hire Receives Van Safety Award
HSS Hire, one of the United Kingdom’s largest equipment rental companies, received the Van Excellence accreditation for the safety and standards of its commercial fleet. HSS is the first tool and equipment rental company to achieve this accreditation, according to the company....
Cramo Signs Rental Services Agreement with Swedish Construction Firm
Finland-based Cramo has signed a Nordic-level frame agreement for the purchase of rental equipment and related services by Swedish construction firm NCC for its operations in Nordic countries. Cramo and NCC have agreed to a long-term commitment....
CNH Global to Build New China Manufacturing Plant
CNH Global announced this week it will build a new manufacturing plant in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, with an initial investment of about $90 million....
Hitachi Expects China’s Demand for Excavators to Slow
Hitachi Construction Machinery, Japan’s second-largest heavy-equipment manufacturer, said this week that Chinese demand for excavators is likely to decline in the first half of 2012 as monetary tightening slows construction exports, according to Businessweek.com. Hitachi CEO Michijiro Kikawa told BW that he expects sale of excavators industrywide in China to decrease 30 percent in the year to March 31 and doesn’t expect growth before mid-year....
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