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PlantAndEquipment.news provides recent industry news, product launches, and new machinery trends for the construction and transportation markets. With an emphasis on covering the Middle East and Africa, daily reports include the following segments: heavy equipment, trucks, cranes, spare parts, asphalt & concrete plants, material handling equipment, and more.
Plant & Equipment News
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between KiCE Construction Equipment and JUNJIN Construction Robot to improve collaboration throughout their supply chain activities. The agreement was signed at the Al Kifah Holding Tower, where the company was represented by Eng. Saleh Al Katheer, “Al Kifah Group COO,” KiCE CEO Eng. Wael Shehata, and the KiCE Top Management Team. On the opposing side, Mr. Go Hyun-guko (Junjin CEO), Mr. James Shin, and Mr. Peter Kim (JUNJIN Overseas Sales Team) represented Junjin.
Speaking on the occasion, Eng. Saleh Al Katheer noted that the deal will strengthen ..read more
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1y ago
SANY Group, the world leading original equipment manufacturer of construction machinery, and TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, a France based world class lubricants company, entered into an international cooperation agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants becomes SANY Group’s preferred partner for the sales of lubricants across SANY’s networks in the participating countries.
In order to keep pace with SANY’s market position as R&D front runner, TotalEnergies has been devoting technical efforts to develop tailor-made cutting-edge lubricant products to meet increasing ..read more
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1y ago
The Kanoo Group, one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in the region, has inaugurated its first ever large-scale solar rooftop project last December 22 in line with the UAE’s sustainability goals. The Group’s first solar rooftop system was inducted in the warehouse of one of its divisions, Kanoo Machinery—one a leading provider of world-class machinery brands for sales and aftersales in the region—in Al Quoz, Dubai.
Initiated and supported by our Chairman Mishal Kanoo, the inauguration was made in partnership with Enerwhere, the region’s first distributed solar utility company ..read more
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1y ago
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a repeat order of two Kalmar Eco reachstackers from Portos dos Açores, including a 3-year Gold warranty package. With this agreement, Kalmar celebrates the milestone of altogether 500 Eco reachstackers sold worldwide. The order has been booked in Cargotec’s 2022 Q4 order intake and the units are scheduled for delivery in Q2 2023.
Portos dos Açores, S.A. is managing all commercial ports, cruise terminals and marinas in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, assuming a unique importance in the business context and society in the Azores Islands, with more than ..read more
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1y ago
The 2,000th machine, a D71PXi-24 dozer, was delivered to TRU Plant at Hillhead Fair
In June, at the Hillhead fair in the UK, the 2000th Komatsu intelligent Machine Control (iMC) sale was delivered by Marubeni Komatsu Ltd., the Komatsu Distributor for the UK, to TRU Plant, a family business based in the South East of England, and a member of the TRU7 Group.
In Europe, the population of iMC machines now totals over 2,000 units, with more than 7 million customer operation hours. Launched in 2013, Komatsu’s factory integrated intelligent Machine Control is a proven, easy to use ..read more
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1y ago
CMC Group is pleased to announce that it has entered the preliminary stage of an acquisition agreement with All Access Equipment (“All Access”), a U.S. leader in aerial lift equipment.
Part of CMC’s commitment to advance aerial lift platforms across multiple industries and further expand the company’s footing throughout global and US markets—the acquisition will serve as a strategic investment, combining its focus on research and manufacturing with pre-established distribution operations within the United States.
Based outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and founded by the Polonski family in 201 ..read more
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1y ago
Saudi BAUER Foundation Contractors Ltd, a company of the BAUER Group, was awarded a contract in August for the first specialist foundation engineering project. This involves the installation of approximately 70m deep large-diameter bored piles for the mega construction project THE LINE in Neom, Saudi Arabia. Construction progress is fully on schedule, enabling the first contract to be completed on time.
Bauer has now been awarded a contract for two further construction phases for the foundation of THE LINE, which will also involve the construction of approximately 70m deep large-diameter bored ..read more
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1y ago
Senior executives from Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi, have attended the ground breaking of Metal Park Investment ME LTD’s integrated Metal Park in Abu Dhabi.
Covering a total land area of 450,000 square metres, the upcoming Metal Park in KEZAD will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to support storage and handling, processing, and fabrication activities, in addition to offering access to research and development amenities, rental office space, and associated financial services all in one location.
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1y ago
Bridgestone Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMIA), one of the global leaders in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions, has appointed Jacques Fourie, current Group CEO of Bridgestone South Africa, as the Vice President and Managing Director of its operations in the Middle East and Africa region.
He will assume his new role as the VP for Middle East and Africa region on January 1, 2023, in addition to continuing his position as the Group CEO of Southern Africa holdings – which includes BSAF, Supa Quick, Otraco, and Bandag.
Fourie brings over 21 years of experience and joined the Bridge ..read more
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Kalmar has secured an order from Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) in Mozambique for 14 Kalmar T2i terminal tractors and three Kalmar forklift trucks – two heavy models and one medium model. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 order intake and the machines are scheduled to be delivered towards the end of Q2 2023.
MPDC, a joint venture between the Mozambican Railway Company and Portus Indico, was first awarded the concession to run Porto de Maputo in 2003. The company also acts as the port authority with responsibility for maritime operations, piloting, stevedoring, and terminal and ware ..read more